sandesh, HOW TO MAKE SANDESH ? BENGALI SWEET

Sandesh is a bengali sweet which is famous all over.sandesh sweet recipes of Bengali cuisine that is very easy to make and allows you to give it your ... just kneading up the  basic ingredients sugar, chena (paneer) and cardamom powder.

Ingredients:

500 ml  milk

lemon - 1 medium

 Green cardamom powder 3 tbsp

 Powdered sugar up to taste

Pistachios blanched and chopped

Method

Heat the milk in a pan until just before it boils..then turn off the heat
Add lemon juice.

Stir milk constantly while adding lemon juice..the solid curds will separate from the liquid whey

Place the cotton or muslin cloth in a strainer..and strain out the whey from curds

Rinse the paneer or Cottage Cheese   with water...it will help to remove the sourness of chena...
Allow it to for at least 30 minutes

Now knead the paneer with the palm of your hand for about 5-7 min.

Mix in the sugar and knead again for 7 min till the sugar and chena are mixed well

Add the mixture in a pan.

Place the pan on a medium-low flame, folding the doughy mixture continuously for 4-5 minutes.

When the mixture becomes slightly more solid in texture, splash the rose water on it and remove the pan from the heat.

Allow the mixture to cool.

Add cardamom powder and mix until smooth dough is formed

Make small balls out of the dough and put a little bit of pistachio on top of each Sandesh
Chill for few hours and serve.