Rasmalai (Cottage Cheese Disc In Flavored Milk)

Name: Rasmalai (Cottage Cheese Disc In Flavored Milk)
Total time: 165 min
Ingredients: 2 l full fat milk; 2 1/2 tbsp lemon juice; 1/8 tsp saffron powder (optional, or use yellow food colour. (I wanted saffron colour chenna disc and hence have used saffro colour)); 2 tsp cornflour (Use arrowroot if making for vraat / upwaas / fasting); 4 cups water; 1/2 tsp ghee (to grease the palms); 2 l water; 2 cups sugar (I have used raw sugar. It makes the chenna disc brownish in colour. (for bright colour use white sugar)); 4 cardamom pods; 3/4 cup sugar (I have used raw sugar. You can use white sugar and adjust the amount of sugar as per the sweetness desired.); 1 tsp cardamom powder; 5 pistachio (blanched, peeled and sliced); 5 almond (blanched, peeled and sliced); 7 pistachio (slivered); 7 almond (slivered); few saffron strands (for garnishing, optional); 1/2 tsp cardamom powder (for ganishing)

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Experience the flavors of Bengal with homemade Rasmalai—soft cottage cheese discs soaked in saffron and cardamom milk, perfect for special occasions or indulging at home.

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Ingredients

2 l full fat milk
2 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
1/8 tsp saffron powder (optional, or use yellow food colour. (I wanted saffron colour chenna disc and hence have used saffro colour))
2 tsp cornflour (Use arrowroot if making for vraat / upwaas / fasting)
4 cups water
1/2 tsp ghee (to grease the palms)
2 l water
2 cups sugar (I have used raw sugar. It makes the chenna disc brownish in colour. (for bright colour use white sugar))
4 cardamom pods
3/4 cup sugar (I have used raw sugar. You can use white sugar and adjust the amount of sugar as per the sweetness desired.)
1 tsp cardamom powder
5 pistachio (blanched, peeled and sliced)
5 almond (blanched, peeled and sliced)
7 pistachio (slivered)
7 almond (slivered)
few saffron strands (for garnishing, optional)
1/2 tsp cardamom powder (for ganishing)