Tosha

Tosha Sweet

Can't imagine an Indian festival without a sweet. Right? If you're searching for an easy and a delicious sweet then you are at the right place. Here is a delightful recipe for you which needs simple ingredients with less efforts. So gaze upon the Sindhi sweet Tosha! An absolute wonder of delicacies. This is a very easy, quick and delicious sweet which can be stored for many days in an air tightened box, kept in a cool and dry place. Tosha tastes almost like badusha (aka balushahi), but the shape is a bit different it. Some people make tosha sweets in different shapes like cylindrical or cuboidal. You can also buy on Amazon by clicking here.

What is Tosha sweet?

Tosha Sweet is a 100 years old recipe from Fazilka, Punjab. It is also one of the most famous sweet in Sindh prant of Pakistan. We make sweet by frying the mixture of Paneer (Indian ricotta cheese) and flour. Then it goes to the the most amazing part which is dipping the pieces in a pan of sugar syrup. See there is nothing hard. It is very easy and just needs some frying. It is such a delicious dessert that if eaten once in your life you'll definitely ask for it again. The main ingredient that is cheese is the thing that makes it's flavor to the top level. This tosha sweet from Fazilka will make your mouth water and it's quite obsessive. It looks and tastes a bit like Indian Gulab Jamun too but maybe even better than that. You should really try this one for at least once in your life. It can be prepared on special events like any occasion or a festival. It's gonna work greatly on festivals like Diwali, Holi or Ganesh Chaturthi. Everyone loves it, even the kids and the elders too! It gives such an unforgettable experience while you eat this. You can check out my peanut butter which is also tasty. So, let's see how to make Tosha!

Recipe Ingredients

First of all, check if you have all the necessary ingredients for this recipe. Pay attention to the quantities!

• Cottage Cheese (Paneer) :- 250 gms.
• All purpose flour (Maida) :- 1 cup
• Baking Powder :- 1 tsp
• Cardamom Powder :- 1 tsp
• Vanilla Essence :- 5 drops (optional)
• Milk :- 1/2 cup
• Almonds :- 10 sliced
• Oil :- for frying
• Sugar :- 2 Cups
• Water :- 1 Cup

Recipe Instructions

Next, follow the steps to finalize your dish and finally be able to enjoy it!

1. For making the syrup for tosha sweet, you need to take a pan and add sugar in it. Then add water in it. Dissolve the sugar in the water and boil that syrup till it comes to a thicker consistency. Add a little cardamom powder in it. Your sugar syrup is ready.

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2. For making Tosha sweet firstly take a bowl. Add paneer (Indian cheese) in it and mash it properly. Now add all purpose flour (maida) in it. Then cardamom powder and baking powder.

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3. Then its time to add vanilla essence and milk in the bowl. Mix them all well together. Knead a smooth dough out of it. Keep it aside for 5 minutes.

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4. Now, dust some flour on the board so that the dough won't stick to it. Flattern the dough a bit thickly to make it's further shape. Cut it into rectangular pieces with the help of a knife. Heat some oil in a kadhai and turn off the flame (oil shouldn't be too hot). Now put the Tosha pieces in it and wait for 2 minutes.

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5. When they float on top, turn the flame to medium and fry till they become golden brown in color. Then transfer the fried toshas one by one into the sugar syrup you made earlier and let them stay for 5 minutes. Take them out and garnish with some sliced almonds or any other nuts. Tosha Sweet is ready!

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