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)

1. 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.
2. The cheese should have hardened and turned a pale brown.
3. Thicken the half and half by simmering over low heat for a long time.
4. This is best done in a microwave; if a microwave is not available, do it over low heat and stir frequently.
5. Thicken until the volume drops to around half of the original volume.
6. 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.
7. Heat for a few minutes.
8. After the cheese has been baked, cut it into 1 inch squares and add to the hot thickened half and half.
9. 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)