Sandesh/Bengali Sweet~Diwali Recipes

 Hi friends , hope you all getting ready for Diwali.The day of Diwali will start up with sweets and end up with fire crackers..!! Sweets n savory takes major parts in Diwali days right?!.For Blogging Marathon #22 , i have chosen the theme  Dishes from West bengal. For the Day 1 of BM , am here with Sandesh recipe.Which can be make it very easily at home.Try it at your home for this Diwali n enjoy :)

Ingredients:

1. Milk - 4 cups
2. Sugar-1/4 cup
3. Lemon juice - 2table spoon 
4. Cardamom powder- little
5. Pistachios - few
6. Saffron strands  - 4 

Method:

1. Add milk in to heavy bottom pan , stir the milk continuously to avoid stickiness.
2. Dissolve the lemon juice in table spoon of water.Once the milk started to boiling add lemon juice little by little.
3. Now milk will curdle, switch of the stove and pour the milk in colander line with muslin cloth.
4. Wash the curdle mixture in cold water to take out smell of lemon.
5. Again wrap the cloth and remove all excess water.Squeeze it gently.
6. After that take the paneer in to wide plate,add sugar and cardamom  powder.Knead all together to mix well.
7. Now heat the pan in low heat,add the mixture and stir it continuously. Paneer will become a soft dough.It will take 5- 6 mns stirring. (Keep on eye, on the paneer dough, it may become crumble)
8. Switch of the stove,take the paneer in to plate and let it cool for 3-4 mins.Then start kneading the dough again.
9. Now take small portion from the paneer and make in to balls.Garnish it with saffron and pistachios.
10. Serve them chilled.

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