RASMALAI RECIPE / Homemade Rasmalai Recipe

Rasmalai is a popular Indian dessert made from soft, spongy paneer (cottage cheese) balls soaked in sweet, flavored milk. The milk is typically infused with cardamom and saffron, and garnished with chopped nuts, such as pistachios and almonds.

Served chilled, rasmalai is renowned for its creamy texture and rich, aromatic taste, making it a festive favorite across South Asia.

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RASMALAI RECIPE / Homemade Rasmalai

Course

Side dish

Cuisine

hyderabadi, Indian, South Asian

Keyword

corn flour, dry fruits

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Servings

12 pieces

Ingredients

• 1.5 litre Toned Milk
• 1 tablespoon Vinegar or lime juice
• 2 teaspoon Corn Flour
• 4 tablespoon Sugar
• 1 fistful Mixed nuts thinly sliced (almonds,cashews, pistachios thinly sliced)
• 3-4 pods Cardamom / Elaichi
• 1 teaspoon Rose Petals (optional)
• 1 teaspoon Saffron Essence
• 1 pinch Turmeric powder/yellow orange food color (optional for yellow colour)

Course Side dish Cuisine hyderabadi, Indian, South Asian Keyword corn flour, dry fruits Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 10 minutes Servings 12 pieces Ingredients 1.5 litre Toned Milk 1 tablespoon Vinegar or lime juice 2 teaspoon Corn Flour 4 tablespoon Sugar 1 fistful Mixed nuts thinly sliced (almonds,cashews, pistachios thinly sliced) 3-4 pods Cardamom / Elaichi 1 teaspoon Rose Petals (optional) 1 teaspoon Saffron Essence 1 pinch Turmeric powder/yellow orange food color (optional for yellow colour)

Instructions

Step 1: Making Cottage cheese balls

1. Heat 1 litre of milk in a sauce pan until it starts to boil. Switch off the flame.
2. Now add the vinegar, give it a stir and keep aside for 2 minutes. The curd starts forming lumps. Now separate the whey by straining it through a sieve. Wash the milk solids with clean water to remove any excess vinegar. Allow it to drain for about 10 minutes. Keep aside.
3. Take the mik soilds in a plate and add corn flour. Mix them thoroughly with your palm by constant pressing, so that a smooth dough is formed.

   
4. Divide the dough into equal portions and make balls as shown.Your cottage cheese balls are ready. Keep aside.

   

Step 2 : Making the Sweet malai mixture

1. In a dryfruit grater slice the nuts as shown and keep aside.

   
2. Mean while in a flat bottomed sauce pan take half litre milk. Add cardamom, rose petals, saffron essence, sugar, and pinch of turmeric. Allow this to boil for 5 minutes.

   
3. Add the cottage cheese balls made earlier into milk mixture. Allow them to cook in this falvoured milk for 5 minutes.

   
4. Add half of the sliced nuts. Switch off the flame. Allow it to cool.

   
5. Rerfrigerate for half an hour. Garnish with remaining dry fruits. Your delicious homemade rasmalai is ready to be served. Enjoy!!