Shondesh Pistachio

Name: Shondesh Pistachio
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bengali
Ingredients: 4 cups Milk; 2 tbsp Lemon Juice; 0.33 cups Sugar; 0.25 tsp Cardamom Powder; 10 pieces Pistachios

Soft Bengali cottage cheese sweet flavored with green cardamom and crushed pistachios.

Total Time 32 mins

Difficulty Medium

Servings 4

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Ingredients

4 cups Milk Recipes →

2 tbsp Lemon Juice Recipes →

0.33 cups Sugar Recipes →

0.25 tsp Cardamom Powder Recipes →

10 pieces Pistachios Recipes →

Step-by-Step Instructions

Curdle boiling milk with lemon juice, strain whey through cheesecloth, and rinse to make fresh chenna.

Knead chenna with palms for 8 minutes until smooth.

Cook chenna and sugar in a pan on low flame for 5 minutes without drying out.

Stir in cardamom powder and finely chopped pistachios.

Cool slightly, shape into small discs, and serve.

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