Come winter and we Bengali's have a long list of sweet meat made with Nalen Gur.
The Bengali Sandesh is a favourite with one and all.
Now chefs are coming up with innovations all the time and cooking up a storm by giving Bengali classics a twist.
This recipe is one of them......It may not go down well with everybody but what's the harm in trying to enhance the taste with the use of wine....
Cottage Cheese......................................................made from1 litre full cream milk
Lemon Juice...........................................................made from 1/2 a lemon
Powdered Sugar...................................................2 tbsp
Nalen Gur................................................................4 tbsp
Sweet Wine..............................................................4 tbsp
Put the cottage cheese in a muslin cloth and wash under running water to get rid of the sour, lemony smell. Tie the loose ends of the cloth and hang to drain all the water. Do this for an hour and then place the cottage cheese on a plain surface and press with something heavy to make it completely dry. After another hour take this cheese on a flat plate.
Start kneading with the heel of your palm. Once the cheese becomes smooth (approx 5 minutes) add the sugar and again knead till all the sugar melts in (another 2-3 minutes).
Finally, add the jaggery before kneading the dough for another couple of minutes. Take this in a non-stick pan and on very low heat cook this for 3-4 minutes. Now add sweet wine to the mix. Keep stirring the dough continuously. Don't paniic if you find the dough little soft, it will harden as it cools.
To give shape to sandesh use stone terracotta moulds. Brush the inside of the mould with little ghee or refined oil and press little bit of dough to transfer the design.
Remove from the dough and keep on a serving dish.
The Bengali Sandesh is a favourite with one and all.
Now chefs are coming up with innovations all the time and cooking up a storm by giving Bengali classics a twist.
This recipe is one of them......It may not go down well with everybody but what's the harm in trying to enhance the taste with the use of wine....
Nalen Gurer Sandesh With Wine
Ingredients :
Cottage Cheese......................................................made from1 litre full cream milk
Lemon Juice...........................................................made from 1/2 a lemon
Powdered Sugar...................................................2 tbsp
Nalen Gur................................................................4 tbsp
Sweet Wine..............................................................4 tbsp
Method :
Put the cottage cheese in a muslin cloth and wash under running water to get rid of the sour, lemony smell. Tie the loose ends of the cloth and hang to drain all the water. Do this for an hour and then place the cottage cheese on a plain surface and press with something heavy to make it completely dry. After another hour take this cheese on a flat plate.
Start kneading with the heel of your palm. Once the cheese becomes smooth (approx 5 minutes) add the sugar and again knead till all the sugar melts in (another 2-3 minutes).
Finally, add the jaggery before kneading the dough for another couple of minutes. Take this in a non-stick pan and on very low heat cook this for 3-4 minutes. Now add sweet wine to the mix. Keep stirring the dough continuously. Don't paniic if you find the dough little soft, it will harden as it cools.
To give shape to sandesh use stone terracotta moulds. Brush the inside of the mould with little ghee or refined oil and press little bit of dough to transfer the design.
Remove from the dough and keep on a serving dish.
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