Indian Cooking Recipe: Sondesh
The following are the instructions on how to cook delicious Indian food: Sondesh
Ingredients:
a. liter milk preboiled and top cream removed
2. 1/2 tsp. citric acid or
3. Juice of 1 lemon
a. tsp. corn flour
4. 1/2 cup sugar ground fine
5. 1/4 tsp. essence of choice
6. Few drops color to match essence flavour
7. (Eg. green with pista essence)
8. For topping:
a. tsp. slivered pistas and almonds
9. 1/4 tsp. cardamom powder
10. Small moulds of choice
Method of Preparation:
Dissolve acid or lemon juice in 1/2 cup warm water Put milk to boil. When it rises, pour acidic water all over it. Reduce heat and stir till fully curdled. When whey and water separate completely, remove from heat. Strain in clean muslin cloth. Hold under running water for a minute. Press out excess water and hang for 15 minutes (paneer is made).
Empty the paneer in a large plate. Take 2 tbsp. of paneer in a heavy pan and add corn flour. Heat on med. flame stirring continuously for 3-4 minutes.
Cool, add to paneer in plate; add sugar, essence and color.
Mix till very smooth. Lightly grease and dust moulds with ghee and corn flour.
Mix topping ingredients. Sprinkle little topping in each mould.
Press paneer mixture into it and level top. Chill for 3-4 hours. Unmould carefully.
Serve chilled in individual paper cups (optional).
Note: If paneer is quite firm then corn flour can be omitted. Continue without the relative step. No cooking is then required.
