Ingredients

• 1 litre - milk
• 1/2 cup - curd
• 2 slices - well drained canned pineapple slices
• 3 tbsp - sugar

How to Make Sandesh Diyas

• Boil milk and add the beaten curds.
• When the milk curdles remove from fire and sieve through a muslin cloth.
• Hold cloth securely, wash it in running water.
• Press out excess water gently.
• Transfer soft cheese into a pan.
• Add sugar, heat very lightly, till sugar melts.
• Take off fire, cool for a while.
• Grind this in a mixer till it turns smooth.
• Transfer into a plate.
• Grind coarsely drained pineapple pieces.
• Press out excess liquid and add to the soft cheese.
• Mix well, chill till stiff, shape into solid diya shapes.
• Use a hollow mould if required.
• Paint to highlight with food colour if desired.
• Chill well, store in closed container in refrigerator.