Description
Delightful rose rasmalai elevates traditional Indian dessert with fragrant petals and creamy milk base. Cardamom and saffron harmonize delicately, offering sweet comfort that transports you through culinary memories of festive celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 liter (33.8 fl oz) whole milk
- 2 cups whole milk
- 4 cups water
- 1 cup sugar
- ¼ cup condensed milk
- 2 tbsps lemon juice or vinegar
- 1 tbsp rose syrup
- 1 tsp rose water
- 1 tsp rose water
- 1 tsp cardamom powder
- 1 tsp cornflour
- 8–10 saffron strands
- 2 tbsps chopped pistachios & almonds
- Dried rose petals
Instructions
- Dairy Base Creation: Heat milk to a vigorous boil, then introduce lemon juice or vinegar to initiate curdling. Gently stir to separate curds from whey.
- Straining and Preparation: Strain curdled milk through fine muslin cloth, thoroughly rinsing to eliminate acidity. Knead the collected solids meticulously, incorporating rose water and cornflour to enhance texture and binding.
- Disc Formation and Poaching: Shape the kneaded mixture into uniform circular discs. Prepare a sweet poaching liquid by combining water and sugar in a deep pot, bringing to a rolling boil. Carefully immerse the dairy discs, simmering covered to absorb the sweet essence.
- Cooling and Flavor Development: Transfer cooked discs into a cold water bath to stabilize their structure. Simultaneously, create a luxurious milk reduction by slowly heating milk and condensing it.
- Flavor Infusion: Enrich the milk reduction with condensed milk, saffron threads, cardamom, rose syrup, and rose water. Remove excess syrup from poached dairy discs and nestle them into the fragrant milk reduction.
- Final Presentation: Garnish with crushed pistachios, sliced almonds, and dried rose petals. Refrigerate the dessert to allow flavors to meld and intensify, creating a harmonious and refreshing treat.
Notes
- Control Curd Consistency: Achieve perfect paneer texture by not over-stirring during milk curdling, which prevents grainy or tough rasmalai.
- Manage Moisture Carefully: Thoroughly drain paneer without pressing too hard, maintaining a soft, moist texture crucial for authentic rasmalai melting.
- Balance Sweetness Strategically: Adjust sugar levels in syrup and milk reduction to prevent overwhelming sweetness, allowing delicate rose and dairy flavors to shine.
- Temperature Precision Matters: Maintain gentle simmering temperatures when poaching dairy discs to prevent breaking or becoming tough, ensuring tender, smooth rasmalai.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg