Sandesh Classic

Name: Sandesh Classic
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bengali
Ingredients: 4 cups Milk; 2.5 tbsp Lemon Juice; 0.33 cups Sugar; 0.25 tsp Cardamom Powder; 8 pieces Pistachios

Traditional Bengali sweet made from fresh kneaded chenna lightly cooked with sugar and scented with green cardamom.

Total Time 35 mins

Difficulty Medium

Servings 4

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Ingredients

4 cups Milk Recipes →

2.5 tbsp Lemon Juice Recipes →

0.33 cups Sugar Recipes →

0.25 tsp Cardamom Powder Recipes →

8 pieces Pistachios Recipes →

Step-by-Step Instructions

Boil milk, curdle with lemon juice, strain whey through cheesecloth, rinse, and squeeze dry to make fresh chenna.

Knead chenna with your palms for 8 minutes until completely smooth and buttery.

Mix in sugar and cook in a non-stick pan on low heat for 5 minutes without drying out.

Remove from heat, add cardamom powder, and let cool slightly.

Shape into small flat discs, top with sliced pistachios, and serve.

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