Chhena Poda: A mouth watering Odia sweet dish
Having its origins in the Odia town of Nayagarh, Chhena Poda is considered to be among the quintessential delicacies of Odia cuisine today. It is fairly simple to place Chhena poda online order and enjoy this delicious treat right at your home. Chhena Poda means ‘roasted cheese’ in Odia. It is made of home-made, well-kneaded fresh cottage cheese and sugar that is baked for multiple hours before it eventually turns brown and caramelize
Today Chhena Poda has become a staple at traditional festivals in Odisha, and is also served in numerous traditional roadside stalls and confectionaries throughout the state. You can even place a Chenna poda order online in other parts of the country to enjoy it. While it is also possible to prepare this dish at home, it is not easy to make it perfectly unless you have adequate experience. Traditionally, this sweet treat used to be wrapped in the leaves of the sal tree and cooked in a coal oven. As a result, it took almost four hours to cook. It is this slow cooking process that provides a creamy soft interior to the Chhena Poda, while its exterior is provided just enough nuttiness and bitterness to cut through its sweetness. In many ways, this dish can be considered to be a mix of a baked rosogulla and a cheesecake, and hence is a great dessert for any person looking to try out fusion cuisine. While it is always good to have good old Chocolate Mint Balls, one should give distinctive sweet treats like Chhena Poda a try definitely.
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