← Desserts & Sweets
Rasmalai
Soft paneer discs soaked in thickened, saffron-infused sweet milk, a regal Bengali dessert.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Servings
4
Difficulty
hard
Type
VegetarianIngredients
- Full fat milk2 liters
- Lemon juice3 tbsp
- Sugar1.5 cups
- Saffron strandsa pinch
- Cardamom powder1/2 tsp
- Pistachios (sliced)2 tbsp
Nutrition
Calories320
Protein10g
Carbs45g
Fat12g
Instructions
- 1
Boil 1 liter milk and add lemon juice to curdle. Strain through muslin cloth and wash under cold water.
- 2
Knead the chenna until smooth (about 10 minutes). Shape into small flat discs.
- 3
Boil sugar and water to make syrup. Cook chenna discs in the syrup for 10 minutes. They will puff up.
- 4
Reduce remaining 1 liter milk to half. Add sugar, saffron, and cardamom. Cool the rabri.
- 5
Squeeze syrup from chenna discs and soak in the rabri. Refrigerate for 4 hours. Garnish with pistachios.