Name: Chanaar Malaai Sondesh recipe by Runa Ganguly at BetterButter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 litre of plain/full fat milk; 1 tbsp cardamom powder; 2 tbsp of sugar; 2 tbsp ghee; 100 gms condensed milk; Juice of 1 lemon; Finely chopped dry fruits like almonds and pistachios

Ingredients Serving: 6

1 litre of plain/full fat milk
1 tbsp cardamom powder
2 tbsp of sugar
2 tbsp ghee
100 gms condensed milk
Juice of 1 lemon
Finely chopped dry fruits like almonds and pistachios

Instructions

Bring milk to boil on full/high heat in a vessel
Lower the heat once the milk is boiled and add the lemon juice now
Keep stirring the milk til it curdles and switch off the stove and set aside
Using a Muslin cloth strain the water in the vessel and collect the chaana/paneer obtained in the cloth
Get the chaana completely dry by squeezing out the excess water while in the cloth still. place the fresh chaana in a bowl
In a non stick pan, add 2 tbsp of ghee and melt it over medium heat
Add the chaana now and combine well with the ghee. Sauté for about 2 minutes
Next add the sugar, condensed milk, cardamom and mix well over Low heat
Keep stirring till the mixture comes together to form a lump
Switch off the stove and place the mixture on a greased plate or a box and gently spread it in
Drizzle the chopped dry fruits of your choice and gently press them on the mixture
Let cool and cut into desired shape to make the sondesh

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