Name: Sondesh /Sandesh recipe by Geeta Sachdev at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Paneer/cottage cheese 250 grams (home made or ready made ); Sugar 50 grams (approx 1/2 cup, powdered); Milk powder 1/2 cup; Any essence of choice (rose or kewra); 1 Pinch food colour orange or yellow (or, use kesar strands); 1 tsp Slivered almonds and pistachios; 4 cardamoms (seeds crushed)

ABOUT Sondesh /Sandesh RECIPE

Sandesh is one of the most popular sweets made during Durga Pooja. Basically, Sandesh is a sweet moist fudge made from cottage cheese.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Paneer/cottage cheese 250 grams (home made or ready made )
Sugar 50 grams (approx 1/2 cup, powdered)
Milk powder 1/2 cup
Any essence of choice (rose or kewra)
1 Pinch food colour orange or yellow (or, use kesar strands)
1 tsp Slivered almonds and pistachios
4 cardamoms (seeds crushed)

Instructions

Squeeze home made paneer and if using ready-made grate it and mash it
Heat a non- stick pan add paneer and cook till it thickens
Add sugar, milk powder, food colour with elaichi powder. Let it cook till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan
Keep stirring while cooking. Cook on low heat it will take hardly 5 to 8 minutes. Turn off the flame add essence too
Let the mixture cool completely
The mixture might be grainy. Mash and knead till it becomes really smooth.
Grease your palm with ghee or oil to make small balls. Press in the middle with your thumb
Garnish with nuts. Serve .

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