CHAMANI QALIYA RECIPE

Chamani Qaliya is a very popular Kashmiri recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Chamani Qaliya by following this easy recipe.

Chamani Qaliya Recipe Preparation Time 10 Minutes Cooking Time 45 Minutes Difficulty Average Recipe Type Veg. Serves Serves 6 Ingredients: • 400 g Cottage Cheese (Paneer) • 400 ml Milk • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder • 10 Cloves • 1 tsp Cinnamon Powder • 1 tsp Cardamom Powder • 1 tsp Cumin Powder • ½ tsp Asafoetida (hing) • 2 tsp Desi Ghee • 10 g Cumin Seeds • Mustard Oil, for deep frying • Salt, to taste How to make Chamani Qaliya: • Take a bowl and then cut the cheese into small cubes. • Take a heavy bottomed pan and heat the mustard oil in it. Deep fry the cheese until it turns light brown in color. Remove from oil. • Now, take another pan and add water in it with turmeric powder. Make sure that there is enough water to cover the cheese. • When water has boiled, put cheese cubes in it and simmer it for 20 minutes. • Now, add cloves, cinnamon powder, cardamom powder, cumin powder, asafoetida and milk in the water and let it cook for another 10 minutes. • Before serving, heat desi ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds in it. Pour this mixture over the cheese and serve hot.