Ras Malai Recipe
Ingredients
1. Half and half (2qts)
2. ricotta cheese (2lb)
3. bay leaf (1)
4. sugar (2c)
5. cardamom pods (5)
6. vanilla (1tsp)
7. rose water to taste (optional)
Method of preparation:-
1. First heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Take a bowl, mix 1 ½ cup of sugar with the ricotta cheese in it. Mix it well then place it in a flat dish covered with aluminum foil.
2. Place the dish in the oven and bake it for 35 minutes at 350 degrees until the cheese turned pale brown and it becomes hard. Now add the half and half by simmering it over low heat for long time. Stir it while simmering. Thicken it until the volume drops to around half of the original volume.
3. Add the remaining sugar, bay leaves, rose water, cardamom pod and vanilla to the half and half. Heat it for few minutes. When the cheese get baked then cut it into ½ inch slices of square shape and then add to the hot thicken half and half.
4. Place it in the refrigerator to cool for a few hours. When it gets cool then serve it.
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