Sweet and Creamy Rose Water Dumplings Two Ways

Most milk-based sweets in the West are either ice cream in some form or milky puddings such as rice pudding. In the Subcontinent, there are two other categories. One is based on milk that is cooked down to a thick mass, rather like dulce de leche. The sweets in the other category, such as these, are made with chhana, a soft fresh cheese you can make at home from milk or buy in a South Asian grocery store.

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