Ice Cream Sandesh Cake - Bhai Phota Special Dessert

Ice Cream Sandesh Cake is nothing but Bhapa Sandesh or Steamed Sandesh. As this is served chilled hence this is the name. 

Ingredients:

• Full cream milk - 1 liter
• Vinegar - 2 tsp
• Powdered sugar - 4 tsp
• Milk powder - 2 tsp
• Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
• Kesar color - 1/2 tsp
• Milk - 2-3 tsp
• Saffron strands - 8-10
• Pistachios (finely chopped) - 1 tsp for garnishing

Process:

1. Boil the milk and add vinegar. Once the milk curdles up, drain the content through a clean muslin cloth and let it rest for 30 minutes.

2. Transfer the cottage cheese to a blender jar, add milk powder, sugar, cardamom powder and saffron color and blend to a smooth paste.

3. Layer the baking / steaming mould with aluminum foil and spread few saffron strands and pour the batter. Cover with a foil paper and steam for 20 minutes.

4. Once done, let it cool down. Transfer to a plate gently, garnish with some chopped pistachio and refrigerate for 2-3 hours. Cut into slices and serve chilled. 

P.S. The recipe video is there on my Instagram and Youtube pages. Do check it out @romisrecipe

BAKED ROSOGOLLA

BAKED ROSOGOLLA- A delicious Indian Bengali sweet. Those who love Rosogolla and have tried baked one, I am sure you love both versions, right! Here is my Diwali series of delicious sweets. 

Ingredients

1. Rosogolla - 10-12
2. Milk - 1 ltr
3. Condensed milk - half tin
4. Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
5. Cornstarch - 1 tsp
6. Chopped almonds - 2 tsp

Process

1. Squeeze out all the syrup from every Rosogolla with the help of your hand.

2. Then soak them in cold water for 15 minutes. Squeeze out the water from Rosogolla after that and again repeat the process.

3.Boil the milk in a heavy bottom pot and reduce it to half.

4. Add cardamom powder in the reduced milk. Now add condensed milk. and check the sweetness. If you need more sweetness, you can add more.

6. Dilute the cornstarch in some cold milk and add in the milk. It will help to thicken the milk. Let it cool down completely.

7. Then put a layer of that reduced milk in a oven proof bowl. Arrange the rosogollas and spread some chopped almonds over them. Now spread the last layer of reduced milk.

9. Preheat the oven to 400F for 10 minutes. Then put the bowl on the upper rack of the oven and bake it for 10-15 minutes. Let it rest for another 5 minutes and then bring it to room temperature.