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Bhapa/Steamed Sandesh/Orange Sandesh

Sujata Roy
Bhapa or steamed sandesh. Orange flavored steamed sandesh is very easy to make yet taste is scrumptious. You don’t need much ingredients to make this sweet. Try and enjoy the heavenly taste.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Bengali sweet, Indian sweet
Cuisine Bengali cuisine
Servings 6 People

Equipment

  • 1 Plate 
  • 1 Mixer grinder
  • 1 Grater 
  • 1 bowl or separater
  • Aluminum foil
  • 1 pressure cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 2 liter milk
  • 6 tbsp sugar
  • 5 tsp orange juice
  • 1/4 tsp orange zest
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • orange segment

Instructions
 

  • Make paneer/chhena or cottage cheese with 2 liter milk. To get the method of making paneer click on the link below 👇
    https://batterupwithsujata.com/2018/11/khoa-or-dried-milk-and-paneer-or-cottage-cheese/
  • In a bowl mix paneer and sugar nicely till soft and smooth. If you like you can add little more sugar. Taste after mixing before adding more.
  • You can grind or blend it too. Add orange juice and orange zest mix properly. Knead it nicely until soft and smooth. Or blend in your mixer grinder.
  • Take a container and grease it with ghee/clarified butter. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon sugar and pieces of orange segment. Watch video recipe for details.
  • Add the paneer mixture and cover with lid. If you don’t have with lid container take a steel bowl and cover tightly with aluminum foil.
  • In a pressure cooker add 1 cup water and place the container in it. Cover the cooker lid but don’t put the weight over the vent pipe. Cook it for 20 minutes on low medium flame.
  • Take the container out, turn it on a plate. Leave it to cool at room temperature and then refrigerate it for an hour.
    Slice and enjoy the heavenly taste.

Video

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