Sandesh(सोंदेश/সন্দেশ) Bengali Cuisine Recipe MY RATING - 8.5/10 Source - http://365daysveg.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/bengali-sandesh/ Ingredients:: 1/2 gallon whole milk (I use organic) 1 – 1 & 1/2 tbsp lemon/lime juice A few pistachios chopped Some saffron 1 tsp elaichi powder 3 – 4 tbsp fine sugar Method:: Bring milk to a boil. Once it starts raising, add the lemon juice only in one spot. This makes the curdle to produce faster. The curdles are now called paneer or Indian cottage cheese. Gently mix with a spatula. Once all the curdles have come, you can see the water being separated and is almost clear. If not, add more lemon juice. Drain the water in a cheese cloth. Tie the cheese cloth with the curdles and let the remaining water drain by itself, this will take about 10 minutes. Do not squeeze the water with your hands. Now add the sugar, elaichi powder and knead well. saffron is optional in mixing. The more you knead, the more creamy the net result
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