Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the recipes category.

Chocolate Sandesh Recipe.

Ingredients:

To make chenna or paneer yields 1 1/4 cup
1 liter whole milk
1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice or vinegar or 1/4 cup of yogurt (add more if needed)
1 cup ice cubes
to make chocolate sandesh
1 1/4 cup paneer (little more or less will do)
5 to 6 tbsp sugar cane sugar or (powder the sugar)
2 to 2 1/2 tsp cocoa powder
1 pinch cinnamon powder or few drops of vanilla extract (optional)

Recipe Instructions:

For chocolate sandesh
heat up milk on a medium flame and bring it to a boil.
Dilute vinegar or lemon juice with the same amount of water and set aside.
When the milk comes to a boil, pour the lemon juice and stir well for the milk to curdle.
Add ice cubes to the curdled milk to prevent further cooking, else chenna turns to a grainy texture
let it rest for a minute.
Drain it off to a cheese cloth with a colander under it.
Squeeze off excess whey and knot it.
Hang it for about 45 minutes depending on the moisture in the chenna or cheese.
The paneer should not have any moisture in it and should turn dry.
How to make chocolate sandesh
crumble the paneer and knead it well until smooth for about 2 to 3 mins.
This step helps to prevent the chocolate sandesh from turning grainy.
Ensure the paneer is smooth and not grainy.
Add it to a pan along with cane sugar or powdered refined sugar, vanilla.
If using cinnamon you can add it with cocoa.
Cook the mixture, the sugar melts and becomes gooey.
Cook until the mixture thickens but is still moist.
Off the stove and add cocoa and cinnamon.
Cool it.
Knead well for about 3 to 5 minutes.
Take small portions and make balls and flatten them slightly.
Tuck your favorite toppings like choco chips or sprinkles.
Refrigerate chocolate sandesh for about one hour and serve.

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