Rasmalai Recipe

All Bengalis love sweet dishes, they absolutely need something sweet after every meal. Maybe that is the reason why the Bengali speaking population has come up with so many types of desserts. Ras Malai or better known as Rossomalai is probably the favourite one after Rasgulla. This dessert is particularly milk based and has very soft and spongy textured rasgullas which are dipped in  thick yet creamy milk. Often garnished with dry fruits like pistachios or almonds and even Kesar, this popular mouth-watering sweet dish of India is very famous throughout the world.
 
Here are five reasons why the rasmalai recipe is famous:

1. Where did it originate?

The sweet dish is said to be invented by the confectioner K.C Das and its name is said to have been originated from the Hindi word Ras meaning juice and malai meaning cream.  But the origin of the rasmalai recipe is still debatable, even after the claims made by the K.C. Das and Grandsons Company.

2. What goes into this sweet?

It may seem a difficult dish to make, but it is actually one of the easiest ones. The rasmalai recipe is available online, search for it and you will find an array of rasmalai recipe.  Cottage cheese, paneer, sugar, water and milk are the main ingredients that go into the making of rasmalai. Elaichi, kesar and chopped dry fruits just add the right flavour that you need to activate your taste buds.

3. Are there different types of rasmalai?

Depending on the area there are a few types of rasmalai. Angoori Rasmalai is the new and mostly prepared one. Anguri Rasmalai is a bit different from the regular rasmalai. They are made out of cottage cheese balls that are made in the size of grapes, hence the name “angoori” which is a Hindi word for grapes. Again the angoori rasmalai recipe can be found online, follow the steps properly and enjoy the delicious sweet dish.

4. The calories:

You will see a lot of people struggling to not to eat sweets just to watch their weight. All the sugar, cream and milk that goes into making of a rasmalai adds up to a whopping 180 calories. Does not sound good, right? But then if you use sugar free supplements and low fat milk, the whole calorie content goes down. And even if you add up some calories, a mild workout will be enough for you.
 
5. Quick recipe

It will take you an hour at most to prepare it. Hence, if you have guests coming over for dinner and you want to flaunt a bit of your cooking skills, try making this easy yet delicious heavenly balls.

These sweets are available easily in the market and often sweet shops have a packaged version of these. But what’s a fun fact is that you can make this sweet dish even at home as the recipe is super easy. So go ahead and make yourself some delicious rasmalai!