PISTA SANDESH RECIPE

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Ingredients:

1/2 cup castor sugar
12 tblsp pistachios (powdered)
1 litre cows milk
10 pistachios
1/4 tsp citric acid

Method:

·    Boil the milk.

·    Mix citric acid in water and gradually mix in it to milk till the milk curdles.

·    Strain the paneer through a clean cloth and cool.

·    Squeeze out the excess water.

·    In a pot roast the paneer and sugar lightly for four to five minutes.

·    The paneer should not change the colour.

·    Grind this mixture in a mixie till it is soft and light (without adding water).

·    Mix in powdered pistachios to paneer-sugar mixture.

·    Divide into small portions and shape into round balls.

·    Decorate with whole pistachios and serve.

LAVANG LATIKA RECIPE

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Ingredients:

2 tblsp semolina (rava)
1/2 tsp green cardamom powder
1 pinch nutmeg powder
1 pinch salt
1 coconut grated
1/2 cup milk
pure ghee to fry 
2 cup refined flour (maida)
1/2 cup sugar (for syrup)
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup water

Method:

·    Sieve flour.

·    Mix in oil and enough water to knead into a firm dough.

·    Cover with a damp cloth and keep aside.

·    Bring the sugar and water to boil.

·    Simmer (boil slowly at low temperature) to obtain sugar syrup of three string consistency and keep aside.

·    Heat up one tsp ghee in a pot and fry the semolina till light brown.

·    Mix in milk, sugar and coconut and keep stirring on a low heat up till the mixture becomes thick.

·    Take off from heat.

·    Mix in cardamom powder and nutmeg powder.

·    Cool and divide into 12 portions.

·    Divide the dough into 12 portions.

·    Roll out one portion into a small puri.

·    Put a little stuffing in the centre and fold the puri like an envelope.

·    Stick a clove in the centre to keep it in place.

·    Heat up ghee and fry the latikas on medium heat up till golden brown.

·    Remove and soak them immediately in the hot sugar syrup.

·    Remove and serve after a couple of hours.