How to make Channa/Chenna/ Homemade Ricotta Cheese:

While making Rosogolla, Cham cham, Pantua, Sandesh, etc. First, we need to make chana/chenna(cottage cheese). If chenna/ chana is not moist and soft it is impossible to make a good sweet dish. It is a simple process to make Chenna/channa/cottage cheese, which can be used to make several things. Below are the instructions for how to make it.

Ingredients:

2-litre whole milk

1/2 cup lemon juice

Instructions:

1. For making chana or cottage cheese. Boil 2 litres of whole milk in a big pan. when it boils completely switch off the gas and rest it for 2-3 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, line a muslin cloth in a strainer or a colander and place it in a big pot.

3. Now, slowly add lemon juice to the boiling milk while stirring it. When it starts curdling stop adding lemon juice. Stir the milk until the green water separates from the curdling milk.

4. Wrap the cloth around the prepared cottage cheese, and rinse under running water or pour fresh water over it. It will cool the prepared cheese and remove the taste of lemon, now squeeze the cloth to drain the water.

5. Gather all the edges of the cloth and now tie a knot in the cloth. Hang the cloth to drain for 45 minutes to 1 hour.