PANTUAS [BENGALI SWEET]

INGREDIENTS
Khoya –100 GMS
Cottage cheese –200 gms
Semolina [sooji] – 10 gms
Milk – 20 Gms
Mishri – 10 Gms
Black cardamom seeds – ½ tsp
Ghee or oil for frying
Sugar – 300 Gms
Milk – 1 tbsp
Water – 400 Gms
METHOD
Dissolve sugar in water and boil for 5 minutes to get one string sugar syrup.
Add milk to the sugar syrup, the impurities of sugar will float on top
Remove the impurities and keep aside.
Mix cottage cheese, khoya, semolina [sooji] and milk. Mix gently and see that there are no grains left in mixture.
Make small balls of the mixture.
Flatten ball on the palm. Stuff it with mishri and seed of cardamom.
Raise the sides and cover the filling and give it a round shape.
Shallow fry in ghee or oil, till the balls become golden brown.
Remove the balls and dip in sugar syrup.