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Rose & Pistachio Cheesecake By Chef Pankaj Bhadouria

Rose and Pistachio Cheesecake is a no bake eggless cake dish. Chef Pankaj Bhadouria shares the recipe for this layered delicacy.

Serves

3

Cooking Time

10-20 Min

Meal Type

cake

Preparation Time

10-15 Min

Difficulty

MEDIUM

INGREDIENTS

  • For Rose & Pistachio Cheesecake

    • 1 cup hung curd

    • 1 cup cottage cheese

    • 20 digestive biscuits

    • 2 tbsp sugar powder

    • 4 tbsp butter

    • 8 gms china grass

    • 1 cup pistachio paste

    • 2 tbsp sugar powder

    • 1 tsp green food colour

    • 3 tbsp rose syrup

  • For Garnish

    • rose petals

    • sliced pistachios

PREPARATION

  1. 1

    Blend the cottage cheese to a smooth consistency in a blender jar.
  2. 2

    In another mixer jar add digestive biscuits, sugar powder, butter and blend coarsely.
  3. 3

    Line a cake tin with butter paper. Place the biscuit mixture in the tin and spread evenly. Refrigerate for 10-12 mins until biscuit mixture base hardens.
  4. 4

    Heat a pan and melt the china grass and set it aside.
  5. 5

    In a big bowl, blend hung curd and cottage cheese using an electric mixer.
  6. 6

    Divide it into two portions, one for pistachio cheesecake and another portion for rose flavoured cheesecake.
  7. 7

    In one mixture add pistachio paste, sugar powder and green food colour.
  8. 8

    Add rose syrup to the other mixture.
  9. 9

    Then add whipped cream, melted china grass to both mixtures. Cut and fold each mixture nicely.
  10. 10

    Layer cheesecake mixture on the base one by one and spread evenly. First add the rose mixture followed by the pistachio mixture.
  11. 11

    Let it set for 4-5 hours. Garnish with dried rose petals and sliced pistachios.

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