Well!!! my daddy loves desserts and that too indian ones..So this one was made spontaneously just because he wanted somwthing sweet all of the sudden...

So here goes the recipe of my

“KEASRIYA SANDESH TART WITH PISTACHIO PRALINE”

INGRIDIENTS:-

FOR THE SHORT-CRUST

1)-1 cup refined flour

2)-2 tbsp butter

3)-a pinch of salt (because the butter already has salt)

4)-1 tsp icing sugar

TIP- You can add 1 egg yolk to it but that’s totally optional but if you eat eggs please go for it

FOR THE SANDESH

1)-1/2 lts of milk

2)-a pinch of alum (don’t use lemon or vinegar to split the milk as they wont give the granular texture to the milk which we require)

3)-1/2 cup of sugar

4)-few strands of saffron

5)-chopped nuts (almonds cashews, and pistachios)

6)-1/2 cup of condensed milk

7)-1/2 tsp of cardamom powder

8)-1 tsp of rosewater or rose concoction

METHOD-

1)-Sieve the refined flour into a bowl and add the butter to it . Keep mixing and rubbing both in between your palms to get a breadcrumb consistency

2)-Add the salt sugar and egg yolk (only if you want to)

3)Add water if not using the egg yolk to make the dough which should neither be very soft nor very stiff

4)-Wrap in the cling film and keep in the refrigerator while you are preparing the sandesh

5)-Now take a pan and add the milk to it. Bring it to a boil and then lower the flame

6)-Add the alum to the milk and keep stirring till it splits and form little granules

7)-Strain all the excess water from the milk and put the pan back on to the low flame

8)-Add the condensed milk and cook the mixture for 5 mins continuously stirring

9)-Add the saffron strands  and sugar and cook till the sugar dissolves . Now the mixture releases a little liquid ,which means you have to cook it till all the liquid dries out

10)-Add the cardamom powder and rose water

FOR THE PITACHIO PRALINE

INGRIDIENTS-

1)-1 cup sugar

2)-1 tsp water

3)1 ½ tbsp chopped pistachios

METHOD-

1)-Add the sugar and water to a pan and caramelize the sugar

2)-Add the nuts and spread on a greased plate so it comes out easily

3)-Allow to cool down

4)-Break into desired shape

Now you are done with the sandesh tart .Garnish using the praline and serve.