Ras Malai (रस मलाई)

Creamy, soft cheese rounded dessert swimming in cardamom-flavored milk.

Ingredients

• 2 liters milk
• 4 tbsp lemon juice
• 1.5 cups sugar
• 4 pods cardamom
• a pinch saffron
• to garnish pistachios

Method

1. Boil milk and curdle with lemon juice; strain and hang to form chenna.
2. Knead chenna, form into small rounds, then boil in sugar syrup.
3. Reduce milk to form rabri, add sugar, cardamom, and saffron.
4. Transfer chenna balls to rabri and soak for a couple of hours.

Chef's tips

• Ensure milk is fully curdled for smooth chenna.
• Use high-quality saffron for best aroma.