By Naiya Sheth: Learn how to make Rasgulla. As we all know rasgulla is a very famous Bengali sweet. Normally Indian recipes - sweets are very popular but among them, bengoli sweets are very yummy. It is made from paneer - cottage cheese so, rich in calcium also.
Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 10 minutes
Makes - 12 to 15 rasgulla
Ingredients to make Rasgulla:
Fresh homemade paneer from 1-liter milk
1 tea spoon refined flour
2 cups sugar
4 cups water
A pinch cardamom powder
Method to make Rasgulla:
Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 10 minutes
Makes - 12 to 15 rasgulla
Ingredients to make Rasgulla:
Fresh homemade paneer from 1-liter milk
1 tea spoon refined flour
2 cups sugar
4 cups water
A pinch cardamom powder
Method to make Rasgulla:
- Make fresh paneer at home and remove excess water from it.
- Add refined flour to it and knead it very well till soft textured dough. The more you knead the softer your rasgulla will be.
- At the same time prepare sugar syrup. To make it mix cardamom powder, sugar and water together in a cooker and cook until boiling temperature.
- Make equal size small balls from paneer dough. Try to make small balls.
- Drop the balls into the hot sugar syrup. Cook them for 7 to 8 minutes covered.
- After that add 2 to 3 table spoons water and again cook for 7 to 8 minutes at medium flame or till rasgullas are cooked properly.
- Press down the rasgulla and if comes back to the original shape it is cooked.
- Let them cool at room temperature in cooker. When cool refrigerate.
- Garnish cool and sweet rasgulla with saffron.
Tips for soft and rich rasgulla:
- Cow milk will give the better result.
- Garnishing can be done with sliced almonds, saffron and sliced pistachio.
- In stead of dry fruits rose essence also can give the different effect.
