Shondesh
Shondesh From Bengal
Shonndesh (Bengali: সন্দেশ Shôndesh; Hindi: संदेश) is a Bengali dessert created with milk and sugar.[1] Some recipes of Shondesh call for the use of chhena (cheese) or paneer instead of milk.[2] Some people in the region of Dhaka call it Pranahara (literally, heart 'stealer') which is a softer kind of sandesh, made with mawa and the essence of curd.[3]
Preparation
Shondesh can be made with the use of Chhena
or cottage cheese. The simplest kind of Shondesh in Bengal is the makha
sandesh (makha=kneaded). It is basically prepared by tossing the Indian
cheese (chhena) lightly with sugar over low heat. The sandesh is
essentially hot, sweetened Chhana. When shaped into balls it is called
kanchagolla (kancha=raw; golla=ball). For the more complex and
elaborately prepared shondesh, the chhana which is used for preparation
is dried and pressed, flavored with essence of fruits, sometimes even
colored and cooked to many different levels of consistencies. Sometimes
it is filled with syrup, blended with coconut or kheer and molded into a
variety of shapes. These shapes can frequently be seen resembling
conch-shells, elephants, fish etc.Nollen Shondesh creates a sweet giving
(cadbury) chocolate as crust with choco-cheese filling.
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