How to make Khejurer Sandesh -
Dates cooked in milk and mixed with chenna to make these delicious sandesh - most popular sweet from West Bengal.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Dates (खजूर), Chenna (छैना)
Cuisine : Bengali
Course : Mithais
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Khejurer Sandesh Recipe Card
The Bengalis are great food lovers and take pride in their cuisine. In fact so obsessed are they about food, that the man of the house goes to the market daily to buy a fresh supply vegetables and fish which is a must in their daily menu. The medium of cooking is mustard oil which adds its own pungency. Another very important item of Bengali cuisine is the variety of sweets or mishti as they call them. Most of them are milk based and are prepared from chhena.
A meal, for the Bengali, is a ritual in itself. Bengalis spend not only the great deal of time thinking about the food but also on its preparation and eating.
Prep Time : 16-20 minutes
Cook time : 11-15 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Sweet
Ingredients for Khejurer Sandesh Recipe
Dates stoned 200 grams
Chenna 400 grams
Milk 21/2 cups
Sugar 1/2 cup
Green cardamom powder 1 teaspoon
Method
Step 1
Knead the chhena with hand or blend in a mixer. Chop dates. Add to milk and boil on medium heat till thick.
Step 2
Add chhena and sugar and keep stirring on low heat. Remove when mixture thickens and leaves the sides of the vessel.
Step 3
Add green cardamom powder and stir for a few minutes more. When the mixture becomes lukewarm blend in the mixie.
Step 4
Grease moulds. Divide the mixture into small balls. Press each against moulds. Serve at room temperature
Nutrition Info
Calories : 2162 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 213.1 gm
Protein : 92.1 gm
Fat : 104.6 gm
Other : 0
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