Rasmalai or Ras Malai ( Powdered Milk Balls In Sweetened Milk )

Rasmalai or Ras Malai ( Powdered Milk Balls In Sweetened Milk ) ... Rasmalai, a sweet milk dessert, is popular throughout South Asia. It is usually made with Paneer ( fresh cheese ), shaped into flattened balls and cooked in a thickened milk. Here's an easy and quick Rasmalai recipe, made with powdered milk. Soft and light balls with milk syrup and flavored with cardamom and pistachios.


Rasmalai ( Powdered Milk Balls In Sweetened Milk )
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Serves : 6

Ingredients :

For Milk :

• 1 liter / 4 cups milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 pinch cardamom powder
• 1/4 tsp.  Kewra water
• 2 tbsp.  pistachios, finely sliced

For Balls :

• 1 cup powdered milk ( Nestle Nido or any full fat powdered milk )
• 1 level tbsp.  plain flour
• 1 tsp.  baking powder
• 1 pinch cardamom powder
• 1 tbsp.  oil or ghee, melted
• 1 egg, beaten

Method :

• Boil the milk with sugar and cardamom powder in a pan over medium heat.
• Meanwhile, mix the powder milk, plain flour, baking powder, cardamom powder and oil in a bowl. Mix gently with hands.
• Gradually add the beaten egg, a little at a time and mix till it forms a ball shape. ( Just add enough egg that the mixture comes together ).
• Knead lightly to make a smooth dough. Don't knead too much.
• Make equal sized, small, oval or round shape balls with a light hand and flatten them slightly.
• Place the balls, one by one into the milk.
• Cover the pan and cook on medium-high heat until the milk comes to a boil and the balls start to increase in size.
• Reduce the heat to low and simmer for few minutes until the balls are soft and light.
• Turn off the heat and add the kewra water.
• Transfer to a serving dish, sprinkle pistachios.
• Let it cool slightly at room temperature, then refrigerate until serving.

Recipe Source : Cooking Expert Naheed Ansari

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