Mango Chhena Poda
Sasmita
a fusion of the extremely popular smoky flavored sweet delicacy of Odisha, Chhena Poda using the king of fruit Mango.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 40 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine Odia
- ½ kg Chhena (cottage cheese)
- ¾ cup Mango pulp
- 2 tbsp Sooji (semolina)
- ½ cup Sugar
- 1 tsp Cardamom powder
- 2 tbsp Dryfuits (chopped)
- 3 tbsp Ghee + for greasing
Grease the mini molds with ghee and keep aside.
Preheat the oven at 180° C.
Now take chhena in a mixing bowl and mash it gently by hand (not too fine texture).
Then add sugar, sooji, cardamom powder, chopped dryfruits and mix well till everything incorporates well.
Transfer the chhena mixture into the mini molds evenly (fill upto 3/4th of the molds).
Tap the molds a bit and bake at 180° C for 30-35 mins / till a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Take out the molds, allow to cool down completely.
On a plate, turn the molds upside down to get the deliciously soft mango chhena poda.
Serve as it is or cold as a sweet snack or dessert after meal !
- In the dryfruits I have used cashew and raisin. Any other can be opted.
- Adjust the quantity of sugar depending upon the sweetness of mango.
- This mango chhena poda can stay fresh for up to 1-2 days in refrigerator.
- Usually there is a caramelized effect on top of chhena poda like I did here. But in this mango chhenapoda I have skipped that.
Keyword Mango Recipe, Summer Dessert