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.