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.

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

Sample ingredients

• 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.