Monday, January 3, 2011

Rasmalai

Happy New year to all!
Here is a famous and delicious Indian dessert to welcome the New year.  Usually rasmalai is prepared from scratch.  But  I have used Gits ready made rasmalai mix here and explained the authentic method too.



The pack contains two sachets. One is for the chenna and the other contains nuts / thickeners to add to milk. Prepare chenna as per directions and make flat balls. Cook them in hot water (in LOW HEAT and kept open). In the same time prepare sugar syrup and immerse the cheese balls in it for 10 minutes.

Now start boiling the required quantity of milk in a broad vessel and add the contents of next sachet. Add the soaked rasgullas to the milk mixture and let it cool.Yields 16 rasmalai. Keep refrigerated overnight and serve chilled.

                    Authentic method:

Below is the traditional procedure I follow. The readymade version will not call for much effort, whereas this authentic procedure will yield more stiff and delicious rasmalais:)

                         Step 1
Ingredients:
Milk (full fat) - 1 litre (5 cups)
AP flour (maida) - 2 tsp
Lemon - 1
(or)vinegar - 2 tbsp
Sugar - 1 1/2 cup
Water - 1 cup
Rose essence - 3 drops
(or)cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp

Method:
Boil milk in a vessel.
Squeeze the lemon and mix 1/2 cup water to the juice.
Add the lemon juice / vinegar to the boiling milk and stir slowly.
Put off heat.
Now the milk gets curdled to form paneer (a cheese variety).

Place a cheese cloth / new white cloth over the strainer and pour the curdled milk.
Pour some cold water to remove the lemon's sourness.
Squeeze out all the water and make a bundle using the cloth. Place it on the strainer or hang over a kitchen sink to loose all the water content.
Let it remain in this position for 45 mins to 2 hours , depending upon the quantity.

The hard cheese we get is called chenna. We can buy it in Indian grocery stores also.

Now knead the chenna to make a smooth dough. Add flour and knead again.

Make small balls of equal size of 1.5 cm diameter approximately, flatten it slightly and keep aside.

In another vessel mix sugar and water in a saucepan and bring it to boil.

Once it starts boiling add the chenna balls and cook covered for 30 minutes (with lid partially open and in LOW HEAT).

The rasagulla will become double the size.

Drop one ball in cold water and if it sinks to the bottom , then it is cooked well.
If not so , then cook for another 5 minutes.

Switch off flame.

                    Step 2
Whole Milk - 1/2 liter
condensed milk - 4 tbsp
sugar - 6 tbsp
cardamom (powdered)- 5
pistachio - 5
Almond - 10
saffron - few strands

Soak the almond overnight and remove the skin. Grind it to a fine paste.
Bring the milk to a boil, add the almond paste. Switch off and add the cardamom powder, sugar, chopped pistachio and saffron.

Take the rasgulla from sugar syrup and immerse them in this milk sauce. Refrigerate overnight and serve chilled.

Serving suggestions:
Makes 20 rasmalai (approximately).
Place one rasmalai in a bowl along with a generous helping of milk sauce.
Serve as dessert.

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20 comments:

JishasKitchen said...

Heyy..That looks yummy!!!..yum yum..today I too shared the recipe of "Rasmalai"...same pinch..:)

Saraswathi Iyer said...

Happy New Year Viki. Looks so tempting.

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

looks so yum... I love it...
Happy New Year!

புவனேஸ்வரி ராமநாதன் said...

My favorite. Thanks.

Santosh Bangar said...

yummy and mouthwatering rasmalie

Jaleela Kamal said...

mika arumai viki

Jaleela Kamal said...

super rasalai

Chitra said...

wow, its looking delicious..Drooling :)

Subhie Arun said...

wow...mouthwatering...n inviting rasmalai..hapi new yr!

sanjeeta kk said...

Lovely & sweet start for the new year, happy 2011 to you too!

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Priya Suresh said...

Very inviting and droolworthy ras malai, tempting me a lot..

Rachana said...

One of my favourite indian mithai :-) Yumm!

Sushma Mallya said...

yummy!!!wish you and your family a very happy new year

Nandinis food said...

Happy new year. The rasmalai is very delicious and tempting.

Panchpakwan said...

Looks yummy rasmalai..
Happy new year to you and your family.

Suja Manoj said...

My favorite..yummy yum..Happy New Year.

Swathi said...

Easy tasty Rasamalai. Love it Viki.

Pushpa said...

Happy 2011,rasmalai looks mouthwatering..

sathya said...

Rasmalai looks very tempting !
Happy new Year !

Suchitra said...

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