Cookbook:Rasmalai (Indian Cheese and Milk Dessert)

Rasmalai is a very popular Indian milk-based dessert recipe.

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

Procedure

 * 1) Crumble paneer and knead it.
 * 2) Add the 2 tbsp of maida and knead again with the palm to make a smooth dough.
 * 3) Divide into sixteen equal portions, roll into balls, and press slightly to flatten them.
 * 4) Thinly slice almonds and pistachios. Dissolve 2 cups sugar in 2 cups of water, then bring to a boil.
 * 5) Slowly 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.
 * 6) Meanwhile 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).
 * 7) Add 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.
 * 8) Add sliced almonds, pistachios, and orange powder, and mix again.
 * 9) Squeeze the chenna balls and put them into the chilled sweetened milk. Refrigerate it for another half an hour. Serve chilled.