Sandesh (confectionery)
 Nollen Sandesh from West Bengal, India |
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| Place of origin | India |
| Region or state | Bengal |
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| Course | Dessert |
| Main ingredient(s) | Jaggery (Gurr), Condensed Milk |
Sandesh (Bengali: সন্দেশ Shôndesh, Hindi: संदेश) is an Indian dessert. It is popular in Bengal region (present independent Bangladesh and West Bengal, a province of India) and also rest of India. It is created with milk and sugar [1]. Some recipes of Sandesh call for the use of chhena (Indian 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. The best sandesh makers are from Narail and Dhaka in Bangladesh and Kolkata in West Bengal, India.[citation needed]
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[edit] Types
Parijat, Rose Cream, Dilkhush, Abar Khabo, Chocolate Talsansh are among the most popular types. "Makha" sandesh hails from Bardhaman district of West Bengal.
[edit] Preparation
The most common way of making the sandesh is with the use of Chhana or cottage cheese. Chhana is the solid form which is separated by curdling milk, and it has wide application in sweet-preparation in Bengal. The simplest kind of Sandesh in Bengal is the kanchagolla. It is basically prepared by tossing the Indian cheese (chhena) lightly with sugar over low heat. The sandesh is essentially hot, sweetened Chhana which has been shaped into balls. For the more complex and elaborately prepared sandesh, 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 moulded into a variety of shapes. These shapes can frequently be seen resembling conch-shells, elephants, fish etc. The shapes are mostly given my way of moulds. The majority of these moulds are carved out of stone, though some may also be carved from wood.
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