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Friday, February 03, 2012

Rasmalai

Sorry to reach U back after 3 days as I was not not able to sign in to my Account. Thanks for ur Support Dear friends and Viewers. I'm back again with a Bengali and one of India's Festive and Favourite Sweet. u  can minimize the time U spend in the Kitchen by using readily available Paneer and Condensed milk for Malai or Rabdi and finish it in 15 mins time.Otherwise U need 40 mins cooking time atleast and this serves 5-8 nos.U can do 8 to 10 Rasmalai with this measurement.Yummy!.Enjoy Delicious Delicacies at home!. Enjoy Ur Meal!.BoAppetit!.

Rasmalai - Done Paneer Balls served with Rabdi or Malai
Ingredients:
For the Malai or Rabdi:
750 ml Full Cream Milk
120 gms sugar
1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder
soaked Saffron Strands - a pinch
2 tsp crushed cashewnuts
2 tsp crushed almonds
1 tsp crushed pista
2 tbsp condensed milk or milkmaid
  For the sweet Paneer Balls(Rasgulla)
750 ml Full Cream Milk
100 gms sugar
Juice of a Lemon
1/4 tsp cardamom powder
Directions:
For the Malai or Rabdi or the sweetened cream base :
1.Boil 750 ml milk in a heavy bottomed vessel for about 6-7 mins on medium flame and stir constantly.When it boils well,add 120 gms sugar,2 tsp crushed cashewnuts,1/2 tsp cardamom powder and few soaked saffron strands. Keep on stirring it till it becomes 400 ml or almost half the amount.Turn off the flame.
2.At this stage add 1 tsp crushed pistachios,1 tsp crushed almonds and 2 tbsp condensed milk - to improve the taste and texture of the malai.This gets done in 20 - 25 mins time.Keep it aside to cool.Store it in the fridge for about an hour.
For the sweet Paneer Balls(Rasgulla)
1.Boil 750 ml milk in a heavy bottomed vessel for about 6-7 mins on medium flame and stir constantly.When it boils well,stir-in the juice of a lemon slowly.
2.Now the milk curdles or get spoilt leaving whey water.
3.Strain the curdled milk(paneer) using a fine muslin cloth and add 1/2 litre cold water thru the strainer to reduce lemon flavor from the deposited paneer.Make it tight or squeeze it to do straining quickly and leave it
for 15 - 20 mins.
4.Remove the muslin cloth after squeezing tight and collect the deposited paneer and knead it into a smooth dough ..
5.Make small round balls of Cherry tomato size and flatten them lttle.
6.Use a pressure cooker to boil 4 cups water with 100 gms sugar and a pinch of cardamom powder.
7.Add the flattened paneer balls slowly and pressure-ook upto 1 whistle and turn off the flame immediately. Strain the water after 5 mins and See the paneer balls expand to become double the size.
8.Press the Paneer balls to remove excess water and Chill them in the fridge.
Serving:
Place 1 or 2 Paneer balls in each dessert bowl.Add 50 ml of Malai or rabadi over it and serve it
chilled.

Sending this recipe post to 'Let's Cook - Sweet Somethings' hosted by Radhika's Tickling Palates
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26 comments:

Unknown said...

Love rasmalai! Looks delicious!

Faseela said...

i was just thinking wht hapnt to u and thought 2morrow i will pass a comment.......used to c 1 or 2 of ur great works daily and suddenly stopped......frankly to tell had an tensed feeling regarding....now u r back with awesome sweet...so happy dear.

Eventhough we dont know personally....all the blogger friends are really close to heart....

Spicy-Aroma said...

rich, creamy and flavorful rasmalai..looks inviting..m drooling here!

Julie said...

Very delicious n yummy rasmalai,perfect delish!!
Erivum Puliyum

Sobha Shyam said...

very delicious rasmalai..looks yum..

Christy Gerald said...

@ Faseela - Thanks for Ur concern Dear. I'm Lucky to have a Blogger-friend like U. I travelled abroad without changing 2 Way Verification's ph no. It took 3 days to get back my ggogle A/c. Nothing to worry!.
Luv Ur recipes 2 Dear.

Kalyani said...

yummy rasmalai ......

Hamaree Rasoi said...

so delicious and mouthwatering ras malai.

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Shylaja said...

Delicious and yummy rasamalai

Elpiniki said...

I ve never tasted anything like this before! Looks delicious!

Prasanthi Viswanadh said...

hmmmmmmmm tempting yaar...I can't wait to taste it....send me plsssss......:)

Prasanthi
http://creativecrafts-arts.blogspot.in/

Priya Suresh said...

Seriously cant take my eyes from ur irresistible click,super tempting irresistible rasmalai.

Mélange said...

Divine rasmali there...Perfect!

Ramya said...

What a lovely sweet! This one is one of my fav:-) The texture looks great!

Menaga Sathia said...

delicious dessert,looks mouthwatering!!

Poornima Nair said...

One of my favorite sweets, looks delish!!

simran said...

lovely rasmalai......just want to grab a spoon and dive in!yum.

NiVi said...

creamy and rich rasamalai.. looks so tempting..

Prabha Mani said...

Creamy looking rasmalai..Liked it.

Aakash Kokz said...

Mouth watering, i love rasmalai ..

Bikram said...

my favourite

you are god to me .. with all thjese recipes that i have seen today

Bikram's

Teena said...

I'm really drooling Christy. I love this dessert a lot! You've superbly done this!

Gayathri Kumar said...

My all time fav. Looks absolutely delicious. Thanks a lot for linking...

Unknown said...

Very delicious rasmalai.Thanks for linking my event..

Cuisine Delights
My First Event-SPOTLIGHT:"COLOURFUL HOLI"

Anjali Bapna Shukla said...

So creamy, so smooth, just the perfect texture that's required for a dessert like that. :)
Glad to find you and then to follow you. You could link this to my ongoing event.
Event : Cakes, Cookies and Desserts

turmericnspice said...

wow!! love the color and texture !! lovely