Rasmalai, decadent rich milk balls rasgulla soaked in reduced milk flavoured with saffron and cardamom. This rasmalai sweet is so popular in Bengal and across India and loved around the world. In this blog post, I have shared detailed tutorial on how to make perfect rasgulla, authentic rasmalai recipe. Learn how to make delicious Rasmalai recipe with step by step pictures and video.
½cupNuts (chopped finely)I used Almonds, Cashews & Pista
Instructions
How to Make Rasgulla
Squeeze some lemons, you will need 2 tblspn of lemon juice, line a sieve with muslin cloth and place it over a big bowl.
Take milk in a pot and put it on high heat. Let it come to a boil. Once it boils, take it off the heat. Now add in lemon juice and mix gently. The milk will curdle. Once a greenish whey separates from the milk and the milk solids have curdled completely. Strain it in the sieve.
Now take a big bowl of cold water and wash the chenna well. rinse it in three changes of water. Now squeeze it gently with your hands to remove any excess whey water, Tie a knot and hang it over a tap and leave it to strain for 30 mins. I squeezed occasionally to make things faster.
Now take sugar and water in a big pot and mix well so the sugar is melted. Once the sugar is melted, put it on stove and let it come to a rolling boil. You can flavour the syrup with cardamom and saffron.
After 30 mins, take the chenna in a bowl and knead it gently, by rubbing with your palms and knuckles till you get a soft dough. Once a dough is soft, take a small portion from it and roll it in your palms gently till you get a smooth ball. Repeat with the remaining dough as well.
Now drop the balls into the sugar water and cover it with a tight lid and cook it for 8 to 10 mins till the ball has tripled in volume. Reduce the flame and cook on medium heat for 2 minutes. Now reduce it even further and cook on low for 2 minutes. Now take it off the heat and don't open the lid. let it cool with lid covered for 2 to 3 hours. Leave in the syrup overnight.
How to Make Rasmalai
Take 11/2 litre milk in a big pot and boil it till it is reduced by 1 litre. Once it has reduced, add in sugar and boil till it is little thick. Add in saffron, cardamom powder and mix well.
Squeeze rasgulla with your hands to remove the excess sugar syrup. Add this to the milk and simmer for 10 minutes.
Finally add in chopped nuts and mix well. Place this in fridge to get cold. But you can serve this warm.
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Notes
For making rasmalai, you can use homemade or store bought rasgulla which makes the process easier.
Use full fat milk for richer tasting rasmalai. Full cream milk results in richer rasmalai.
For thickening milk faster, you can add in some cashew powder into the milk.
For richer taste, you can add some sweetened condensed milk and fresh cream to rasmalai.
Rasmalai can be served warm or cold.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Rasmalai Recipe (Soft Rasmalai From Scratch)
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
615
% Daily Value*
Fat
19
g
29
%
Saturated Fat
9
g
56
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
6
g
Cholesterol
54
mg
18
%
Sodium
179
mg
8
%
Potassium
740
mg
21
%
Carbohydrates
99
g
33
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
97
g
108
%
Protein
16
g
32
%
Vitamin A
733
IU
15
%
Vitamin C
2
mg
2
%
Calcium
567
mg
57
%
Iron
0.4
mg
2
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.