Rasgulla
By shobhapink
Rasgulla is a very popular Indian dessert... Rasgulla is a syrupy, soft, spongy, sweet is loved by all.
- 10 mins
- 20 mins
Ingredients
- !/2 liter milk
- 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 cups water
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tbsp cardamom powder or rose water
- 3-4 pistachios finely chopped for garnishing
Preparation
Step 1
1. In a heavy bottom pan boil the milk.
2. When milk starts boiling, add lemon juice gradually, keep stirring
gently till whey water clears & milk curdles completely.
3. Now drain whey water using a strainer or muslin cloth.
4. Gather muslin cloth from the sides, rinse it under cold water & squeeze
well. This process will remove the sourness of lemon from chhena/paneer.
5. Squeeze excess water from the paneer, hang it aside for half an hour
without disturbing it.
6. Take out the paneer in a bowl, it would be crumbly in texture. Knead it
well for 4-5 mins or till paneer is smooth & free of lumps.
7. Divide the paneer into equal portions, make small smooth ball of each
portion.
8. To prepare sugar syrup, heat water in a wide bottomed pan, add sugar,
cardamom powder/rose water & keep stirring till sugar dissolves
completely.
9. When sugar syrup starts boiling, put paneer balls into it gently, let it
boil for 7-8 mins.
10. Switch off the heat, keep rasgullas in the sugar syrup for 10-12 mins.
Rasgullas will be double in volume while cooking in the syrup.
11. Refrigerate the rasgullas, garnish with chopped pistachios & serve.