Ingredients

• 200 g - fresh cottage cheese
• 75 g - castor sugar
• 50 g - khoya
• 1/2 cup - pistachio nuts (chopped)
• a few drops of pista essence
• silver foil
• saffron
• For garnishing:
• Pistachio nuts

How to Make Sparkling silver sandesh

• Mash together cheese, khoya and castor sugar.
• Cook in a heavy bottomed pan on a low flame till mixture is dry.
• Add chopped nuts and essence.
• Shape into small pear shapes and cover each with silver foil.
• Dissolve saffron in warm water and using a finger, draw a circle with saffron towards the top.
• Garnish with slivers of pistachio nuts.