Paneer ki mithai – Khurma – Belgrami

Traditional paneer based sweet. It’s a Biharis famous treat known as paneer khurma or belgrami. Crispy from outside and slightly chewy from inside. Very different and delicious dessert. Made with just three simple ingredients.

Ingredients:

  • Paneer: 300gm
  • Water: 2 cups
  • Desi khand: ¾ Cup

Optional flavouring:

  • Cardamom and saffron
  • Baking soda: ¼ cup

Directions:

  • Start with preparing Khand syrup
  • Add ¾ cup of sugar and 2 cups of wate to a pan
  • Place the pan on heat
  • Mean while crush 2-3 green cardamom
  • Add crushed cardamom and few strands of saffron in the khand water
  • Take 300gms of paneer and cut into cubes
  • Once khand is dissolved in water and it comes to a boil, add paneer cubes to the syrup
  • Drop paneer cubes slowly one at a time
  • Now you can add baking soda(optional) to the pan (it removes the dirt (in the form of white bubbles) from the sugar or Khand, you can remove it by spoon)
  • Cover the pan, lower the heat to lowest
  • Let it cook this for about 40-50 min
  • You can check in between and stir it lightly
  • After about 35 mins sprinkle some water on top of the pan
  • This will help reducing the overheating process, also this will help create more bubble in pan
  • More bubble means better golden colour on paneer
  • After about 50 mins you will see nice golden brown colour paneer cubes
  • Remove the lid now we need to thicken the syrup
  • Simmer the syrup with paneer cubes over low heat without covering
  • Turn the paneer cubes upside down to prevent burning
  • After 7-8 mins you will see the syrup has thickened
  • Allow the syrup to cool before taking the cubes out
  • After 5 mins transfer the paneer cubes to a sieve with a bowl underneath.
  • Leave the cubes in the sieve for an hour or two
  • Now the Paneer khurma is ready to be served
  • Store the khurma in a container, they stay good at room temperature for 4-5 days
  • But you can also refrigerate, and enjoy them for 15 days
  • So prepare these delicious paneer khurma at home and enjoy them with your family.

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