Today is the first day of the final week of Blogging Marathon #22 and I am posting under the theme Dishes From Bengal. When I think of Bengali dishes, the first thought is all about milk sweets. Bengal is very famous for its paneer based sweets and I am a great fan of those sweets. I have already posted a Sandesh recipe ( It was for the fifth edition of Blogging Marathon. How time flies!!!) and this recipe is a variation of the regular sandesh. It is full of pistachio flavour and was awesome. I couldn’t stop at one. The recipe is from the Indian Food Forever website.
Recipe Source: Indian Food Forever
Ingredients:
Cow’s Milk-1 lt
Citric Acid-1/4 tsp
Caster Sugar-1/2 cup
Powdered Pistachios-2 tbs
Whole Pistachios-5-6
Procedure:
1. Bring milk to boil. Add the citric acid and switch off flame.
2. Keep on stirring until the paneer is separated from the whey.
3. Line a metal sieve with a muslin or cotton cloth.
4. Pour the curdled milk into it.
5. When the whey strains away, remove excess water by squeezing the cloth.’
6. In a pan take the crumbled paneer/ chenna and add sugar.
7. Cook on low flame for 2 minutes. Keep on crushing the paneer and sugar together.
8. Remove from flame and let the sandesh cook in the residual heat for a minute.
9. Grind this mixture in a mixer jar.
10. Transfer to a plate and add the pistachio powder. Mix well.
11. Divide the mixture into 12 equal portions.
12. When a little dry, roll each portion into a ball.
13. Apply a little ghee on the palms to avoid sticking.
14. Make a small depression in the middle and place some flaked pistachios.
15. Allow it to dry for 15 minutes.
16. Store in an air tight jar.
Wow looks awesome Gayathri!..so well done..
Wonderful gayathri…love the colour and texture of Sandesh.
yumm…looks a little grainy as compared to what we get here, but i am sure i would like this one over the regular one that seems little flat for me
They use these sandesh moulds to cut these into beautiful shapes, these look lovely!
Lovely shape. Great idea of adding powdered pistas. Looks so pretty
wow nice sandesh… it looks grainy too lovely one…
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Awesome looking sandesh. Takes me back to childhood.
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Looks really good, Gayatri.
They look like cute nests 🙂 Lovely work
that is so tempting!!! isn’t it little more grainy than the normal sandesh? I believe it is because of the coarsely ground pista…
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Very attractive and super cute sandesh, rich looking cuties.
Delicious looking sandesh.
I have never tried Sandesh before, but looking at the recipe I am thinking is it similar to Paklova ?
thanks for the homemade paneer instructions
Looks so delicious and easy to make….
ohhh….such a yummy recipe …love it
I have a weak spot for lovely sandesh esp since I am from Kolata..I don’t know how the recipe went but usually the panner for sandesh needs to be kneaded very well with the heel of your palm to get that smooth consistency. Loved the use of pista.
Loved the texture GAyathri. Nice one 🙂
like that pista flavor and nice texture you got Gayathri