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Ras Malai With Indian Cheese Balls In Milk

Ras Malai With Indian Cheese Balls In Milk prepared dish

Ras malai is a traditional indian dessert made from soft cheese balls soaked in sweetened milk. This delightful dish is flavored with cardamom and garnished with pistachios, making it a perfect treat for special occasions.

This recipe is indian style, dessert, scaled for 6 servings, with 30 min prep and 60 min cook.

Prep: 30 min · Cook: 60 min · Total: 90 min · Serves: 6

Quick cooking notes

  • Core ingredients include lemon juice, milk, sugar, rose water.
  • Follow all 11 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
  • Ingredient quantities listed below are for 6 servings.

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 liters milk
  • 1 cups sugar
  • 1 tbsp rose water
  • 5 whole cardamom pods
  • 4 cups water
  • 50 g pistachios (chopped)

Instructions

  1. In a large pot, bring the milk to a boil over medium heat.
  2. Once boiling, add the lemon juice gradually while stirring until the milk curdles.
  3. Remove from heat and strain the curds using a muslin cloth to separate the cheese from the whey.
  4. Rinse the curds under cold water to remove the lemon flavor and squeeze out excess water.
  5. Knead the curds until smooth and form small balls.
  6. In another pot, combine water and sugar, and bring to a boil to create a sugar syrup.
  7. Add the cardamom pods to the syrup and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
  8. Gently add the cheese balls to the boiling syrup and cook for about 15 minutes until they double in size.
  9. Remove the cheese balls and let them cool in a bowl.
  10. In the same syrup, add the rose water and stir well.
  11. Serve the cheese balls soaked in the syrup, garnished with chopped pistachios.

Nutrition (per serving)

  • Calories: 220
  • Protein: 8 g
  • Fat: 5 g
  • Carbohydrates: 38 g
  • Sugar: 30 g
  • Sodium: 90 mg

Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.

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