Lychee Sandesh

Madhumita Bishnu
Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27
Kolkata

#WorldMilkDay
#cookpadindia
Sandesh is famous in Kolkata and Lychee in the summer season is available in abundance. Today being World Milk Day I made Lychee Sandesh. Enjoying the goodness of milk and lychee as a fruit. Couldn’t resist at one.

Lychee Sandesh

#WorldMilkDay
#cookpadindia
Sandesh is famous in Kolkata and Lychee in the summer season is available in abundance. Today being World Milk Day I made Lychee Sandesh. Enjoying the goodness of milk and lychee as a fruit. Couldn’t resist at one.

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Ingredients

Preparation time-10 mins, Cooking time-3h10mins
4 people
  1. For Chena
  2. 1 ltrmilk
  3. 1 Tbspvinegar
  4. 1/4 cupwater
  5. For Sandesh
  6. 8-10lychees
  7. 1 tspRose water
  8. 1 tspcardamom powder
  9. 2 Tbspsugar
  10. For Garnish
  11. 4-5pistachios
  12. Few rose petals

Cooking Instructions

Preparation time-10 mins, Cooking time-3h10mins
  1. 1

    For Chena- in a wok boil milk at high flame and stir. When milk is boiled switch off the flame. Mix vinegar with water and slowly add to the boiled milk while stirring. Within 2-3 mins, milk will curdle. Don’t over stir.

  2. 2

    In a bowl place strainer, muslin cloth, and strain the curdled milk. Though it would be hot when tolerable to touch press gently the whey from the muslin cloth and tie to a rod to allow the whey to drop.

  3. 3

    Set aside the whey for further use in the future in various dishes. To the Chena add to a plate and add Rose Water, cardamom powder, and sugar and knead with the heel of your palm for 7-8 mins.

  4. 4

    Make small balls and refrigerate for 10 mins.

  5. 5

    For Sandesh - Wash the lychees and peel. Slit from the top and deseed slowly. Add the Chena balls one by one to each Lychee and set them aside on a plate.

  6. 6

    Insert toothpicks on the Lychee to keep it firm.

  7. 7

    Garnish with chopped pistachios and sprinkle rose petals on the plate.

  8. 8

    Enjoy and you can’t stop at one.

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