Dry Fruit Sandesh

INGREDIENTS:

• 1.9 litre full cream milk
• 3 tbsp lemon juice
• 125 ml pure maple syrup
• ¼ tsp cardamom powder
• 3 tbsp almonds or pistachios to garnish

METHOD:

• Boil full cream milk in a thick bottomed pan, stir occasionally.
• Turn down the heat to add lemon juice and mix well until the milk hurdles.
• Drain off the curdled milk using cloth.
• Rinse with cold water, making sure the paneer remains soft and removes lemon flavour.
• Squeeze the paneer and drain off the water.
• Hang the cloth along with curdled milk for about 30 minutes and then, mash it till it becomes soft.
• Add pure maple syrup and mix well.
• Cook the prepared paneer dough in a kadai on low flame for about 5 minutes.
• Add in cardamom powder, mix well and let it cool for 5 minutes.
• Cut out squares from the dough and garnish with some almond and pistachios.

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