Rasmalai Indian Dessert Recipe (2024)

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: rasmalai

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Author: Muna

TO MAKE THE PANEER (cheese)

• ▢ 2 cups whole milk
• ▢ 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• ▢ 1 ½ tablespoon water
• ▢ *Cheesecloth to drain the cheese
• ▢ *2 cups chilled water to wash the vinegar off the cheese

TO MAKE THE RASMALAI BALLS

• ▢ All the paneer previously prepared
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon corn flour

TO MAKE THE SIMPLE SYRUP

• ▢ 1 cup of sugar
• ▢ 3 cups of water
• ▢ *One cup chilled water or ice to be used to cool the cheese balls. Not to be added to the syrup.

THE MILK SAUCE

• ▢ 1 ½ cup milk
• ▢ 1 ½ teaspoon corn flour
• ▢ ¼ cup of sugar
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon saffron threads
• ▢ ¼ cup hot water
• ▢ 2 tablespoon almond slices
• ▢ 2 tablespoon pistachio slices

MAKING THE PANEER

• Mix the white vinegar with the water and keep aside.

• In a saucepan, add the milk and let it come to a boil. Make sure to stir the milk occasionally to prevent it from burning.

• Turn off the heat and after one minute, gradually add the white vinegar and water mix while gently stirring. The milk will curdle. Leave the curdled milk in the pan for two minutes.

• In a strainer add the cheesecloth and then pour the curdled cheese along with the whey in it.

• Pour the chilled water gradually on the cheese while it is still in the cheesecloth and stir the cheese with your hands or spoon to remove the flavor of the vinegar.

• Gather the cheesecloth from all corners and squeeze the cheese to get rid of as much liquid as possible.

• Hang the cheesecloth over a sink tap for 30 minutes to allow more liquid to come out of the cheese.

MAKING THE RASMALAI BALLS

• Now that the cheese is dry knead it with the palm of your hand for 5 to 10 minutes until you get a smooth dough.

• Add the corn flour and knead for another 5 minutes.

• Form 5 to 6 equal balls. Make sure there are no cracks in the balls, or it will break when you add it to the boiling syrup.

MAKING THE SYRUP

• The balls will puff up and double in size, so make sure to use a pan that has enough room.

• In a pan, add the water and the sugar and allow it to come to a boil. Make sure the sugar has completely dissolved.

• While the syrup is boiling add the rasmalai balls. Keep the heat on high and cook the balls for 13 to 15 minutes. You can flip the balls every few minutes and keep in mind that it will double and might triple in size.

• In a different bowl, add the chilled water and few ladles from the syrup, add the balls, cover and keep aside to come to room temperature which may take up to 20 to 30 minutes.

MAKING THE MILK SAUCE

• In a small cup, add the saffron threads, the cardamom powder, and the hot water. Keep aside for 5 minutes.

• In a saucepan, add the milk and the sugar, stir on medium heat until the milk boils. Reduce heat.

• Add corn flour to the water and saffron mix. Stir well and then add to the milk.

• On low heat cook the milk while stirring for three minutes.

• Add the almond and the pistachio to the milk and let it simmer for one minute.

• Turn off the heat and keep aside.

MAKING RASMALAI

• Remove the balls from the syrup, press lightly to remove some of the syrup and then add the balls to the warm milk sauce.

• Keep the balls in the milk sauce and cover. Refrigerate to allow the balls to soak the milk sauce.

• Serve this dessert chilled.

When making the paneer make sure not to let it go too dry. Dry paneer or cheese later won’t puff properly when added to the syrup and will result in hard balls instead of spongy balls.

I have doubled the recipe in the video.