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A variety of dairy products are indigenous to India and an important part of Indian cuisine. The majority of these products can be broadly classified into curdled products, like

chhena Chhena () or chhana () are a style of cheese, originating from the Indian subcontinent, made from water buffaloDalby, A 2009, ''Cheese: A Global History'', Reaktion Books, p. 73, Kapoor, S & Kapoor, A 2006, ''Sanjeev Kapoor's No-oil Vegetarian C ...

, or non-curdled products, like khoa.

Curdled dairy products

Paneer Paneer (), also known as ponir () is a fresh acid-set cheese common in the Indian subcontinent (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) made from full-fat buffalo milk or cow milk. It is a non-aged, non-melting soft ...

is an unaged, acid-set, non-melting farmer cheese made by curdling heated milk with lemon juice or other non-

rennet Rennet () is a complex set of enzymes produced in the stomachs of ruminant mammals. Chymosin, its key component, is a protease enzyme that curdles the casein in milk. In addition to chymosin, rennet contains other enzymes, such as pepsin and ...

food acid, and then removing the whey and pressing the result into a dry unit. It is a popular ingredient of

North Indian North India is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India. The dominant geographical features of North India are the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas, which demarcate the region from the Tibetan Plateau and Central ...

cuisine. *

Chhena Chhena () or chhana () are a style of cheese, originating from the Indian subcontinent, made from water buffaloDalby, A 2009, ''Cheese: A Global History'', Reaktion Books, p. 73, Kapoor, S & Kapoor, A 2006, ''Sanjeev Kapoor's No-oil Vegetarian C ...

is like paneer, except some whey is left and the mixture is beaten thoroughly until it becomes soft, of smooth consistency, and malleable but firm. It is popular in eastern India & neighbouring

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

. * Chhena Poda is a roasted, sweetened and tightly packed

. It is popular in the east Indian state of

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of Sc ...

Chhena gaja Chhena gaja () is a sweet dish from Odisha, India. Unlike some other popular chhena-based Odia desserts, such as rasagola, which have spread throughout India, the chhena gaja remains largely popular within the state itself. Although the ingredi ...

is a combination of chhena and sooji (semolina). Then molded into palm-sized rectangular shapes (gajas), boiled in thick sugar syrup. It is popular in the east Indian state of

Rasabali Rasabali (, IAST: rasābaḷi) is a sweet dish from Odisha, India. Rasabali is offered to Baladevjew, and originated in the Baladevjew Temple of Kendrapara. It is one of the Chapana bhoga of Jagannath temple. It consists of deep fried flatte ...

is a deep fried flattened reddish brown patties of

that are soaked in thickened, sweetened milk. It is popular in

. * Sandesh is a confection made from chhena mixed with sugar then grilled lightly to caramelize, but removed from heat and

molded Molding (American English) or moulding (British and Commonwealth English; see spelling differences) is the process of manufacturing by shaping liquid or pliable raw material using a rigid frame called a mold or matrix. This itself may hav ...

into a ball or some shape. It is the staple sweetmeat of the Indian state of West Bengal alongside neighbouring

. *

Rasgulla Rasgulla, also known as rasagola, rosogola or rosogolla, is a syrupy dessert popular in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. It is made from ball-shaped dumplings of chhena and semolina dough, cooked in light sugar syrup made of suga ...

is a confection made from mixture of chhena and semolina rolled into a ball and boiled in syrup. It is the staple sweetmeat of the Indian states of West Bengal &

alongside neighbouring

. * Khira Sagara literally means ''ocean of milk''. It is the mixture of small balls of

in sweetened milk. It is popular in

Non-curdled dairy products

* Khoa or Mawa is made by reducing milk in an open pan over heat. *

Kheer (Bengali sweets) Kheer or Meoa ( bn, ক্ষীর) is a sweet from the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. It is not only a sweet by itself, but it is also used as the main ingredient of many other sweets. In North India, Kheer (Payesam) is a type of ...

is a

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

version of Khoa, but it is less harder than khoa and it has a doughy texture rather than the solid texture of Khoa. * Peda is a

confection Confectionery is the art of making confections, which are food items that are rich in sugar and carbohydrates. Exact definitions are difficult. In general, however, confectionery is divided into two broad and somewhat overlapping categorie ...

made by mixing sugar with khoa and adding flavoring, such as

cardamom Cardamom (), sometimes cardamon or cardamum, is a spice made from the seeds of several plants in the genera ''Elettaria'' and ''Amomum'' in the family Zingiberaceae. Both genera are native to the Indian subcontinent and Indonesia. They are re ...

. *

Barfi Barfi, barfee, borfi or burfi is a dense milk-based sweet from the Indian subcontinent. The name comes from the Hindustani (originally Persian) word ''barf'', which means snow. Common types of barfi include '' besan barfi'' (made with gram flo ...

is a confection made by reducing milk and sugar until it solidifies and adding flavoring, such as pistachio. * Gulab jamun is a confection made by mixing khoa and sugar, caramelizing it by frying, and soaking it in syrup containing rosewater. *

Kulfi Kulfi () ( fa, ) is a frozen dairy dessert originating in the Indian subcontinent during the Mughal era in the 16th century. It is often described as "traditional Indian ice cream". Kulfi is a traditional sweet of the Indian subcontinent, whe ...

is made from slowly freezing sweetened condensed milk. In comparison to ice cream, kulfi is not whipped or otherwise

aerated Aeration (also called aerification or aeriation) is the process by which air is circulated through, mixed with or dissolved in a liquid or other substances that act as a fluid (such as soil). Aeration processes create additional surface area in t ...

. * Ghee is type of

clarified butter Clarified butter is milk fat rendered from butter to separate the milk solids and water from the butterfat. Typically, it is produced by melting butter and allowing the components to separate by density. The water evaporates, some solids (i.e. w ...

that is cooked long enough to caramelize the milk sugar and sterilize the liquid.

Fermented dairy products

* Mishti doi is ''dahi'' mixed with sugar *

Shrikhand Shrikhand is a traditional sweet of the Indian subcontinent made from strained yogurt. It is often served as part of a ''thali'' (platter) or with '' puris'' (puffed deep-fried whole wheat bread). It is a traditional dessert in Gujarati and Mara ...

strained yogurt Strained yogurt, Greek yogurt, yogurt cheese, sack yogurt, or kerned yogurt is yogurt that has been strained to remove most of its whey, resulting in a thicker consistency than normal unstrained yogurt, while still preserving the distinctive so ...

mixed with sugar, and often flavorings such as cardamom, saffron, or fruit. * Wheyvit is an alcoholic beverage prepared by fermenting whey with yeast.

Other dairy products

Kheer Kheer, also known as payasam, is a sweet dish and a type of wet pudding popular in the Indian subcontinent, usually made by boiling milk, sugar or jaggery, and rice, although rice may be substituted with one of the following: daals, bulgur wh ...

is made by boiling rice or broken wheat with milk and sugar, and sometimes flavored with cardamom, raisins, saffron, pistachios, or almonds. * Chhena Murki is made by frying cubes of chhena to burn the outside, then soaking them in syrup flavored with cardamom. * Pantooa is like gulab jamun, except with some chhena mixed with the usual ingredients. *A2 Milk is produced only from Desi Girl Cow with hump. It has A2 protein beneficial for human body. *Vedic A2 Ghee is made through an ancient vedic method which is hand churning the curd made from Girl Cow A2 milk. Basundi is also made up from milk.

References

* http://www.dairyforall.com/indian-dairy-products.php

Curdled dairy products

Non-curdled dairy products

Fermented dairy products

Other dairy products

See also

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