Chum Chum Recipe
Chum chum is a very popular Bengali sweet. It is extensively used during diwali and other Indian festivals. It makes your celebration more delightful. Try and enjoy this chum chum recipe.

Summary
Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time30 Min
Ready In40 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexAverageServings10
Ingredients
2 cups water
5 drops lemon colour
1/2 tsp green cardamom powder
a few strands saffron
500 gms cottage cheese (paneer)
4 tblsp refined flour (maida)
250 gms condensed milk (unsweetened)
2 cup sugar
Directions
Point1-Melt sugar in water and heat up to make a thin syrup.
Point2-Knead the cottage cheese with flour and shape into oval shaped fingers, mix in them to the sugar syrup and boil for eight minutes.
Point3-Take off from heat up and mix in lemon color to the syrup.
Point4-Cool for a while and take off the chum-chums from the syrup.
Point5-Mix in saffron and cardamom powder to sugarless, creamy, condensed milk.
Spread this on each piece and serve.
Point2-Knead the cottage cheese with flour and shape into oval shaped fingers, mix in them to the sugar syrup and boil for eight minutes.
Point3-Take off from heat up and mix in lemon color to the syrup.
Point4-Cool for a while and take off the chum-chums from the syrup.
Point5-Mix in saffron and cardamom powder to sugarless, creamy, condensed milk.
Spread this on each piece and serve.
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Bhavani J Mistry says :
I love chum chums and I now I even know hoe to make them! Sone pe suhagaa!
Posted on: 20 October 2011 - 12:57pm
Anonymous says :
Thanks for the recipe!! Will surely try it out!!
Posted on: 20 October 2011 - 12:40pm
Anonymous says :
Thanks foe sharing the recipe.....I was thinking of trying it for this Diwali.
Posted on: 20 October 2011 - 12:38pm
thot4food says :
My mom makes yummy chumchums. will ask her to make some this year for Diwali
Posted on: 20 October 2011 - 9:42am
epicure says :
I have tried making chum chum at home before. Somehow it turn out exactly as they are made in the sweet shops. This recipe instructions are very simple and so easy to follow. Inspired to give it a second time try with this recipe!
Posted on: 20 October 2011 - 8:45am
Anonymous says :
To me, chum chum is far better than rassogolla... but the process of making is almost the same, only the shape differs... am I right?
Posted on: 20 October 2011 - 2:14am