Chum Chum

A diwali Sweet meat

Ingredients

5 liters Milk

2 cups Vinegar

2 kgs Sugar

Nuts - for garnishing

200 ml Cream

Food color - orange/pink

Method

1.Boil milk, add vinegar and stir till the milk curdles.
2.Pour it out in cold water and strain, to get chenna/ paneer.
3.Boil sugar in water and make a thin syrup.
4.The chena or paneer should be nicely beaten and smoothened. If found too soft, add maida (all purpose flour, plain flour) (a little) and form a soft dough. Add pink color to the dough and mix.
5.Make oblong - shaped pieces of this dough and add to the boiling thin syrup.
6.When cooked, these balls (chum chum) will float on top.
7.Take little syrup and further dilute it by adding water.
8.Now dip the boiled chum chums into this diluted syrup and soak for 8 - 10 minutes.
9.Remove from syrup and place the chum chums in a platter. Pipe out some whipped sweetened cream over them.
10.Garnish the chum chums with chopped nuts as toppings.