"My First Try at Making Traditional Bengali Sweets at Home — Perfectly Soft & Delicious! 😍🍯

Hey guys!
I hope you’re all having a wonderful day and staying healthy. We food lovers — sisters and brothers — all enjoy eating sweets, right? 😋 Today, I was really craving something sweet, so I thought, why not try making some at home? So without talking much, let’s dive into today’s sweet recipe!

The interesting thing is — you don’t need many ingredients for this one. My mom brought 2 kg of milk, but it curdled a bit. So, I thought of making sweets out of it. The milk didn’t separate completely, so I mixed a bit of vinegar with water and used that to make proper chhena (cottage cheese) from the milk.

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To drain the water properly, I used a strainer and then wrapped the chhena in a clean cotton cloth. I placed something heavy on top and let it rest for about 30 minutes to remove all the excess water. Then, I kneaded the chhena with my hands until it became smooth. Once it was nice and soft, I added a little cornflour and made a dough. After that, I shaped them into small round sweet balls. You don’t need to add anything else here.
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Next, I made sugar syrup using 2 cups of sugar and 4 cups of water. I didn’t wait for any particular thread consistency; just kept it simple.

Then I added all the sweet balls into the syrup and boiled them well, covering the pan with a lid. I checked occasionally to see how well they were cooking.

After that, I prepared a bowl of ice-cold water. Once the sweets were puffed up nicely, I transferred them into the cold water for a few minutes, then gently squeezed out the water and placed them back into the syrup.

And just like that — my perfect homemade sweets were ready! 🍬✨

Who else here loves eating sweets? Let me know in the comments! 💬💕