Name: Chenna Murki Recipe - Sugar Coated Paneer
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 200 grams Paneer (Indian Cottage Cheese); 3/4 cup Sugar; 1/3 cup Water; 3 Cardamom Pods; 1 tsp Rose Water (optional)

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How to Make Chena Murki Recipe – Chenna Murki is a simple, quick and yummy Bengali sweet which can be prepared with very few ingredients in no time.

If you are looking for more Quick Dessert Recipes then do check Bread Kaja, Apple Khoya Kheer, Fruit Custard, Carrot Coconut Milk Halwa, Singhara Halwa and Banana Sheera.

Chena Murki or Paneer Murki Recipe:

Chenna Murki Recipe - Sugar Coated Paneer

Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

An easy and traditional Bengali Sweet made with paneer cubes (Indian cottage cheese), sugar and cardamom.

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine Bengali, Indian

Servings

Calories 294 kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

Cut the paneer into small cubes and set aside. Crush the cardamom seeds and keep it aside.
In a wide pan, combine the sugar and water and mix till the sugar is dissolved.
Boil until it reaches one string consistency.
Add the cardamom powder and paneer cubes and mix everything well.
Let it boil for about 5 - 7 minutes on low-medium flame and turn off the heat. Now add rose water if you want.
Keep stirring until the sugar syrup is completely dried.
Serve and enjoy! 🙂

Nutrition

Calories: 294kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 7gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 14mgPotassium: 16mgSugar: 37gVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 246mgIron: 0.2mg

Nutrition values are estimates only.

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Chenna Murki Recipe with Step by Step Photos:

Cut the paneer into small cubes and set aside. Crush the cardamom seeds and keep it aside.

In a wide pan, combine the sugar and water and mix till the sugar is dissolved.
Boil until it reaches one string consistency.

Add the cardamom powder and paneer cubes and mix everything well.

Let it boil for about 5 – 7 minutes on low-medium flame and turn off the heat. Now add rose water if you want.

Keep stirring until the sugar syrup is completely dried.

Serve and enjoy! 🙂

Recipe adapted from Here

Comments

Anlet - Annslittlecorner says

October 19, 2017 at 8:16 am

Wow this is so easy and delightful recipe.

- Hari Chandana Ponnaluri says
  
  October 19, 2017 at 12:05 pm
  
  Thank you! 🙂
  
Saf says

March 26, 2018 at 10:37 pm

my murki turned brow in the last 5 minutes as if it was deep fried 🙁

- Hari Chandana Ponnaluri says
  
  March 27, 2018 at 7:57 pm
  
  Thanks for trying the recipe. Did they stick to the bottom of the pan?
  
Mishu Gupta says

July 07, 2019 at 3:26 pm

Omg!! Never knew it was so easy to make chena murki!! definitely trying it soon!! Thank you so much for this video!! ????????

- Hari Chandana Ponnaluri says
  
  July 08, 2019 at 1:00 am
  
  Thank you so much. So glad you like the recipe. Give it a try and let me know how it turned out! 🙂
  
Sharmi says

October 21, 2019 at 9:31 pm

I have tried it came out well

- Hari Chandana Ponnaluri says
  
  October 26, 2019 at 9:20 pm
  
  Thank you so much for your feedback! 🙂