~< Rose Sandesh stuffed with gulkand >~

Makes 15-18 sandesh

Ingredients :

15 oz Ricotta cheese full fat
1/2 cup full fat milk powder
1/2 cup Sugar
1 tbsp Ghee
4 tbsp Rose syrup
1/4 cup Roughly chopped Pistachios **
4 tsp Gulkand **
2 tsp rose water, optional


Directions:

1. In a bowl mix ricotta cheese, milk powder, rose syrup and sugar. Mix until everything is well combined and there are no lumps.

2. In a pan add melted ghee and then the ricotta mixture. Turn on the stove and cook on medium for 18-20 minutes. Keep stirring every few minutes. In the end you want the mixture to leave the sides of the pan.

3. Remove from the stove and keep the pan on a cooling rack.

4. Optional step - add rose water and mix it well.

5. Leave the mixture in the pan and let it cool for a 15-20 minutes. The mixture thickens when it cools.

6. Meanwhile prepare the gulkand stuffing. Chop pistachios and mix it in gulkand. (If your gulkand is a little dry then add a few drops of water and zap it in the microwave for 15 seconds. ) 

7. When the sandesh mixture is cool enough to handle, grease you hands with a little ghee and shape the sandesh into discs or cubes.

8. Take 1/4 tsp of gulkand mixture and stuff it in the centre of the sandesh.

This is a really quick and easy dessert recipe for a potluck or dinner party. Not too sweet ( almost healthy ) and and looks quite fancy too !


** Note : The gulkand stuffing is optional. They taste good without the stuffing and literally melt in the mouth. You can just add a simple criss-cross design with a fork and they'd look pretty too. See picture below.