Tag: Indian Dessert

Sandesh/ Sondesh (सोंदेश मिठाई ) – Bengali Sweets- Indian Desserts- Navratri Special

Ingredients –

  • Paneer / Indian Cottage cheese (hang to drain whey completely) – 1 cup
  • Khoya / Mawa / Milk powder – 1/2 cup
  • Powder sugar (as per your taste)- 3 tbsp.
  • A pinch of cardamom powder
  • Ghee / Butter – 1 tbsp.
For Garnishing –
  • Chopped Pista, Tutti frutti, Saffron etc.

Method –

  1. Add Khoya, Paneer, Sugar, cardamom powder into the non stick pan.
  2. Mix will and cook on low heat.
  3. Keep stirring continuously.
  4. Cook until smooth dough is formed.
  5. Once ready, turn off the heat and allow the mixture to cool.
  6. Grease your palms with ghee and make small balls from the dough, roll it between your palms.
  7. Press with your thumb in the middle of it.
  8. Repeat the same for rest of the dough.
  9. Lightly grease the molds with ghee.
  10. Put a little topping mixture in each mold.
  11. Press some of the prepared paneer mixture on top of the topping in each mold and shape.
  12. Garnish the Sandesh (as per your choice).
  13. Sandesh is ready, refrigerate for few hours  and serve.

Chena/ Paneer Mithai- (छेना मुरकी)- Chanar Murki–Bengali Sweets- Indian Recipe

Ingredients –

  • Paneer/ Cottage cheese (cut in small cubes) – 1 cup
  • Sugar – 1 cup
  • Rose essence (optional)

Method –

  1. Heat a pan on medium heat.
  2. Add sugar and 1/4 cup of water, mix well and stir it regularly.
  3. When you see 1 thread of the sugar syrup between your fingertips, sugar syrup is ready.
  4. Add paneer cubes into the sugar syrup and mix well.
  5. Cook on low heat until the sugar syrup reaches the setting consistency.
  6. Once the sugar syrup is thick, turn off the heat.
  7. Keep it aside, add rose water and mix well.
  8. Keep stirring regularly so that it is evenly coated over the paneer.
  9. Once sugar is coated well, pick out the paneer pieces.
  10. Use leftover sugar to prepare more murki or to make laddus.
  11. Chena mithai is ready to serve..

Chena/ Paneer Mithai- (छेना मुरकी)- Chanar Murki–Bengali Sweets- Indian Recipe

Ingredients –

  • Paneer/ Cottage cheese (cut in small cubes) – 1 cup
  • Sugar – 1 cup
  • Rose essence (optional)

Method –

  1. Heat a pan on medium heat.
  2. Add sugar and 1/4 cup of water, mix well and stir it regularly.
  3. When you see 1 thread of the sugar syrup between your fingertips, sugar syrup is ready.
  4. Add paneer cubes into the sugar syrup and mix well.
  5. Cook on low heat until the sugar syrup reaches the setting consistency.
  6. Once the sugar syrup is thick, turn off the heat.
  7. Keep it aside, add rose water and mix well.
  8. Keep stirring regularly so that it is evenly coated over the paneer.
  9. Once sugar is coated well, pick out the paneer pieces.
  10. Use leftover sugar to prepare more murki or to make laddus.
  11. Chena mithai is ready to serve..

Sandesh/ Sondesh Sweet- (झटपट बनाये दूध और चॉकलेट के संदेश)-Bengali Sweets- Indian Desserts

Ingredients –

  • Paneer / Indian Cottage cheese
  • Powder sugar (as per your taste)
  • A pinch of cardamom powder
  • Coco powder (for chocolate sandesh)
For Garnishing –
  • Chopped Pista, Tutti frutti, Saffron and sprinkle

Method –

  1. Add paneer, powdered sugar, cardamom powder into the non stick pan.
  2. Mix will and cook on low heat.
  3. Keep stirring continuously.
  4. Cook until it turns thick in consistency.
  5. Split the dough in two equal parts, one for dudh  sandesh and another half for chocolate sandesh.
  6. For making chocolate sandesh add coco powder(as per your taste).
  7. Mix and Cook for 1 minute.
  8. Once ready, turn off the heat.
  9. Grease your palms with ghee & make small balls from the dough, roll it between your palms.
  10. Press with your thumb in the middle of it.
  11. Repeat the same for rest of the dough.
  12. Garnish the sandesh (as per your choice).
  13. Sandesh is ready, refrigerate and use.