Rasmalai
Rasmalai (rasa malai to some) is an Indian delicacy often categorized as a Milk Sweet. It is made from Paneer (Indian cottage cheese) and it makes a great dessert and is served chilled.
Just because this dessert is so delicious, I thought it would be difficult to make. But, it turns out to be quite an easy recipe. One of my friends recently shared this recipe with me. It’s my husband’s favorite dessert and he loved it. We have always bought the canned ones but never made it at home. But, this time I made it and he kept asking me where I bought this and that it tasted better than ever. 😉
Ingredients:
- Milk : 3 cups ( For Paneer)
- Milk : 3 cups (for malai)
- Cardamom: 1/2 tbsp
- Sugar : 2 cup (for making syrup)
- Sugar : 1/2 cup (for malai)
- Pista : 2 tsp
- Cashew paste : 1 tbsp
- Almonds: 2tsp
- Lemon Juice: 2tbsp
Method Of Preparation:
Preparing paneer:
- Boil the milk ( I used 2% milk ) in a heavy bottomed vessel about 8 minutes by stirring constantly and when it comes to boil add 2 tbsp of lemon juice slowly.
- Now the milk fat separates from the water retains the protein while the fat gets washed away in the whey water ( stir it slowly). – thanks Mythreyee.
- Now strain the curdled milk using a fine muslin cloth.
- Add some cold water in the strainer so it takes out the flavor of lemon from the paneer.
- Allow it drain completely (may be an hour or half an hour) .
- After that squeeze the muslin cloth (with paneer) so as much water in it comes out (make sure there should be no water in that paneer)
- Then remove it and knead to a smooth dough (If you want to make sure if the paneer is ready just take a little bit in your palm and rub it using your thumb for few seconds and you should be able to make a small smooth ball ).
- Make a small balls and flatten slightly.
Preparing Rasamalai:
- Boil water with two cups of sugar and when it comes to boil add the paneer balls in to it and pressure cook it for about 7 minutes (make sure you put enough paneer balls in the pressure cooker so there should be some space to expand) .
- When you pressure cook the paneer balls will expand and it becomes double the size. Keep it aside.
- For preparing malai boil milk with sugar, 1 tbsp of ground cashew paste, a pinch of saffron, and cardamom in a medium flame
- The milk should get reduced in to 2 cups so the boiling will take about 20 to 30 minutes .
- Now remove the pressure cooked paneer balls from the sugar syrup and press it gently to remove the water . keep it aside.
- Once the milk isreduced into 2 cups add the paneer balls one by one slowly in to the boiling malai so the paneer balls absorb the milk and let it stand in the medium heat for about 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Garnish it with pista, almonds.
Serve it chilled. 🙂
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My family loved Ras Malai.. we usually buy from the store here in Toronto, Canada. It is getting expensive so, I want to try out your recipe above.
One question, how long do you have to cook the reasmalai balls in the pressure cooker. Could you kindly e mail me please.
If I cannot buy cashew paste can I grind the cashew nuts to make some. Question: do I use raw cashew or roasted cashew.
Thank you so much in advance!!
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Looks so yummy.
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Comment my would b hubby is very much fond o sweets… Nw i cn easily make rasmalai 4 him.. Truely Thank u..
Hi I made cottage cheese yesterday but when I made the balls and put them in hot water , they started to come apart. Please tell me why this happaned and how to overcome this problem. I am from pakistan and love your site!
Commentafter pressure cookin d paner in sugar water…WAT should v do tat sugar water???the remainin sugar water will go waste rite??
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Oh thanks a lot…….. I made the dish by following ur procedure and I received good comments from everyone……I made my parents happy….so thank u so much
How many servings does this make?
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