Natorer Sandesh -Fresh cheese Dessert

Preparation Time 45 min

Ingredients:

# 6 whole cardamom pods, seeds only, finely ground.
# 10 pistachios, finely crushed.
# 1 tablespoon ghee.
# 1/2 cup sugar.
# 6 tablespoons lemon juice.
# 1 gallon whole milk.



Processes:

In a large, heavy saucepan, bring milk to the boiling over point. Add lemon juice and stir, until milk curdles. Remove from heat and let set for a few minutes.Pour curds into a cheesecloth. Tie cloth and press out excess moisture, until cheese is firm, like the curds in dry curd cottage cheese.Place cheese on a board, knead in sugar until the cheese is smooth.
In a large heavy frying pan, heat ghee. Add sugared cheese and cook on low to medium heat for 7 minutes, stirring constantly. Otherwise it will stick or burn. Add crushed pistachios and ground cardamom.
Remove from heat. Pour Sandesh into a serving dish and smooth out by pressing down firmly with a spoon. Cut into equally sized portions. Serve either warm or chilled.Then serve it your style, as you like.