Bhapa (Steamed) Sandesh

Name: Bhapa (Steamed) Sandesh
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 gms. Amul Paneer; 4 tbsp. brown sugar, powdered; 1/4 tsp. cardamom powder; 1 & 1/2 tsp. rose water; 1 tsp. chopped pista to garnish; 1/2 tsp. ghee to grease

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#Dusshera - Sandesh is a very popular Bengali sweet which is prepared from homemade chenna / paneer made out of fresh full cream milk. How about a quicker method? This is the steamed version and I prepared it out of 'Amul Paneer'. It cuts down a lot of your precious time.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

200gms. Amul Paneer
4 tbsp.brown sugar, powdered
1/4 tsp.cardamom powder
1& 1/2 tsp. rose water
1 tsp.chopped pista to garnish
1/2 tsp.ghee to grease

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Steps

1

Blend the paneer till smooth. Add the sugar, cardamom powder and rose water. Mix well and transfer to a greased container / steel tiffin box with a lid.
2

In the absence of a tiffin box close the container in which it is being steamed with an aluminium foil.
3

Place the tiffin box in a pressure cooker which has some water in the bottom. Close the lid of the cooker and do not place the vent. It can also be steamed in a pan with a lid or in a steamer. The choice is yours.
4

Steam for 13-15 minutes (5 minutes on high and the remaining on low flame). When it cools down, cut into desired shapes and garnish with chopped pista. Chill to serve.