Today we will make Sandesh
It is a tastier sweet
It is very popular in Orrissa and Bengal
You will really enjoy having it
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Come, let us start the cooking
To make it, chenna is required
For it, we took 2 litres of cow's milk
You can also use full cream milk
Switch on the flame and let the milk boil
In the meantime, we will extract the juice of lemons
Coarsely ground the green cardamoms
The milk has boiled
Switch off the flame
Cool down the milk and then add the juice of lemons
It helps to make the Chenna soft
4 minutes have passed, the milk has cooled down too
Mix water to the lemon juice equal to its quantity
It is 2 to 2.5 tablespoons of lemon juice
Add some jucie to it in intervals and stir it
We will add it and mix it
As you can notice, milk water and solids have separated
Do not add the remaining lemon juice
Now, we will filter and separate the Chenna
Spread some cotton cloth over it as shown
Add the Chenna milk to it
We will tie and separate the Chenna in cloth
I am adding it to the water and washing it
It will help to separate the flavour of lemon
Squeeze it well
The Chenna is ready
Now, we will add it in a jar and whisk to make it smooth
The chenna has become smooth
Now,we will add a 1/4 cup of milk to it
Add 6 tablespoons of powdered sugar to it
You can increase or decrease it quantity as per your taste
We will whisk this more
The smooth paste of all the ingredients is ready
We will add the cardamom powder to it
We took a container
Grease it with some clarified butter
Spread it evenly
Add the paste to it
Spread it evenly
Tap it as shown
Spread 15 to 20 saffron strands over it
To steam it, we took a vessel
We have placed a wired stand in it
You can use any plate with broad corners instead of it
Add 2.5 to 3 cups of water in it
Switch on the flame
Cover to boil it quickly
The water has started boiling, there is steam forming in it
Turn the flame to low and place container inside the vessel
Cover it
Keep the flame from low to medium
and steam it for half an hour
30 minutes have passed
The chenna has steamed
We can even check it as shown
The knife is coming out clean
It has steamed well
Remove it from the vessel
Cool it and later on place it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to set
We have stored it in the refrigerator for half an hour
Sandesh has set well
Firstly, we will separate it from the corners
We have applied clarified butter on it and it freezes in the refrigerator
We will heat it from the bottom
for 10 to 12 seconds
Now, we will remove it in the plate
The Sandesh's final results is perfect
We will cut it into the pieces
Steamed Sandesh is ready to be served
It is tasty, spongy and soft
It is very easier to make
Be attentive, whisk Chenna well until it reaches to the creamy texture
Grease the vessel well with clarified butter and add it in which you want to steam it
Keep the flame from low to medium while steaming it
The steam should constantly form in it and it shouldn't be higher
It should heat the vessel
You will make the perfect steamed Sandesh
You should try it and eat it
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