An authentic famous Bengali Sandesh made out of chhena and jaggery popular all over Bengal.

Gurer Sandesh

By Juthi Chakrabarty

Jan, 13th

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Servings

5 persons

Cook Time

30 minutes

Ingredients

3 - 5

Ingredients

Chhena or Chhana - 2 cups
Patali gur (jaggery) - 200 grams
Nollen gur (jaggery) - 1 cup
Corn starch - 2 tablespoons
Milk powder - 2 tablespoons

Instructions

Knead the chhena well. Check that the chhena dough should not be sticky in nature.
Now mix patali gur with the chhena and knead the dough well.
Now heat a wok (kadhai). Add the chhena dough and stir constantly while cooking on low flame. Keep on adding milk powder and cornstarch gradually. Stir constantly until it doesn't remain sticky. Let it cool.
Now apply oil on you palms and smake small balls out of the cooled down mixture.
With you finger, slightly press the top of a roundel to make a depression on it and pour little nollen gur on it. Sandesh is finally ready to be served !

Notes/Tips

Make sure to knead the chhena dough well with the pressure of your palms. Knead it at least for 5 to 7 minutes till it becomes non sticky.

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