Diwali Special- Rasmalai

Rasmalai is very popular all over India. This milk based Bengali dessert is everybody's favourite, I am sure. Soft cottage cheese balls soaked in thick creamy milk is what this lip-smacking dish "Rasmalai" is best described as.

Ingredients :

Milk                                                                                       4 cups

Saffron,Green Cardamom.Pista,Almonds                               a pinch each

Lemon Juice                                                                          as per requirement

Water                                                                                     3 cups

Sugar                                                                                     1 cup

For the Syrup :

Milk                                                                                       3 cups

Sugar                                                                                     4 1/2 tbsp

Method :

Boil the milk for the ras till it is reduced to 1 1/4 cup.

Also boil the remaining milk and as it boils, put in the lemon juice to make it curdle, stirring continuously.

Once the curdling process is completed, drain the contents into a thin muslin cloth.

In another vessel, add  the water and sugar.

Remove the chhana(cottage cheese) from the muslin cloth and grind well in a blender.Then rub with hand to smoothen and make 15 balls with it. Flatten the balls.

Place the flattened balls  in a pressure cooker and wait for two whistles.

Now, in the milk made ready for the ras, add the sugar, cardamom, pista, almonds and saffron.

Remove the channa balls from the pressure cooker and drain any excess water by pressing them gently .

When the milk is cool enough, add the chahana balla into it and refrigerate.

Wa la !!!! mouth watering Rasmalai is ready to be served.

Rasmalai

             

A very happy diwali to all my readers!!!