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Bangalore,becausetherewerenotmanysweetshops.EveryweekendwehadtogotofamousKC
Dastogetsweetsordesserts.Butatleastonegreatshopwasthere.InSanDiego,wedontfind
Bengalisweetsinhundredmilesradius.Sothereisonlyonewaymakeyourownsweetsathome
andsomyjourneyofexperimentswithdessertsstarts.
NowadayswheneverIinvitesomebodyforlunchordinner,Ihavetomakeatleasttwodessert
dishes.Ilovetomakethembecauseeverytimeitcomesoutsoperfectandmakesmemore
confidenttotrysomethingdifferentnexttime.TodayIwillsharerecipeofSondeshwhichIlearntat
theveryinitialdaysofmyjourneywithdessert.

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AlsotherearetwodistinctgroupsofSondesh.Oneissoftor'NaromPakrSondesh'and
other type is harder variety of Sondesh, called 'Koda Pakr Sondesh' where Cottage
Cheese / Chhana / Chhena is cooked for a longer time to make it hard. On the other
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I'mgoingtosharetodaybelongstothis'NaromPak'group.

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1.Boilthemilkinapan,stircontinuously.Oncethemilkstartsboiling,lowertheflame.Pourthe
lemonjuice.Stirthemilk.Oncethemilkstartscurdlingandchangesintochhana(cottagecheese)
andgreenishwater,removethepanfromheat.
2Leavethechhana/cottagecheeseinthisconditionfor57mins.
3.Putitoverasoftcottoncloth/oracheesecloth(ifyouhaveany).Letallthewaterdrainaway.
4.Nowputthisclothwiththechhana(cottageCheese)undercoldrunningwaterfor23
minutes.Thiswillhelptoremovethesmelloflemon.

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5.Hangthechhanaalongwiththeclothonthekitchentap/faucetfor45minutesto1hr.
6.Nowonceagainsqueezetheclothifthereisanyextrawater.Trytogetridofasmuchwateras
possiblebutnotethatthechhana(cottagecheese)shouldnotgettoodry.

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1.Takethechhena(cottagecheese),Ricottacheese,sugar/datepalmjaggerychoppedpistachio
andvanillaessence(ifyouusedatepalmjaggery,don'tneedtoaddvanillaessence)inabigbowl.
Mixthemnicelywithyourpalmorputitinafoodprocessor.
2.Greaseanovenproofbowlwithbutterandputallthecheesemixtureintoit.
3.CookitintheMicrowavefor8minutesorso,tillitlookslike(Sondesh)fudge.After5minutesof
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1 comment:
Anonymous May 8, 2014 at 6:46 AM
Thanks for sharing this recipe. I made it last night and worked as a charm. You have made it so
simple for us to prepare in minutes. Thanks again.
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