Shandesh

Ingredients

 * 1 gallon whole milk
 * 6 tablespoons lemon juice
 * 1/2 cup sugar
 * 1 tablespoon ghee
 * 10 pistachios, finely crushed
 * 6 whole cardamom pods, seeds only, finely ground

Directions

 * 1)  In a large, heavy saucepan, bring milk to the boiling over point. Add lemon juice and stir, until milk curdles. Remove from heat and let set for a few minutes.
 * 2)  Pour curds into a cheesecloth. Tie cloth and press out excess moisture, until cheese is firm, like the curds in dry curd cottage cheese.
 * 3) Place cheese on a board, knead in sugar until the cheese is smooth.
 * 4) In a large heavy frying pan, heat ghee. Add sugared cheese and cook on low to medium heat for 7 minutes, stirring constantly. Otherwise it will stick or burn. Add crushed pistachios and ground cardamom.
 * 5) Remove from heat. Pour Sandesh into a serving dish and smooth out by pressing down firmly with a spoon. Cut into equally sized portions. Serve either warm or chilled.