Wednesday 31 August 2011

RASGULLA - Syrupy Sweet dish with Paneer/cheese

Yesterday morning while I boiled milk for making my morning delight 'the filter coffee', milk got curdled. On such days, I usually make crumbled paneer masala or use it in some dishes as a filling. This time I tried the tasty Rasgullas with this fresh paneer.
I happened to see an easy recipe in Raks Kitchen and tried the same. It was easy cooking, tasted good and now if milk curdles, I would not mind missing a hot cup of coffee in the morning......!

INGREDIENTS

MILK ----- 500ml
LIME JUICE----- 1tbsp
SUGAR ----- 1cup
WATER ----- 1.25cup
ICE CUBES ----6 to 7
CARDAMOM ----- 3
PISTACHIOS --- optional

METHOD

  • Boil milk, use whole fat milk if exclusively making rasgullas. Add 1tbsp lime juice to it.Simmer flame and boil it for a little while more. You can see the cheese seperates from whey. Put off the flame

  • Add the ice cubes and mix well

  • Pour the content through a muslin cloth, I used a clean kitchen cloth to drain the water

  • Place the cloth with paneer under running water, so that the smell and flavour of lime is washed off well

  • Slightly press and remove excess water. Now hang the cloth for 30mins and drain the water completely

  • Take the paneer out to a plate. They would be in crumbled pieces. Slowly and smoothly knead the paneer for about 10mins. Take time and patience to do this part of the recipe

  • The paneer would now be smooth and firm. Pinch a little of this paneer and roll it smooth between your palms and shape it to your desire

  • Meanwhile, boil water in a pressure cooker with 1cup of sugar and crushed cardamoms. Let the sugar dissolve completely and water start to boil
  • Reduce the flame and drop the paneer balls gently into the hot water. Close the lid and put weight to the cooker

  • After the first whistle, put the flame to sim and cook it further for 5mins. Now put off the flame and let the cooker cool down

  • Open the cooker lid and you can see the rasgullas doubled in size. The soft and fresh rasgullas are divine!
  • Transfer it to a bowl and garnish with broken pistachios or any other garnish that you like. Let it come to room temperature and then refrigerate.
  • Serve it warm or cool

NOTE

  • Drain water completely from the paneer
  • Take care and time while kneading the paneer
  • Do not remove the pressure from cooker early
  • I could make 10 rasgullas with this measure








7 comments:

  1. yummy rasgullas rajeni.perfectly made too and the pic is inviting

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  2. Looks fantabulous like sodium floating in water without the fire ("mouthwater' put off the fire!!)

    Great work.

    Som

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  3. The pic is inviting. It tempts me to try out this one. Will let you know.

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  4. Looks delicious Raj!...You should think of a way to make a fortune with your talent! :-)

    Me

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  5. hi my fav thanks a lot for posting i will try it out and update to you, but when pressure cook it won't ragullas break-sudha

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  6. Sudha, thanks for the comments. It does not break. Make sure that the water starts boiling and gently put them. Try it, u wud luv them!

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