How to make Kesar Pista Roll -
Delicious rolls prepared with pista, cashewnuts and khoya.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : khoya, Pistachios (पिस्ते )
Cuisine : Bengali
Course : Mithais
For more recipes related to Kesar Pista Roll checkout Gulab Jamun, Mawa Gujiya, Mawa Modak, Gulab Jamun . You can also find more Mithais recipes like Anar ki Barfi, Patishapta Pitha, Cherry Halwa, Churma Lapsi.
Kesar Pista Roll 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 : 26-30 minutes
Cook time : 16-20 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Sweet
Ingredients for Kesar Pista Roll Recipe
khoya 250 grams
Pistachios 125 grams
Cashewnut powder 125 grams
Powdered sugar 1 1/3 cups
Milk powder 1 tablespoon
Saffron (kesar) a few strands
Green cardamom powder 1/4 teaspoon
Silver warq 2 sheet
Method
Step 1
Blanch pistachios in two cups of hot water for five minutes. Drain, peel and chop finely. Cook mawa in a heavy bottomed pan for about ten minutes, let it cool.
Step 2
Add cashewnut powder, sugar and milk powder and knead to a smooth mixture. Divide the mixture into two equal parts. To one part add saffron. To the other, add chopped pistachios and cardamom powder.
Step 3
Take a small portion of the pista mixture and cover it with a little of the saffron mixture and roll to form a cylinder. Shape all the rolls in the same manner.
Step 4
Keep the rolls aside to dry. Decorate with silver varq and serve.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 2955 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 295.3 gm
Protein : 132.2 gm
Fat : 249 gm
Other : Iron- 28.5mg
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