Bhapa Sandesh | How to make Steamed Sandesh
Bhapa Sandesh is steamed Sondesh using just sugar and cardamom for spice. You can garnish with saffron and nuts for a rich taste. This sweet can be cooked in the pressure cooker or in Microwave where it gets done in 2 mins.
Servings 6 2 inch pieces
Ingredients
- 1 cup Paneer / Chhana / Cottage Cheese
- 1/2 cup Sugar (add as per taste)
- A Pinch Cardamom Powder
- Mixed Nuts for garnish
- Few Strands Saffron
- 2 tbsp Milk
Instructions
- Follow this post to make soft Chhana for making Sandesh.
- Take one cup of well kneaded Chhana and start adding sugar and mix well.
- You will end up having a soft and sweetish smelling chhana.
- Add cardamom and knead again.
- Soak saffron in 2 tbsp milk.
- If you are going to steam in a pressure cooker, you can grease with butter, pat this chhana over it and add milk along with saffron.
- Cover the pan with an aluminum foil. Add 1 cup water to the pressure cooker, bring to a boil. Then, place the covered pan inside the pressure cooker and steam for 15 to 20 mins on medium heat.
- I used microwave and cooking in the microwave is very quick.
- Grease a microwave safe bowl, press down the chhana and sprinkle milk with saffron.
- Microwave for a minute. Wait and again microwave for another minute.
- Steaming is done. Let it set at room temperature, refrigerate for 30 mins.
- Cut into pieces and serve with sprinkled nuts over it.
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