Nolen Gurer Chanar Payesh – Bengali Kheer with Cottage Cheese, Rice & Jaggery
Learn to make Irresistible Bengali Kheer – Nolen Gurer Chanar Payesh 2025. A creamy rice pudding with milk, cottage cheese, and jaggery for festive desserts!
Equipment
- Large heavy pot
- Small pan
- Wooden spoon
- Measuring stuff
- Grater
- Small bowl
- Serving bowls
Ingredients
Main:
- ½ cup basmati rice washed
- 1 liter whole milk
- ½ cup jaggery
- 2 cups paneer crumbled
- ¼ cup ghee or butter
- ¼ tsp cardamom powder
- Pinch nutmeg
- Saffron strands
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ cup raisins
- ¼ cup cashews
- 1 tbsp dates optional
- Rose water optional
Instructions
- 1. Wash rice 3-4 times until water clear
- 2. Crumble paneer into small pieces
- 3. Soak saffron in warm milk 10 min
- 4. Heat ghee in small pan
- 5. Fry cashews and raisins 2-3 min until golden
- 6. Set nuts aside
- 7. Pour milk in large pot
- 8. Heat milk to boil over medium
- 9. Reduce to medium-low simmer
- 10. Add rice stir constantly
- 11. Cook 20-25 min stirring often
- 12. Rice should soften and milk thicken
- 13. Add jaggery stir until dissolved
- 14. Add paneer fold gently
- 15. Cook 5-10 min more stirring
- 16. Add cardamom saffron with milk and nutmeg
- 17. Stir everything together
- 18. Taste add salt if needed
- 19. Add fried nuts and raisins
- 20. Cook 2-3 min more
- 21. Optional add rose water
- 22. Should be creamy and pourable
- 23. Serve warm or cold
- 24. Garnish with nuts or dates
STORAGE:
- wFridge 3-4 days or freeze 1 month. Reheat gently or eat cold.