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Bengali Chanar Jeelapi-Paneer Jalebi Recipe

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Chhanar Jeelipi

Chanar jeelipi is a very popular sweet in Bengal, Rajasthan & Orissa,though the form can differ significantly from place to place. It is made by deep-frying a paneer dough in pretzel or circular shapes, which are then soaked in sugar syrup.

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Yields

6

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Time

Preperation
60 Minutes

Cooking
60 Minutes

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Cooking Level
Medium

Meal Type
Anytime(Whenever you feel Hungry :)

Festival Food
Durga Puja

Ingredients for Chhanar Jeelipi


Preperation steps for Chhanar Jeelipi

  First make a soft dough with dry milk powder, maida, baking powder & heavy cream and cover it and keep aside for 15 mins.

  In this mean time take a deep pan and add 2 cups of sugar, pinch of saffron, cardamom powder or cardamom pods and water and bring it to boil.Let the syrup boil for 5 mins. After 5 mins off the stove and keep the syrup on the stove to keep it hot.

  Take the dough and divide into 16 equal samll balls. Take a small ball and roll it into string about 8" long. Now bring one end to the middle and connect it and bring the another end to the top and connect it too.And then it will look like a jeelipi.

  Repeat this with the rest of the balls.

  Now heat oil in a frying pan and add the jeelipi one by one and fry till golden brown from both side and keep stirring not to burn them.

  Now take fried jeelipies and put them into hot syrup. When all the fried jeelipies soaked into hot syrup cool them into room temperature and serve.

  See the Step-by-Step "Chhanar Jeelipi" recipe here http://tinyurl.com/k52wrq2


Serving Tips

Serve Chhanar Jeelipi Hot Or Chilled, garnish with chopped pista.

Notes

Khoya/Mawa slab is available in the market. You can grate the slab and can be used instead of Milk Powder. Mawa Powder can be also used instead of Milk Powder.

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