Recipe: Perfect Bhapa (Steamed) Sandesh

Bhapa (Steamed) Sandesh. Bhapa Sondesh, Bengali Steamed sandesh, Oriya Steamed Chena, Chhena Steam Mitha, Sandesh Recipe in Hindi #SandeshRecipe #OriyaRecipe #bengaliRecipe. Bhapa Sandesh or steamed Sandesh is a traditional Bengali Sandesh recipe , we made these recipe in steam that's why it's call steamed or bhapa Sandesh. Sandesh is a popular sweet of Orissa and West Bengal.

भाप में बना छैना सन्देश -आसान मिठाई । Steamed Sandesh Recipe. Sandesh is a popular sweet of Orissa and West Bengal. It is made up of lesser no.of ingredients and scrumptious to eat. You can cook Bhapa (Steamed) Sandesh using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Bhapa (Steamed) Sandesh

1. You need 200 of gms. Amul Paneer.
2. You need 4 tbsp. of brown sugar, powdered.
3. You need 1/4 tsp. of cardamom powder.
4. You need 1 of & 1/2 tsp. rose water.
5. Prepare 1 tsp. of chopped pista to garnish.
6. You need 1/2 tsp. of ghee to grease.

Bhapa Sandesh, Oriya Steamed Chena, Steamed Sandesh Recipe, Chhena Steam Mitha भाप में बना छैना सन्देश - कम इन्ग्रेडिएन्ट्स से बनी आसान मिठाई. It is the steamed milk fudge traditionally prepared with chena/paneer. But here is my version with the ricotta cheese. Check out the detailed video recipe of this bhapa sandesh with ricotta cheese below.

Bhapa (Steamed) Sandesh instructions

1. Blend the paneer till smooth. Add the sugar, cardamom powder and rose water. Mix well and transfer to a greased container / steel tiffin box with a lid..
2. In the absence of a tiffin box close the container in which it is being steamed with an aluminium foil..
3. Place the tiffin box in a pressure cooker which has some water in the bottom. Close the lid of the cooker and do not place the vent. It can also be steamed in a pan with a lid or in a steamer. The choice is yours..
4. Steam for 13-15 minutes (5 minutes on high and the remaining on low flame). When it cools down, cut into desired shapes and garnish with chopped pista. Chill to serve..

Steam in a cooker for about fifteen minutes. Once the pressure comes down, take it out and cut into squares or diamonds. Bhapa means steamed and sandesh is a Bengali sweet made from milk and sugar. Some recipes of Sandesh like this call for use of chenna or paneer. This dish is inspired from Rumela Roy on her blog. 'Bhapa Sandesh' or steamed milk fudge need no introduction to any Bengali , for others it Cut it into the pieces.