Sandesh (confectionery)

Sandesh
	Assortment of Bengali sandesh from Kolkata, India
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	Bengal
Region or state	Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent
Associated cuisine	Bangladesh, India
Main ingredients	Chhena, sugar, jaggery (gur), condensed milk
Variations	Nolen guṛer sondesh, norom pak sondesh, koṛa pak sondesh, various flavorings
	Media: Sandesh;

Sandesh (Bengali: সন্দেশ Shôndesh) is a dessert, originating from the Bengal region in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent, created with milk and sugar.^[1] Some recipes of sandesh call for the use of chhena or paneer (which is made by curdling the milk and separating the whey from it) instead of milk itself.^[2] Some people in the region of Dhaka make a variety of sandesh called pranahara (literally 'heart stealer') which is softer and made with mawa and yogurt.^[3] The Gupo/Gufo style of sandesh from Guptipara is considered by some to be the "first branded sweet of Bengal".^[4]

^ The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets. Oxford University Press. 1 April 2015. pp. 592–. ISBN 978-0-19-931361-7.
^ Sinha, Nirmal (2007). "Chhana". In Hui, Y. H. (ed.). Handbook of Food Products Manufacturing, 2 Volume Set. Vol. 2. John Wiley & Sons. p. 643. ISBN 978-0-470-11354-7.
^ Albala, Ken, ed. (2011). Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Greenwood. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-313-37627-6.
^ Dutta, Rangan (6 September 2009). "Next weekend you can be at....Guptipara". The Telegraph. Kolkata. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

[1] The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets. Oxford University Press. 1 April 2015. pp. 592–. ISBN 978-0-19-931361-7.

[NirmalSinha-2] Sinha, Nirmal (2007). "Chhana". In Hui, Y. H. (ed.). Handbook of Food Products Manufacturing, 2 Volume Set. Vol. 2. John Wiley & Sons. p. 643. ISBN 978-0-470-11354-7.

[3] Albala, Ken, ed. (2011). Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Greenwood. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-313-37627-6.

[4] Dutta, Rangan (6 September 2009). "Next weekend you can be at....Guptipara". The Telegraph. Kolkata. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

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