Ras Malai
- 2 pounds ricotta cheese
- 2 quarts light cream (half&half)
- 2 cups sugar
- 5 each cardamom pods
- 1 each bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 x rosewater rose water, to taste (optional)
- Mix 1 1/2 cups of sugar with the Ricotta cheese and bake it in a 400F (200C) oven for about 75 minutes in a flat dish covered with aluminum foil.
- The cheese should have hardened and turned a pale brown.
- Thicken the half and half by simmering over low heat for a long time.
- This is best done in a microwave; if a microwave is not available, do it over low heat and stir frequently.
- Thicken until the volume drops to around half of the original volume.
- Add the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, cardamom pods, bay leaf, vanilla and rose water (and any other flavoring that you may want) to the Half and Half.
- Heat for a few minutes.
- After the cheese has been baked, cut it into 1 inch squares and add to the hot thickened half and half.
- Cool for a few hours in the fridge.
ricotta cheese, light cream, sugar, cardamom pods, bay leaves, vanilla, rosewater
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/ras-malai-968 (may not work)