Paneer Kheer Recipe

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Paneer Ki Kheer is an Indian dessert widely popular in West Bengal. It is also known as chanar payesh. It is very similar to popular Indian sweet ras-malai in taste and texture. Both are prepared with chenna (cottage cheese) soaked in saffron and cardamom infused milk. Since I landed on this paneer recipe, it is a regular affair for any festive occasions or family dinner parties. And everybody absolutely loves it to the core.

Homemade vs Readymade Paneer

For making paneer kheer you can use either the readymade paneer or the homemade one. Many authentic Bengali Chanar Payesh recipes suggest making paneer from scratch. The cottage cheese prepared at home has soft, uneven lumps, and tastes absolutely mouth-melting once cooked in the saffron flavoured milk. Hence, I highly recommend using homemade paneer for this kheer recipe.

My Tried and True Tips

I prefer using full-fat, organic cow or buffalo milk for making kheer. For a delicious tropical flavour, replace regular milk with coconut milk. Adjust the sweetness of the kheer according to your taste preferences by adding more or less sugar. Keep stirring regularly to prevent the paneer kheer from sticking to the bottom of the pan. Paneer Kheer has a liquid-y consistency like ras malai. Hence, do not thicken the kheer too much while cooking.