Cham Cham Sweet Recipe
Cham Cham is a traditional Bengali sweet made with chhena, flour, and sugar syrup.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup chhena (cottage cheese)
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup semolina
- 1/4 cup milk powder
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
- Oil for deep frying
- For sugar syrup:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
- For garnishing:
- 1/4 cup chopped pistachios
- 1/4 cup saffron strands (optional)
Instructions:
- In a mixing bowl, mix together the chhena, all-purpose flour, semolina, milk powder, sugar, baking powder, and cardamom powder. Knead the mixture into a smooth dough.
- Divide the dough into small equal portions and shape each portion into a cham cham shape.
- In a pan, heat oil for deep frying over medium heat.
- Gently slide the cham chams into the hot oil and deep fry until golden brown.
- Remove the cham chams from the oil and drain on a paper towel.
- To make the sugar syrup, In a pan, combine the sugar, water, and cardamom powder. Cook over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved and the syrup reaches a one-string consistency.
- Dip the fried cham chams into the sugar syrup and coat well.
- Garnish with chopped pistachios and saffron strands (if using).
- Let the cham chams cool before serving.
Note: You can adjust the amount of sugar and cardamom powder according to your taste preference.
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Cham cham Nutrition information
Based on the above ingredients, here is the approximate nutritional information for the recipe:
⇒ Serving size: 1 piece (assuming recipe makes 20 pieces)
⇒ Calories per serving: 113
⇒ Total fat: 3.7g
- Saturated fat: 1.8g
- Trans fat: 0g
- Cholesterol: 9mg
- Sodium: 26mg
- Total Carbohydrates: 17.6g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.4g
- Sugars: 13.6g
- Protein: 3.1g
Please note that the above values are only estimates and may vary based on the specific brands of ingredients used and the method of preparation.