Sandesh

Sandesh -

Bengal's super hit sweet, made with sweetened cottage cheese and flavored with cardamom and kesar.

Ingredients:

150 gm paneer
1/2 cup khoya - grated
4 green cardamom - crushed
Large pinch of kesar
6 Tbsp sugar / gur
6 almonds - shredded thin lengthwise

Method:

Blend the paneer, khoya and sugar/gur together till smooth. You can do this in a blender or use the back of a katori to mash them together.
Mix in the cardamom and set in a layer about 1/2" thick or mold into round shapes by rolling in between the palm.
Cut into squares or diamonds or keep it as round.
Top with kesar, shredded almonds and pistachio or as you wish.
Refrigerate till set and serve.