Rasmalai Recipe
Rasmalai is a popular Indian sweet made from milk, nuts, and flavored with cardamom and saffron.
Ingredients
- 1.5 litre cow milk for paneer/chenna
- 1 litre full cream milk for rabri
- 6-7 tsp vinegar
- saffron
- cardamom powder
- 1.5 cup sugar
- chopped dry fruits (almonds, cashew and pistachios)
- 1 pinch yellow food color
- 2 tsp cornflour
- water as required
Instructions
- Boil 1.5 litre cow milk.
- Add 6-7 tsp vinegar
- Turn off the flame and strain the mixture(paneer) in a separate utensil using a cloth.
- Wash the mixture. Squeeze out the excess water. Keep it aside for 2 hours.
- To make Rabri,take 1 litre full cream milk and boil it.(You can also use 1.5 litre cow milk for making rabri.)
- Cook on medium flame after 1 boil to make it thicker.
- Add saffron, cardamom powder and sugar.
- Add chopped dryfruits and 1 pinch yellow food colour. Keep the mixture aside.
- After 2 hours, knead the paneer mixture for 10-12 minutes.
- Add 2 tsp cornflour.Mix well and knead it for few minutes.
- Make paneer balls.
- Take a kadhai/wok and add 1 cup sugar. Add 5 cup water in it.Boil the mixture on high flame.
- Add paneer balls into it and cook for 3 minutes on high flame.
- Cover it and cook for 8 minutes on medium flame.
- Remove the cover and cook for 15 minutes on low flame.
- Cook for 2 more minutes on high flame.
- Leave it aside for 30 minutes.
- Squueze out the excess moisture and keep the paneer balls aside in a separate plate.
- Add rabri and keep it aside for 4-5 hours.
- Serve it