Rasmalai Recipe

Prep Time : 5-7 minutes
Cook time : 40-45 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Sweet

Ingredients

For The Saffron Flavoured Milk
5 cups full-fat milk
1/2 tsp saffron (kesar) strands
1 tbsp warm milk
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tbsp cardamom (elaichi) powder

For The Rasgulla
5 cups cow’s milk
1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
1 cup sugar

For The Garnish
1 tbsp pistachio slivers
1 tbsp almond (badam) slivers

Method

For the saffron flavoured milk

Step 1

Boil the milk in a deep non-stick pan on a high flame, while stirring twice in between. This will take approx. 4 to 5 minutes.

Step 2

Reduce the flame to medium and cook for 15 minutes or till the milk reduces to half its quantity, while stirring occasionally and scraping the sides of the pan.

Step 3

Meanwhile, combine the saffron and warm milk in a small bowl or mortar-pestle (khalbhatta), mix well and keep aside.

Step 4

Add the sugar to the boiling milk, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute.

Step 5

Switch off the flame, add the saffron-milk mixture and cardamom powder and mix well.

Step 6

Keep aside to cool for 30 minutes and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

For The Rasgulla

Step 1

Boil the milk in a deep non-stick pan on a high flame, while stirring twice in between. This will take approx. 4 to 5 minutes.

Step 2

Switch of the flame, add the lemon juice gradually and keep stirring gently till it curdles. It is completely curdled, when the paneer and the whey (greenish water) separate out.

Step 3

Strain using a muslin cloth. Discard or store the whey.

Step 4 

Place the muslin cloth with the paneer in a bowl of fresh water and mash it gently for 1 to 2 minutes.

Step 5

Repeat step 4 two more times by changing the water in the bowl each time.

Step 6

Tie and hang it for 30 minutes for the extra water to drain out.

Step 7

Squeeze the muslin cloth to drain any more water remaining. Place the muslin cloth on a flat plate, open it and knead the paneer very well using your palms for 3 to 4 minutes or till the paneer is smooth and free of lumps.

Step 8

Divide the paneer into 10 equal portions and roll each portion into a small ball between your palms and flatten it lightly and gently. Keep aside.

Step 9

Put 5 cups of water in a steamer, add the sugar and bring to boil, while stirring occasionally so that the sugar dissolves completely.

Step 10

Put the paneer balls into the sugar water and steam for 7 to 8 minutes.

Step 11

Switch off the flame and allow it to stand in the steamer for 30 minutes.

Step 12

Remove the rasgulla one by one from the sugar syrup, squeeze them gently in between your palms and add them to the saffron flavoured milk and stir gently.

Step 13

Refrigerate them for at least 30 minutes.

Step 14


Serve chilled garnished with pistachios and almonds.