on Oct 24, 2024 This Rose Kacha Golla is THE sweet of the season! It’s made from just 3 main ingredients – paneer, rose extract and sugar. The rose extract lends this mithai a beautiful pink color and when garnished with dried rose petals, this one looks absolutely gorgeous on your Diwali party table. This Rose Kacha Golla is like a Bengali sandesh with floral notes and you’re going to absolutely love the pairing. To make this, we make fresh chhena (homemade unpressed paneer) that we combine with sugar and rose extract. We knead this until smooth, shape the sweets and then let it set and that’s it! It’s really that easy to make this. If you’re looking for easy Bengali sweets to try out this festive season then this has got to be on your list!
Making Chena
A key ingredient for this Rose Kacha Golla is chena. It’s just freshly made, unpressed paneer that you get when making paneer at home. It’s soft and smooth which is what makes this mithai so melt-in-your-mouth good. And homemade paneer is the best way to achieve that texture. Since store-bought paneer is pressed into shape, it tends to be tougher. Using store-bought paneer to make kacha gollas will cause the dough to be dry and crumbly. It won’t take shape or have the soft texture that we want. If you’re able to get super soft, fresh paneer then it may work but homemade is best for that perfect chena. This Rose Kacha Golla is one of my favourite healthy Diwali sweets that I’ve made this season! I serve these on little banana leaf squares and it turns out STUNNING. Truly a crowdpleaser dessert and trust me, these will disappear quick! I’d love to see these on your festive table this year so send me pics over on my IG @my_foodstory and be sure to stay tuned for more of my Diwali recipes coming up! If you liked this recipe, also check out my 33 Diwali Sweets recipe round up 🙂
