Sandesh

In a heavy bottomed pan, pour in the milk. Once the milk comes to a boil, add the lime juice or vinegar to curdle it. As the milk curdles, turn off the heat.

Place a cheese cloth on a strainer and strain the curdled milk, then drain the excess water from the whey. Let the curdled milk cool down. (I placed the cheese cloth with the curdled milk in a ice bath, that cools it down quickly as well as it washes out.)

Take the cottage cheese in a plate, add green cardamom powder, saffron (soaked in warm milk), sugar. Then add sugar as per your taste. For 1 cup of cottage cheese, start with 6 tablespoons of sugar, then taste and add more if needed. Knead it well together.

Take a microwave safe bowl, grease it with a little ghee or butter. Put the cottage cheese in the bowl. Press with your fingers to make sure the cottage cheese is evenly distributed.

Cook it in a microwave oven, in micro mode in high power for 5 min or till the cottage cheese starts to bubble up. Let it stand for few minutes, take it out of the oven and let it cool down.

Cut it into squares or any shape of your choice. Garnish with chopped pistachios, almonds or any other nuts and dried rose petals.

Serve it cold or at room temperature.