Rasmalai (Indian Cheese and Milk Dessert)
Rasmalai is a very popular Indian milk-based dessert recipe.
Total
01:00
Yield
4
Ingredients
- 250 g paneer or chenna (curdled milk)
- 2 ½ tbsp refined flour (maida)
- 4 cups white granulated sugar
- 10 cups milk
- ¼ tsp cardamom powder
- 4 almonds
- 4 pistachios
- Total:
- 01:00
- Yield:
- 4
Instructions
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1Crumble paneer and knead it.
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2Add the 2 tbsp of maida and knead again with the palm to make a smooth dough.
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3Divide into sixteen equal portions, roll into balls, and press slightly to flatten them.
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4Thinly slice almonds and pistachios. Dissolve 2 cups sugar in 2 cups of water, then bring to a boil.
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5Slowly lower the paneer balls in the boiling syrup and cook on high heat for ten minutes. Sprinkle a little water and ½ tbsp of maida and bring to a boil again. Cook for few minutes.
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6Meanwhile boil milk in a thick-bottomed pan, lower heat, and continue to boil until it is reduced to a thick consistency (⅓ of its original volume).
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7Add the rest of the sugar and the cardamom powder, and keep boiling until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat, cool, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
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8Add sliced almonds, pistachios, and orange powder, and mix again.
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9Squeeze the chenna balls and put them into the chilled sweetened milk. Refrigerate it for another half an hour. Serve chilled.
- Category
- Desserts
- Cuisine
- Indian
Recipe Attribution
Wikibooks Cookbook
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Printed on October 29, 2026