Chena poda pitha, is a very popular dessert from Orissa. You will find it served in puja's, at dinner, for snacks or whenever you have some craving for sweets. The original was made from Chana, or curdled milk, but nowadays Ricotta cheese is the fasted way to make it.
Posted by: Deepa D
Ingredients:
Ricotta cheese: 1 lb -1 tub
Sugar: 1/2 of the tub
Butter: 1/4 cup of butter
Fine Sooji: 1 tablespoon
Procedure:
Mix the above in a mixing bowl and beat well with a beater or by hand
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees fahrenheit
Place the mixture in a buttered nonstick pan
Bake for 3 -3 1/2 hrs until the top turns brown. Keep checking to ensure it does not get burnt.
Remove and let it cool.
Cut into pieces of desired size.
Bon appetit!
Posted by: Deepa D
Ingredients:
Ricotta cheese: 1 lb -1 tub
Sugar: 1/2 of the tub
Butter: 1/4 cup of butter
Fine Sooji: 1 tablespoon
Procedure:
Mix the above in a mixing bowl and beat well with a beater or by hand
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees fahrenheit
Place the mixture in a buttered nonstick pan
Bake for 3 -3 1/2 hrs until the top turns brown. Keep checking to ensure it does not get burnt.
Remove and let it cool.
Cut into pieces of desired size.
Bon appetit!
