Rasmalai, the very name makes me want to eat some, right now. A very indulgent dessert made with homemade cottage cheese and soaked in reduced sweetened milk seasoned with rich spices and dried fruit. This truly and deservedly has a special place in every one’s heart.

Today I share with you an instant version of the recipe for Rasmalai. This recipe requires ricotta cheese, milk, evaporated milk, condensed milk (optional), sugar, nuts and spices. This best part about it is that it takes 40-50 minutes of prep work – and that includes the baking time as well. Add a chill time of at least 30 minutes, and voila! Instant Rasmalai ready! You could make a much bigger batch of these in not longer than a few minutes more. Now, that is quick for a dessert like this, isn’t it!

Ingredients

For patties (For 6 patties)

Ricotta cheese – 1 cup

Sugar – 2-3tbsp

For the Ras/Milk base

Evaporated milk – 3/4 cup

Whole milk – 3/4 cup

Sugar – 4 tbsp

Condensed milk (optional) – 2 tbsp

Saffron – 8-10 strands

Cardamom powder – 3-4 pods

Rose water – 1/2 tsp

Almonds and pistachios, sliced – 1 tbsp

Recipe

• Preheat the oven to 350F/180C
• Grease a muffin tray and have it ready
• Mix the Ricotta cheese with the sugar. Distribute it evenly in the muffin pan as patties.

• Bake these for about 25-30 minutes. The sides need to turn golden brown and the sugar begins to caramelize. Bake for longer if these do not look done yet.
• Once done remove to another plate and let these cool to room temperature.

• While these are baking, the milk can be prepped. Heat up the milk first slightly.
• Take a couple of tablespoons in a bowl to soak the saffron it.
• Add the evaporated milk to the remaining milk in the pot and heat it up.
• As the milk mixture begins to bubble up, add in the saffron milk, cardamom powder and sugar to it.
• Let it simmer for about 6-8 minutes
• Then if interested, you can add in the condensed milk as well and let it simmer for a couple more minutes.

• Turn off the flame now and add in the rose water and give it a stir.
• Let the milk mixture cool down now.
• Now lay out the cooled down patties in a flat dish and pour the lukewarm milk over them.
• Put these in the refrigerator for at least 30 mins to chill.

• Once chilled, serve them individually, garnished with nut slices – almonds and pistachios.

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