Chum Chum

Ingredients :

Milk - 1 liter

Lemon Juice- 1 Tbsp

Sugar - 1 Cup

Khoya(Mawa) - 1/4 Cup

Powdered sugar - 2 Tbsp

Cardamom powder - 1/4 Tsp

Kesar (Saffron) - 6 strands

Pistachios - 1 1/2 Tbsp

Method:

1) Boil 1 liter milk and add lemon juice in it to make paneer.

2) Sieve the milk to remove any water and tie in a muslin cloth for 30 min. to make chhena/paneer.

3) Take the paneer out of muslin cloth and knead it with hands for 3-4 min. or put in grinder for 2 min.  It should be soft and should not stick to hands.

4) Divide paneer in 8-10 equal parts.

5) Take each part and make smooth oval shaped chum chum. 

6) In a pressure cooker put 1 cup sugar and 4 cups of water and let it boil on high flame for 3-4 min. Add saffron you can also add rose water if you like.

7) Add paneer balls in sugar syrup reduce flame to medium high. 

8) Put the lid on pressure cooker with whistle and let this cook for 12-15 min. They will become double in size.

9) Let it cool completely. 

10) Heat pan and fry khoya/mawa for 3-4 min on low flame.

11) Once khoya is cool add sugar cardamom powder and pistachios and mix well.

12) Take each chum chum in had give it a horizontal slit in the middle.

13) Stuff khoya/mawa mixture and decorate with pistachios and serve chilled. 
      For Republic day I give my chum chum the tricolor look.