Custard Sandesh

The delicately flavored and fragrant sandesh cups, filled with custard is surely a yummy way to end your meal...

Ingredients
For Sandesh Cups
1 1/4 cup fresh paneer
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp rose water
3 to 4 drops of rose essence

For The Custard
1 cup low fat milk
1 tbsp custard powder
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla essence

For Garnish
a few fresh pomegranate seeds

Method
For Sandesh Cups
Squeeze out excess water from the paneer.
Mash the paneer with your palm.
Add sugar & rub in well.
Add the rose essence & rose water.
Knead well to bind and get rid of any lumps.
Take 10 small round portions of the paneer & shape them into cups.

For The Custard
Mix the custard powder in ¼ cup milk and keep aside.
Heat the remaining milk with the sugar and mix well.
Add the custard powder mixture and vanilla essence and cook over a low flame, stirring continuously till the mixture coats the back of the spoon.
Cool and keep aside.

How To Proceed
Put a spoon of custard in each cup & decorate with pomegranate.
Refrigerate for some time before serving.

Tips
* Paneer should be fresh & completely without water.
* Custard should not be too thin.
* These can not be kept for long & should be consumed within few days.
* Mix cut fruits to the left over custard to get another yummy treat.