Sandesh
Milk-Sculpted Sweet Offering
Origin: West Bengal
Introduction
Soft cheesey sweets shaped and flavored, Sandesh is offered in Krishna and Durga temples across Bengal.
- Preparing Chhena
Ingredients:
- 1 liter milk
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions:
- Boil milk, curdle, strain chhena.
- Mixing & Shaping
Ingredients:
- ¼ cup sugar
- Rose water or saffron
Instructions:
- Knead chhena with sugar and flavor, shape into discs or dolls.
- Serving Suggestions
- Offered as artisanal sweet in temple rituals.