Ras Malai

India

Also known as Rasmalai, Roshmolai

About Ras Malai

Ras Malai is a soft and creamy Indian dessert of flattened balls of fresh cheese (chenna) soaked in sweetened milk flavored with saffron and cardamom.

The cheese balls are cooked in sugar syrup until they become soft and spongy, then soaked in thickened milk. It is served chilled, garnished with pistachios and almonds.

Ras malai comes from Bengal, in eastern India and Bangladesh. It is popular at festivals and weddings across South Asia.

Ingredients

• chenna (paneer)
• milk
• sugar
• saffron
• cardamom
• pistachios
• almonds