Kaacha Gola Recipe (Bengali Sweet Cottage Cheese Balls)

Step 1: To begin making the Kaacha Gola recipe, we will firstly make fresh paneer

Step 2: For making paneer at home, you need to boil 1 litre milk in a saucepan and add 2 lemon juice and simmer the gas and boil for another few minutes till the milk clutters and the chenna gets separated from the whey

Step 3: Strain the whey by passing it through a fine muslin cloth

Step 4: Collect the chenna and hang the muslin cloth for few minutes so that the whey strains off completely

Step 5: Mash the paneer well with the help of your hands

Step 6: Break all lumps to make it as smooth as possible

Step 7: You can use store brought paneer only if it is fresh, but I prefer using home made paneer for making Kaacha Gola

Step 8: Once the paneer is smooth enough, add cardamom powder, soaked saffron and powdered sugar

Step 9: Mix everything well to make a soft and smooth dough

Step 10: Take a tray and arrange mini muffin paper liners on it

Step 11: Pinch a lemon sized ball from the paneer mix and roll it between your palm to make a smooth ball

Step 12: Place the ball on the paper liner and similarly make more

Step 13: Your Kaacha Gola is ready and would taste great if you refrigerate it for minimum 1 hour before serving

Step 14: Kaacha Gola is often served as a dessert during special occasions like marriages, festivals etc