Product Obtained by Acid Coagulation of Hot Milk

The product obtained by acid coagulation of hot milk and subsequent drainage of whey is:

Correct Answer: Channa

Channa is the product obtained by acid coagulation of hot milk and subsequent drainage of whey. It is a fresh, unripened coagulated milk product widely used in Indian sweets.

How Channa is Made

• Hot milk (just below boiling) is curdled by adding an acid — citric acid, lactic acid, or dilute acetic acid.
• The curds (coagulum) are separated from whey by draining through muslin cloth.
• The resulting soft, moist curd is Channa.

Uses of Channa

• Base & filler for: Rasogolla, Sandesh, Chum-chum, Ras-malai, Raj-bhog

Why Other Options Are Wrong

• Khoa — made by partial dehydration (evaporation) of whole milk, not acid coagulation.
• Paneer — made similarly to Channa but pressed into a firm block.
• Rasogolla — a sweet prepared FROM Channa, not from acid coagulation itself.