Friday, July 11, 2008

Rasamalai

RASAMALAI!!! One amongst my most fav milk sweets..whenever I go to any restaurant, I will first check for the dessert list in the menu card to make sure rasamalai is over there…most of us like the sweets made with fresh paneer(rasamalai,rasagulla,kalakand )….We shall try this.,…

TThe mix for such sweets is readily available at shop…….We could either get this mix,

Make small patties with milk and mix(basically milk powder) -->boil it in sugar syrup -->then soak in milk syrup .This is one way!

Another way,

Milk-->soft paneer---->knead the dough make patties-->prepare sugar syrup -->boil the patties in syrup --->prepare milk syrup with badam powder and sugar -->soak patties garnish with cashews, almond, pistachios.

Will go through the second process now!!!!

First let we be clear in what we use.

Fresh paneer:

Whole Milk 1 litre

Lime juice/Vinegar (to squeeze it in the boiling milk)

Muslin cloth/cheese cloth 1

Syrup (to boil the Patties)

Sugar 1 /2cup

Water 4 cups

Cardamom pods ½ tsp

Malai (Milk Syrup)

Whole milk 1/4litre

Sugar 1/2 cup

Grinded cashew/almond paste ¾ cup (or) as an alternative you can use even badam drink mix.

Garnishing

Nuts and saffron

Method:

Fresh paneer:

1) Take a deep pan, boil milk in low-medium flame .let it boil well...slightly reduce the heat and add vinegar or lemon juice (around 3 -4 tsp) and whisk it slightly.

2) Adding citric acid will make the milk to curdle and float on the to separate them out ,take a muslin cloth drain excess milk from this fresh paneer(It might take from 40 min -50 min),knead this to get a dough consistency and now make small round patties (here I lost my patience in making flat and round ones….I started making different shapes tooJ)

Syrup (to boil the Patties)-do it in medium flame

3) Take another Pan; boil the water with sugar and cardamom powder

4) Put patties, let it boil till it becomes big and soft enough.(remember to close the pan with lid when it is boiling)

Malai (Milk Syrup)

5) Boil Milk with sugar, cashew/almond paste, saffron.(or)just boil the milk with the badam feast mix you have….

6) Transfer the drained patties in to the milk syrup bowl, garnish with nuts

Refrigerate and serve Cold!!



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