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Petha Sweethearts

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Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients
  

  • ¾ cup Petha grated
  • 1¼ cup Paneer grated
  • 2 tbsp Chopped Nuts   almonds+cashew
  • Dry Coconut/ Desiccated Coconut
  • Food Colour optional

Instructions
 

  • In a plate mix together grated petha, grated paneer and desired food coloring. Knead the mixture till it becomes smooth.
  • Take some mixture in hand and make a ball shape.
  • Pat it to a small disc and put some chopped nuts in the center.Gently cover all the stuffing from all the sides and roll it again.
  • Make it a hearty shape as shown in the video. Cover it with coconut.
  • Once all the hearts are ready put them in the freezer for 15-20 minutes. Enjoy them right away or store them in fridge for later.

Video

Notes

Shilpi’s Quick Tricks
  • Grate petha from the medium size of the grater. If they are too small they may release extra water while mixing and make our sweethearts soft.
  • Adding food coloring is optional but I recommend making them in soft colors to give that visual appeal.
  • Use very gentle hand in rolling and giving shape to petha sweethearts.
  • I gave them heart shape but you can also make any shape like balls, cylindrical or like peda.
  • Freezing them for 15-20 minutes will make petha sandesh firm and cold.
  • You can store them in fridge in air tight container for almost a week.
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