A decadent Bengali dessert..... rich, creamy melt in mouth softness.... treat your loved ones with homemade rasmalai!!!!
Ingredients
For Rabdi
Milk(full cream) 1litre
Sugar 1/4cup
Dry fruits(almonds, cashewnut, pista) 1/4cup
Saffron strands soaked in warm milk
Cardamom powder 1tsp
For panneer patties
Milk (full cream) 1litre
Sugar 3/4 cup
Rose water 1/2tsp
Vinegar/lemon juice
Method
For rasmalai panneer patties
Homemade panneer |
Homemade paneer is preferred,crumble and knead the paneer to a smooth creamy dough.Make small patties and cover with a moist cloth and keep aside.
For sugar syrup add 3cups of water to 3/4 cup sugar and bring to boil in a pan,after sugar dissolves completely let it boil for another 10 mins.
Now add paneer patties to the sugar syrup( do shape the paneer once more in your palm before dropping in sugar syrup so as to remove any cracks).
Boil paneer in sugar syrup over a medium flame for 20 mins minimum with lid closed.check for water after 10 mins , if required add more water.Your rasgullas will cook in sugar syrup and double in size.Remove from stove ,let it cool completely,add few drops of rosewater or elaichi powder ( 1 pinch) and refrigrate until completely cool. Cooling the rasgulla in Sugar syrup makes them spongy..
Method to make paneer at home
Bring 1 litre of full cream milk to boil,add lemon juice / white vinegar 2- 3 tbsp mixed with some water or sufficient amount to split and curdle milk.strain the water and wash to remove lemon smell,let the paneer drain in a muslin cloth completely. Paneer is ready to use.
For Rabdi
Soak a few saffron strands in warm milk and keep aside.
Boil full cream milk in a pan until it's reduced to 1/4th in quantity, keep stirring occasionally, keep low-medium flame. When milk is thick, creamy and reduced add the Chopped dry fruits, sugar and cook till sugar dissolves.Add the saffron strands soaked in warm milk, elaichi powder. Your malai rabdi is ready.
Remove the soaked patties from sugar syrup and keep aside.
Cool the rabdi completely. Add the cooled rabdi to the cooled panneer patties and refrigerate for3-4hours
Serve chilled rasmalai.... a treat for your taste buds.!!!
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