Recipe- Healthy Indian Dessert Sandesh

Sandesh is one of the healthiest Indian desserts. There is no frying or adding ghee. We add sugar but we can reduce or even skip that too by adding sweet fruits. There are so many varieties you can make. I am sharing with you today basic Sandesh recipe.

Ingredients

1 liter milk
Juice of 1 small lemon
1 tsp rose water /kevda
1 ½ -2 tbsp powdered sugar ( while kneading chenna you can taste it and adjust the sugar accordingly)
Few strands of saffron
1 tsp milk

Method

- Boil the milk. When it comes to boil reduce the flame and add lemon juice.

- Keep stirring for 2 minutes till chenna/paneer separates.

- Line a strainer with a cotton cloth or a muslin cloth and pour chenna mixture in it.

- Tie the cloth and let it hang for 20 minutes to remove the whey.This is how chenna is going to look like.

- Add saffron strands in 1 tsp of warm milk.

- Knead the chenna in a wide thali with the heel of your palm as shown in the photo for about 5 minutes.

- Add powdered sugar and rose water. Mix thoroughly. Knead for another 2-3 minutes in the same way.

- Heat the chenna in a nonstick or anodized pan on a low flame stirring continuously.

- This will take around 3-4 minutes. When chenna starts coming together switch off the flame.

- Spread itin a plate and press with your hands lightly. Spread the saffron milk mixture over it.

- Keep it in fridge to cool. It tastes best cold.