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Pista Sandesh
A popular Bengali sweet made with paneer for all special occasions.
Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
35
minutes
mins
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Bengali
Ingredients
1 1/2
litre
Milk - 1 1/2 litres
1
cup
Sugar - 1 cup
25 to 30
Pistachios - 25 to 30
1/2
tsp
Citric Acid - 1/2 tsp
to garnish
Silver Vark (Silver Foil)
optional
Instructions
Boil the milk in a pan over medium flame.
Remove from flame and add citric acid.
Allow it to curdle.
Pass it through a muslin cloth (or any thin, clean white cloth) and hang it out, so that any excess moisture drips out.
Squeeze out any excess water and transfer the paneer to a mixer.
Grind this until smooth without adding water.
Add sugar and mix well.
Transfer to a pan over low flame.
Keep stirring, ensuring the paneer does not change colour.
When the paneer mixture stops sticking to the pan and has a cream consistency, remove from flame.
Powder half of the pistachios and add to the mixture.
Mix well and shape them into small balls or squares.
Garnish each of the sandesh with a whole pistachio.
Garnish with silver foil.
Serve or store it in an airtight container.
Notes
You can also use store-bought paneer.