1 to 2 tbsplemon juice or vinegar diluted with 4 tsp water
For the sugar syrup
1 ¼cupsugar
3 ¼cupswater
¼tspcardamom powderor elaichi or rose water
For garnishing
4tbspdesiccated coconut
4tbspMilk solids- mawa or khoya
1tbspsugar (powdered, adjust to suit your taste)
4tbsppistachios chopped finely
How to make the recipe
Preparation
Boil milk on a medium flame. Add diluted lemon juice to the pot and stir. Use as needed until the milk curdles completely.
Add ice cubes or ice cold water to the curdled milk. Drain it off to a muslin cloth.
Rinse it under running water. Squeeze excess water from the chenna.
Hang it for about 45 minutes.
Knead it well for 3 to 4 minutes until smooth. Make 8 to 10 oval shaped balls.
How to make cham cham sweet
Make sugar syrup by adding sugar and water to a pot. Bring it to a boil. When it begins to boil, then add cardamom powder and cham cham. The syrup must be boiling consistently.
Cover and cook on a moderately medium heat for 8 to 9 minutes. The heat must be such that the syrup is boiling consistently.
After a while, transfer the cham cham to a plate and cool completely.
Slit them length wise .
Make mawa stuffing by mixing mawa with powdered sugar.
Stuff the cham cham with this mawa. Sprinkle chopped pistas on the mawa.