Description
A delicate Bengali sweet thoroughly kneading homemade cheese (Chhena) and sugar (or date palm jaggery) until smooth, cut out with cute molds.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Milk
- Sugar(or Date palm sugar)
- Cardamom
- Pistachios
- Lemon juice
Instructions
- Add lemon juice to warm milk to make homemade cheese (Chhena), drain firmly.
- Put Chhena in a bowl, knead thoroughly with palm heels until oil oozes and it's extremely smooth.
- Add sugar and cardamom, heat in a pan on very low for
- mins to form dough. Cool, shape beautifully with special wooden molds (or cookie cutters) to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Cardamom
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
None
Pairing
Green tea、Masala Chai
Trivia
[Hardcore] 'Sandesh' means 'message/news' in Hindi. A custom to bring this sweet when delivering good news; a winter-limited amber version using date palm jaggery (Nolen Gur) is hugely popular.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Pick the pure white dough cut out with cute molds with fingers, melting it on the tongue without chewing to enjoy a graceful Bengali teatime!
Allergen
Dairy, Tree nuts