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Shristi Sahoo's Chhena Gaja Recipe: An Odisha Sweet Treat

Shristi Sahoo's Chhena Gaja Recipe: An Odisha Sweet Treat

Chhena Gaja is a delicious Indian sweet from Odisha, made with a type of fresh cheese called chhena.

To make chhena, you heat milk and add something sour like lemon juice, which makes it curdle.

You then strain the liquid and use the solid part (chhena) to make the sweet.

This chhena is mixed with other things like sugar and spices, shaped into small balls, and then fried until they turn golden brown.

Finally, they're dipped in a sweet syrup made from sugar and water, and often topped with nuts, making them extra tasty.

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