Rasmalai or also known as Rossomalai is an authentic Bengali and Punjabi sweet Originating from India. It is also an associated national cuisine of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. It is a kind of dessert similar to Rassgulla where the syrup is replaced with thick malai milk. Today I am sharing this juicy delicious Roshomolai recipe with detailed step-by-step instructions with photos.
Full fat milk, sugar and some other ingredients are used to prepare this creamy juicy rassmalai recipe. where milk is curdled to prepare paneer and thickened to prepare the syrup. Rasmalai is the traditional sweet across India. you can prepare this recipe for any beautiful occasion celebrated with your family and friends.
As the name itself says rasmalai the word which is derived from Hindi in which ras- means juice and malai- means cream. This sweet is rich in fat content and high in calcium as the whole sweet is prepared using milk as the major ingredient.
Shelf life-
- you can use rasmalai for a week if kept in refrigerator tastes better when served mild chill.
I have also prepared desert recipes like Mishti doi and Milk cake
Important points-
- do not over boil the milk for malai preparation.
- seal the shaped paneer properly without any crack before boiling it in sugar syrup.
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Printable rasmalai recipe-
Rasmalai
Ingredients
for paneer
- 1 litre full fat milk
- 2 tsp vinegar
- cold water
- 1/3 tsp corn flour
for rabri
- 3 cups full fat milk
- 15-18 strands saffron
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
- 4 almonds
- 4 pistachio
for syrup
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 cups water
- 1 cardamom
Instructions
- First add full fat milk in a pan and let it boil
- add vinegar and mix well
- add and mix until it curdles
- turn off the heat and strain it
- add cold water
- squeeze and remove all the water
- now hang it for an hour
- now add full fat milk in another pan and add saffron to it
- give it a mix and let it boil on high heat
- keep stirring in between until it reduces to half
- now add sugar, cardamom powder, almonds and pistachio to it
- mix well and boil for 10 minutes
- turn off the heat and let it cool
- now take the paneer and knead it for 10 minutes
- press and knead make it really smooth
- add corn flour and mix well
- knead for another 2 minutes
- take a small portion press it and make it smooth
- make flatten balls, make smooth from all the sides
- now add sugar, water and cardamom in a pan
- let it boil on high heat for 10 minutes
- drop the flatten balls to it
- cover it and boil on high for 7 minutes
- turn off the heat
- remove immediately and transfer it to ice cold water
- let it sit for 5 minutes
- take out and squeeze gently
- remove all the syrup
- drop it into the prepared rabri
- let it sit for 15 minutes before serving
- your rasmalai is ready.
Rasmalai recipe step by step with photos –
- To prepare rasmalai, first add full fat milk in a pan and let it boil
- add vinegar and mix well
- add and mix until it curdles and prepare paneer for rasmalai
- turn off the heat and strain it
- add cold water
- squeeze and remove all the water
- now hang it for an hour
- now add full fat milk in another pan and add saffron to it
- give it a mix and let it boil on high heat
- keep stirring in between until it reduces to half
- now to prepare rabri for rasmalai add sugar, cardamom powder, almonds and pistachio to it
- mix well and boil for 10 minutes
- turn off the heat and let it cool
- now take the paneer and knead it for 10 minutes
- press and knead make it really smooth
- add corn flour and mix well
- knead for another 2 minutes
- take a small portion press it and make it smooth
- make flatten balls, make smooth from all the sides
- keep it in a plate.
- now to prepare delicious rasmalai add sugar, water and cardamom in a pan
- let it boil on high heat for 10 minutes
- drop the flatten balls to it
- cover it and boil on high for 7 minutes
- turn off the heat
- remove immediately and transfer it to ice cold water
- let it sit for 5 minutes
- take out and squeeze gently remove all the syrup
- drop it into the prepared rabri
- let it sit for 15 minutes before serving
- your rasmalai is ready.