Rasmalai

Rasmalai

Rasmalai is a Bengali delicacy that is very popular among the Sweet Lovers !! Here paneer dumplings are dunked in a creamy and sweet milk sauce which is flavored with cardamom, saffron and jewelled with nuts. Every bite remains juicy and spongy and is a definite treat to the taste buds. This one will adorn any of your special menu! 

Ingredients:-

Milk - 1 litre

Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp / curd – 2 Tea spoon

Sugar - 1 cup

Water - 3 cups

For the Flavored milk:

Milk - 1/2 litre

Sugar - 3/4 cup

Saffron strands - few

Cashews, pista and badam - chopped 2 tbsp

Cardamom(Elaichi) - 3 pods

How to go about it:

Rasagulla:

1. Bring the milk to a boil. Add lemon juice/curd and let it curdle. The milk mass and the whey should separate.
2. Now, use a muslin cloth (mul mul cloth). Filter the milk mass from the whey. Squeeze out a little and knot it on top. Let it hang for 30 minutes exact and not more than that.
3. The resulting paneer would be crumbly in nature. 
4. Now start kneading the paneer with the heel of your palm. As you knead the paneer, fat is produced and the paneer would form a ball like dough.
5. Make small small balls and press them flat. Keep aside.
6. Boil 3 cups of water with 1 cup of sugar. Bring this to boil and slowly add the paneer discs to this water. 
7. Let the discs cook for about 12 - 15 minutes. 
8. The discs should have enough space because they will double up in size.
9. Once done, take one of the discs and put them in a glass of water. If they sink immediately, they are thoroughly cooked. If not cook them in the boiling  sugar water for another 5 minutes.
10. Once done, add the rasagullas to clean drinking water and remove.

Flavored milk:

1. In a heavy bottomed pan, add 1/2 litre of milk. 
2. Bring it to a boil, add sugar, saffron strand. Boil till it attains proper consistency. (It should not be too thick nor too thin). 
3. Finally add cardamom and mixed dry fruits.

Assembling and serving:

1. Gently squeeze the rasagullas and add them to the flavored milk. 
2. Let them boil together in the milk for at least 10 - 15 minutes.
3. Let it cool completely,garnish with more nuts and saffron strands and serve cold.

Enjoy with your loved ones...