Jiya's Delicacy: Rasmalai

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Rasmalai

Rasmalai is a sweet dessert originating in Eastern India and popular throughout the Indian subcontinent. Is served after a meal. It is popular throughout South Asia. The name Ras Malai comes from two parts in Hindi: Ras, which means Juice/Juicy, and Malai, which means cream.

Ras Malai consists of sugary white, cream or yellow colored balls (or flattened balls) of paneer soaked in malai (clotted cream) flavored with cardamom.

Source: wikipedia

Ingredients:

Fresh milk for paneer - 1 litre
Fresh milk for ras - 2 cups
Condensed milk( I used low at milkmaid) - 1 cup
Cashews , pistachios and almonds broken - few
Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Sugar - 1 cup
Water - 1 cup
Lemon juice - juice from 2 lemons
Saffron strands
Love - lot more

Method:

For Soft cheesy paneer :

Heat the milk in a vessel and allow it to boil.
Once its done.Pour the lemon juice into the milk and stir well in simmer.
Slowly the milk is separated into water and cheese.
Switch off and drain it in a Muslin cloth , add cold water to it and hang it for an hour.
after an hour, pat the cloth gently to remove the exess water and it rolls into a small dough.
Take small balls of it in the hand and gently roll it. Slightly flatten it and keep aside.

For The malais to get boiled :

In another vessel or may be cooker, add 5 cups of water and one cup of sugar.
Allow it to dissolve. Once done, add the flattened paneer to it.
Cook it for one whistle.
Remove it from the sugar water and keep it aside.

For Ras :

Heat the milk in another vessel, allow it to boil and reduce half the quantity.
Now add the condensed milk, chopped nuts.
Let it cook for 5 mins. Add the cardamom powder and saffron.

Serve the malais with Ras. Garnish with nuts!

Wishing my hubby a very happy birthday ! Hope you liked this dessert which I prepared for your birthday !Lots of Love!!

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