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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Origin Region Chhena
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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 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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