Monday, May 2, 2011

SANDESH RECIPE | PANEER DESSERT RECIPES | EASY DIWALI SWEETS

         I have not tasted sandesh anywhere else,just tried for the first time and tasted. With very less ingredients,you can enjoy this yummy milk sweet!! 
Sandesh     


Ingredients:

Full cream milk 1 litre
Lemon juice From 1 lemon
Water 2 tblsp
Sugar(powdered) 7 tblsp
Corn flour 2 tsp
Pistachio 2 tblsp
Green food colour few dorps

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Method:

  1. Boil milk. Dilute lemon juice with water and add it to the boiling milk and keep stirring till the milk curdles completely.
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  2. Strain the paneer/Chhena in a muslin cloth(I used one of my dupattas). Hang it for 1/2 hour or till all the water drains. I just squeeze excess water now and then in the 1/2 hour
    DSC_2876 Sandesh
  3. Grind this chhena with sugar and corn flour in mixer until smooth.
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  4. Take a non stick pan and heat this mixture on very low heat for 8-10 mins. Take care not to change the paneer colour. I added the green colour in this stage,while heating the mixture.
    heat in pan Added colour
  5. When the mixture turns dry and thick remove from fire and transfer to a bowl. Add the powdered pistachios and the green colour.
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  6. Knead well and make into desired shapes. Decorate with pistachios. Keep refrigerated till serving time.
    knead
        I just made it round and simple,you can try different moulds and even make interesting shapes!!
        Sandesh
        Notes:
        • Tastes best when served chilled …
        • Adding corn flour and pistachio powder is optional. I have not tried though without those two ,but saw in another cook book without those.

        56 Stars(comments):

        VineelaSiva said...

        Me too never tried at home.Will try.Clicks are amazing.

        Preeti Kashyap said...

        Lovely!They lookso fresh and soft!

        Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

        looks yummy!

        Torviewtoronto said...

        beautifully done looks delicious

        Shanavi said...

        Simple yet delicious.. detailed pics helpa a lot

        Vimitha Anand said...

        Look so yum and delicious...

        Hamaree Rasoi said...

        Paneer Sandesh looks so yummy. Can almost feel it.

        Deepa
        Hamaree Rasoi

        Satrupa said...

        Mouthwatering clicks ..... I wish I could eat of of the pict :)

        Cheers,
        Satrupa

        http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

        Sharmilee! :) said...

        Looks sinfully delicious..adding pistas would surely enhance the flavour..wud try it out sometime

        Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

        Paneer sandesh looks yummy and soft... liked the light green colour and beautiful clicks.

        Pavithra said...

        Looks super yumm and I love all milk sweets. Raji click looks so nice :)

        Divya.M said...

        looks yumm and clicks really attracts...

        Kavitha Bhargav said...

        Looks great in green colour along with pista...

        Sudha Sabarish said...

        Hi Raji,

        As usual no words to explain about the dish.In case if full cream milk is not available is it possible to do with a normal milk.If Pistachio powder is not available is it possible to powder the pista and do since i don't no anything about that.If time permits kindly visit my blog and give me you are suggestions to improve my blog as you are my major inspiration to start on the cookery blog and i am not only new to blog,also new to cooking.

        http://sabdhaskitchen.blogspot.com/

        Prathibha said...

        I love bengali sweetsn especially d ones without sheera...nice color wid d pistachios...yummy..beautifully rounded raks..

        Santosh Bangar said...

        yummy and lovely sandesh

        Shanthi said...

        LOVELY COLOUR AND SOFT SANDESH.

        Paaka Shaale said...

        I have never tried making Sandesh Raji. But after seeing yours, it is one among my to do lists :)

        Raji said...

        Sandesh has been long pending in my to make list..I love this delectable bengali dessert because of its mild sweetness and soft texture...adding of pistachio powder must have increased the flavour. Looks very desirable. And the pictures are stunning.

        Priya said...

        Sandesh looks super marvellous,addictive and adorable,love it..

        Kurinji said...

        Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....
        Kurinjikathambam, Event : HRH-Healthy Summer

        kaveri said...

        Sandesh looks real soft and delectable...would love a have a bite now...beautiful clicks..

        Prathima Rao said...

        Soft & delicious sandesh!!!! Perfectly done!!!
        Prathima Rao
        Prats Corner

        SouthIndianHome said...

        Sandesh looks perfect and inviting
        South Indian Home

        Reshmi Mahesh said...

        Tempting and inviting recipe...awesome clicks...

        Smitha said...

        very cute and simple sweet!...nice one!
        Smitha
        Smitha's Spicy Flavors

        Akila said...

        simply yummilious..... nvr heard of this before... hope it is easy to try....

        Archana said...

        You make it look so easy. i am trying this out when I invite my friend for dinner.

        Awesome.

        Nitha said...

        I too love this sweet. But never tried at home.. Looks really great..

        Nithya said...

        Looks delicious. I have had them plain and used to like them so madly. Will give it a try at home :)

        Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal said...

        Love it dear, so pretty in green. Please feel free to send it to my "Flavors of Bengal" event.

        swapna said...

        Delicious and colorful sandesh....

        Sanctified Spaces said...

        So soft and delicate and lovely picture as usual.

        Premalatha Aravindhan said...

        delicious sweet,luks very tempting...sure will try it...

        San said...

        Sinfully delectable raji.

        Sathya Sankar said...

        Sandesh looks super yum, love the clicks!

        www.appetitetreats.com

        indianspicemagic said...

        My favourite bengali sweet.Lajawaab.....Very tempting.

        RAKS KITCHEN said...

        Sudha,you can use normal milk too, and I too used powdered pistas only,you can try that...

        Aisha Jameel said...

        That looks absolutely delicious :)
        http://kitchensojourn.blogspot.com

        Shobana senthilkumar said...

        Luks rich and yummy...luks so perfect.

        Jagruti જાગૃતિ said...

        Same here..never tried sandesh...but after looking at your pics tempted..looks yummy!

        Aruna Manikandan said...

        looks easy and delicious dear...
        Bookmarked it :)
        lovely clicks.

        Suhaina said...

        wow..that looks so yummy...wonderful clicks too.. the colour of the sandesh matches that with ur profile..nice

        Babli said...

        Sandesh looks soft, yummy and mouth watering. Feel like having it now.

        ChitraKrishna said...

        Looks Awesome

        Cilantro said...

        Looks soooo tempting....I add cardamom powder too.
        Lovely clicks.

        Apu said...

        Looks yummy!! Love that you added a little colour to the sweet!!

        Indrani said...

        Pista sandesh looks awesome, raks...perfect and yummy

        RENU said...

        hi Raks
        it looks good...can u post recipe of icecream?

        Divya said...

        hi raji... just now tried this sandesh paneer sweet... when i was about to make tea, the milk got curdled and immediately thought of making this sweet as i had already made a successful attempt of rasagulla (i had also left a "Excellent" comment long back :) the milk sweet turned awesome... i dint have pista and so added powdered cashew and almonds and it tasted so good... i have kept it fridge and in the meantime wanted to let you know my successful attempt... thanks a ton & expecting a lot more easy & delicious sweets from you...

        RAKS KITCHEN said...

        Thank you so much Dhivya for your feed back :)

        Preetha Joseph said...

        Hi im a new cook n tired this recipe just now....it turned out so yummy. My 16 months little one likes it so much n cant wait to refrigerate...I love ur pictures so much n the steps r so easy to follow...My hubby is gonna love it for sure...

        Pukka Paki said...

        lovely. one of my most favorite mithais!

        Tasneem said...

        while heating my paneer mixture in non-stik pan it turned out to b oily.. I just want to know why it happened n i have used ready made paneer... my mixture remained soft after heating and it doesnt turned in a thick dough form... Can u tell me why it happened so..

        RAKS KITCHEN said...

        Sorry....Not sure why, may be next time try making the same way as in post, by curdling milk...

        Shalini Mahesh said...

        Your recipes are really extra ordinary.. always i use to get success on making ur dishes with ur ideal tips and temptating pics.. Really Hatsoff to you.

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