Preparation time : 30 minutes
Cooking time : nil
Serves : 4 members
Description
Panner ( ricotta cheese ) is one ingredient that I got to know of very late as a kid. I remember eating palak panner in a restaurant for the first time when I was in the fourth standard in ooty. Not knowing what it is made of and tasted like nothing actually. I was in a confused state of mind then. From then on it was just another ingredient to me that is used in savoury dishes. The first time I got to see trala dalal use panner to make cheese cake.. my head did spin thinking yuk panner in a dessert. Wonder how it would taste. Finally I did end up following trala dalals vegetarian method of making a cheese cake with panner. My myth of panner is used just for making savoury things was thrown into the bins. Now I try to make a lot of deserts with panner and this is one such try that I did with tinned mixed fruits. This dessert should be had with in a day or two of making. With no cooking required, this is my go to recipe most of the time. I make the same with the fruits of the season for filling like stewed Apple’s or pineapples .
Try this dessert this Diwali season and entertain your loved ones with zing.
Fruit Sandesh
Ingredients
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Panner ( ricotta cheese ) | 200 grams |
| Powdered sugar | 5 tablespoons |
| Milk | 2 teaspoon ( optional , add only if the panner is too dry ) |
| Rose essence | one drop |
Ingredients for the fruit filling
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Tinned fruit | 1 tin drained |
| Saffron | a pinch |
Method
- Mix drained mixed fruits with rose essence and saffron. keep aside.
- Crumble the panner and add the sugar powder. Mix well. If dry add milk it’s optional. Knead well together. Roll into lemon size balls.
- Flatten each ball to Palm size . Place a teaspoon of mixed fruit in the centre. Bring the flattened panner edges towards the centre and close the fruits and roll to a log shape of finger size. Do the same to all the panner dough and fruits mix.
- Place in the refrigerator until needed to be served. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve chilled.
