Rasgulla
- 4 cups Whole Milk
- 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
- 3 cups Water, Divided Use
- 1 cup Sugar, Or More To Taste (up To 2 Cups)
- 1/2 Tablespoons Cardamom Powder
- 1.
- Bring milk to boil in a saucepan.
- Make sure to stir occasionally and make sure not to burn the milk.
- Mix lemon juice with 4 tablespoons of water and add it gradually to the boiling milk.
- Then the milk solid starts separating from the water.
- Continue to boil it for a minute or two.
- Then turn off the heat and drain it through a cheesecloth or a thin cotton cloth.
- The milk solid that is left is called paneer.
- Run some cold water on the paneer to wash away the lemon flavor.
- Now squeeze off as much water as you can.
- Just to check if your paneer is ready, take a small piece on your palm and rub it with you thumb for 3 to 4 times.
- Then you should be able to make a soft ball out of it.
- 2.
- Knead the paneer for few minutes.
- Then pull off small pieces and make it into small balls.
- They increase in volume when cooked.
- So, make sure the balls are small in size.
- 3.
- Put the remaining water and the sugar in a pressure cooker and bring it to boil, then add the paneer balls.
- Make sure there is enough space for the paneer balls to expand.
- Now close the lid without the whistle and cook for 8 minutes.
- Then switch off the heat.
- Open the lid and add cardomom powder.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Serve chilled.
milk, lemon juice, water, sugar, cardamom powder
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/rasgulla/ (may not work)