Indian sweets and desserts are well known all over the world and they are very tempting and delicious. Whether in the scorching heat of summer or the cold of winter, Indian desserts are just too hard to resist and are certainly not to be missed. There is a wide variety of Indian desserts, ranging from the delicious ‘kheer’ and ‘laddoos’ to the delicious ‘gajar halwa’ and ‘barfi’.
ras malai It is one of the most popular Indian desserts. This sweet dish was first invented in West Bengal, India and is now quite popular among the people of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. In India, it can be found in all sweet shops, especially in the states of West Bengal, Orissa, and Bihar. It is often pronounced as ‘Roshomalai’ in Bengali, the language of West Bengal.
Ras Malai compress of sweet, cream to yellow dumplings made from cottage cheese or ricotta cheese (called ‘crystal’ in India) soaked well in clotted cream called ‘Malay’ in Hindi). This clotted cream is nothing more than sweetened and thickened milk delicately flavored with cardamom, pistachios, rosewater and saffron.
The following is an easy recipe for this appetizing and delicious Indian dessert:
Ingredients:
– Ricotta cheese: 2 pounds
– Sugar: ½ cup
– Half milk: 32 oz
– A pinch of saffron
– Crushed cardamom seeds: ¼ teaspoon
– Blanched almonds: ½ teaspoon
– Crushed green pistachios: 2 teaspoons
recipe:
o Mix the cheese with the sugar with a little cardamom powder, and spread the mixture on a baking tray.
o Bake the mixture at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until set. However, make sure it doesn’t turn brown.
o Remove pan from oven, cool to room temperature, then cut prepared batter into small 2″ squares.
o Place these squares on a dessert plate.
o Mix the other ingredients well, peeling the pistachios, in a separate plate, and pour this liquid over the squares.
o Dessert is ready. Garnish with pistachios, chill for 2-3 hours before serving.
So next time you feel like making a special dessert for your family, try this recipe at home and let your family experience a taste of Indian cuisine.
