Chocolate Sandesh

Chocolate Sandesh Recipe

Ingredients:-

1 liter whole milk (To make chenna or paneer yields 1 ¼ cup)

1.5 tbsp. Lemon juice or vinegar or ¼ cup of yogurt (add more if needed)

1 cup ice cubes

1 ¼ cup paneer (little more or less will do)

5 to 6 tbsp. Cane sugar or sugar (powder the sugar)

2 to 2 ½ tsp. Cocoa powder

Pinch of cinnamon powder or few drops of vanilla extract (optional)

How to make Chocolate Sandesh:-

• Heat up milk on a medium flame and bring it to a boil. Dilute vinegar or lemon juice with the same amount of water and set aside.
• When the milk comes to a boil, pour the lemon juice and stir well for the milk to curdle. Add ice cubes to the curdled milk to prevent further cooking, else chenna turns to a grainy texture
• Let it rest for a minute. Drain it off to a cheese cloth with a colander under it.
• Squeeze off excess whey and knot it. Hang it for about 5 to 15 minutes depending on the moisture in the chenna or cheese.
• Crumble the paneer and add it to a pan along with cane sugar or powdered refined sugar, vanilla. If using cinnamon you can add it with cocoa.
• Cook the mixture, the sugar melts and becomes gooey. Cook until the mixture thickens but is still moist.
• Off the stove and add cocoa and cinnamon. Cool it.
• Knead well for about 5 minutes. Take small portions and make balls and flatten them slightly.
• Tuck your favorite toppings like choco chips, nuts  or sprinkles.
• Refrigerate for about one hour and serve.