On the occasion of lights- Diwali-people enjoy feasting on mouthwatering
recipes. Since there is a practice of exchange of sweets on this occasion, it
has almost become a custom in every family to prepare umpteen numbers of
scrumptious traditional sweets and distribute them amongst relatives and
neighbors. People generally prefer making sweets that are universally liked. One
of the universally liked sweet is the Rasmalai. Made of cheese, milk, sugar and
kesar, this is considered to be a ‘royal recipe’. As this royal recipe is not
very difficult to make, you can also try making it as per the instructions given
below.
Rasmalai Recipe
Ingredients
* 2 lbs Cows Milk or Ricotta cheese
* 1/2 cup sugar
* 32 oz half & half milk
* A pinch of saffron
* 1/4 tsp crushed cardamom seeds
* 1/2 cup blanched almonds
* 2 tbsp crushed green pistachios
Method
* Mix the cheese with sugar and little cardamom powder and spread out on a
baking tray.
* Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or wait till it sets. It should not get
brown.
* Remove from oven, cool at room temperature and cut into 2" squares. Place them
in a dessert bowl.
* Mix the other ingredients, except the pistachios well in a separate dish and
pour over the squares.
* Decorate with pistachios, chill for 2-3 hours and then serve.
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