Kacha Golla/ Pranhara/ Bengali Kacha Golla

Kacha Golla/ Pranhara/ Bengali Kacha Golla

Kacha Golla/ Pranhara


Kacha Golla or Pranhara is a very popular chenna based bengali mishti or sweet, which is made with curdled milk or chenna.

 Preparation Time: 10 minutes 
Cooking Time: 15 minutes 
Resting Time: 60 minutes 
Yields: 8
 
INGREDIENTS:
 
Milk (full fat)- 1 liter 
Vinegar or Lemon juice- 2 tablespoon 
Sugar (super fine)- 2 tablespoon 
Condensed milk- 1/4th cup
Rose water- 1 teaspoon 
Milk powder- 2-3 tablespoon 
 
DIRECTIONS:
 
We will start by making paneer.
For this add 1ltr milk in a heavy bottomed pan. Bring the milk to a boil.
When it comes to a boil, switch off the gas.
Add vinegar to it. 
Milk will start curdling.
Strain this curdled mix through a fine sieve or muslin cloth lined over a colander.
Whey will be separated from paneer/ chenna.
You can use the leftover whey water to make soup, dal or knead the dough with this water as it’s very nutritious.

Wash this chenna thoroughly with fresh water to remove the sourness. 
Drain the water by squeezing the cheesecloth. Knot the muslin cloth and hang it  to get rid for any excess whey/liquid. Alternately you can remove excess whey by pressing gently with the back of the ladle if using a sieve.
 Leave it for 20-30 mins. 
After that remove the paneer.
The paneer you get will be crumbly and slightly dry and yet a little moist.
The paneer you get will be crumbly and slightly dry and yet a little moist.
Divide this chenna in two halves.
Keep one half aside.
Crumble the other half well breaking all the lumps.
Mix sugar in the chenna and knead it with chenna with the heal of your palm until it’s smooth.
Transfer this paneer sugar mixture in a pan and add in the condensed milk.
Cook on lowest heat until the mixture starts leaving the sides of the pan and all its moisture is evaporated.
Transfer this cooked mixture on a plate and add the reserved half of the chenna.
Add in rose water too.
Mix and knead them together until you get a smooth mixture.
Pinch out equal portions and roll into small balls.
Roll these prepared balls into milk powder.
Garnish with saffron water or slivers of pistachios.
Enjoy the delicious treat!!