Chhena, also called chhana, is a kind of acid-set cheese originating in the Indian subcontinent, made from water buffalo or cow milk by adding food acids such as lemon juice or calcium lactate instead of rennet and straining out the whey.
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Source Chhena jalebi (Wikipedia)
Source Jolbhora Sandesh (Wikipedia)
Source Ledikeni (Wikipedia)
Source Palak paneer, Wikipedia
Source Rasgulla (Wikipedia)
Source Sitabhog (Wikipedia)
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Palak paneer, Wikipedia
Used By: Palak Paneer, Infobox main_ingredient field: Spinach, paneer/chhena, onionsView the Source Rasgulla (Wikipedia)
Used By: Rasgulla, Infobox main_ingredient field: Chhena, sugarView the Source Chhena jalebi (Wikipedia)
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It is a dessert made from chhena
Sitabhog (Wikipedia)
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Made from cottage cheese (also known as chhena in Bengali), rice flour and sugar, Sitabhog often gives the appearance of pulao, which is albeit sweet in taste.
Ledikeni (Wikipedia)
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made of Chhena and flour, soaked in sugar syrup
Jolbhora Sandesh (Wikipedia)
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A variant of sandesh, which is made from fresh chhena (curdled milk), Jolbhora Sandesh is typically filled with nolen gur (date palm jaggery syrup), especially during the winter months.
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