Chhena Jhili

Chhena Jhili
Type	sweet
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	Nimapada, Odisha, India
Region or state	Nimapada, Odisha
Main ingredients	Cheese, syrup

Chhena jhili (Odia: ଛେନାଝିଲି) is a popular dessert from cuisine of Odisha, India. Its birthplace is Nimapada in Puri district. It is prepared in fried cheese and sugar syrup.^[1]

The man who started preparing this sweet was Aarta Sahoo from the Shyam Sundarpur Village of Nimapara.^{[citation needed]}

• Indian cottage cheese – 400 grams
• Sugar – 2 cup
• Wheat flour – 2 tsp
• Cardamom powder – ½ tsp
• Pure Ghee-500 ml

These are the generally known ingredients. The actual recipe is a family secret and is being maintained by the successors of the late Aarta Sahoo.