MALAI CHUM-CHUM Recipe
CHUM CHUM is a traditional Bengali sweets which is popular in India,Pakistan and Bangladesh.It comes in a variety of colours, mainly light pink, light yellow and white.It is also coated with malai or cream.
Ingredients
- Full fat milk-1 liter
- Lemon juice-2-3 tbsp
- All purpose flour or semolina-1 tbsp
- Sugar-2 cups
- Water-5 cups
- Heavy cream-1/2 cup
- Grated Mawa(Khoya) or mawa powder or milk powder -1/4 cup
- Condensed milk-2 tbsp
- Kewra essence-2-3 drops
- Cardamom powder-2 tsp
- Sugar-2 tsp
- Cherry for garnishing(you can also use saffron stand,grated MAWA(khoya),grated coconut or nuts)
Directions
- 1-Boil milk in a heavy bottomed pan over medium flame.Once it come to boil,add lemon juice and mix slowly.
- 2-When paneer will start separating from whey(paneer water),Line a colander with cheese or muslin cloth. Pour the cheese in it
- 3-Wash this under running water to get rid of the lemony smell and squeeze well.Tie in a neat parcel and hang. Let the whey drain out for 30 minutes.
- 4-Then place this on an inverted plate and press with another plate. Put some weight over it to drain the remaining whey. Keep it for 20 minutes.
- 5-Now take this in a plate,add 1 tbsp of flour or semolina and start kneading.Gently press and spread it on the plate with the heel of your palm.
- 6-Do this for 10-15 minutes or till a smooth dough is formed.Make 12-14 balls out of it.Roll between your palm to make the outer surface smooth.
- 7-Press and give it an cylindrical shape.Generally the two ends are little pointy. You can even make rounds and press them.
- 8-In a wide and deep pan boil 5 cups of water and 2 cups of sugar.(The pan should be wide enough to accommodate chum-chums that will almost double in size.Please don't make them fight for space and sugar syrup).
- 9-Once syrup come to a rolling boil,place the chum-chums very carefully and bring it back to a boil.Now reduce the heat to medium and cover the pot.Cook for 20-25 minutes.
- 10-After 25 minutes turn off the gas and transfer the chum-chums to a bowl along with sugar syrup.Allow them to cool down completely about 2-3 hours in refrigerator.Then remove the chum-chums from the syrup and squeeze out the excess syrup.
- 11-In the meanwhile, add mawa(khoya), condensed milk, cardamom powder and kewra essence in a microwave safe bowl,mix properly and microwave for 2 mins.(After every 30 secs,stir with a spoon).If you want add some saffron stands mix with milk for color.Keep this mawa mixture aside to cool down completely .
- 12-In another microwave safe bowl add 1/2 cup of heavy cream milk and 2 tsp sugar,mix properly.Microwave this cream milk for 2-3 minutes.Then let it cool down and Keep aside.
- 13-Now take the chum-chums in a plate and cut into two equal parts.Take one part in your hand and stuff some mawa(khoya) mixture over it,now cover the other part just like a sandwich and press slightly.Like wise stuff all the chum-chums.
- 14-Now arrange all the chum-chums in a plate.Spread cream mixture on top.
- 15-Garnish with some cherries or nuts or saffron or grated mawa(khoya) or grated coconut and serve cold.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 247g | |
| Recipe makes 8 servings | |
| Calories 256 | |
| Calories from Fat 33 | 13% |
| Total Fat 3.8g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat 2.37g | 9% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 14mg | 5% |
| Sodium 29mg | 1% |
| Potassium 75mg | 2% |
| Total Carbs 55.88g | 15% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.0g | 0% |
| Sugars 55.39g | 37% |
| Protein 1.57g | 3% |
