Sandesh

About Sandesh

Ingredients

• Cottage cheese (chenna) 300 gms
• Powdered sugar 4 to 5 tbsps
• Orange juice 1 tbsp
• Orange essence (optional) 2 drops
• Orange food colour (optional) 2 drops
• Decoration
• Medium oranges, peeled and segments separated and pulp gathered 2
• Almonds, blanched, peeled and sliced 4
• Pistachios, blanched, peeled and sliced 4

How to Make Sandesh (Stepwise Photos)

Method

1. Put chenna on a parat, add sugar and knead thoroughly. Add orange juice, orange essence and orange color and mix well.
2. Spread half of this mixture on a plate to form a 125 mm square. Arrange half the orange segments on top. Cover with the remaining chenna mixture, spreading it evenly on top. Keep the plate in the refrigerator to chill and set.
3. Cut into small circles with a cutter, arrange them on a serving platter, decorate with almond and pistachio slices and serve.

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Chaitrali Deshmukh

Thank you for the amazing instructions.

I have success w/ my dosa but does not last long stored in the refrigerator.

Maybe I am fermenting for too long, or add the salt before the rise?

I also was wondering if it is important to blend separately or can it be blended all together?

Reply

Chef Saransh Goila

Hi Chaitrali,
Yes, cut down the fermentation time and add salt only to the required portion at the time of making the dosa. Also storing in smaller containers just enough for a day helps. Once the batter in a larger container is disturbed (by stirring or scooping out a little etc), I feel it turns sour faster. You can blend them together if you want. But we do it separately because we want the dal batter to become fluffy and the rice batter slightly coarse. Fluffy dal batter makes the dosas light and coarse rice batter makes them extra crispy without making the dosas hard. Hope this helps