Krishna Janmashtami Special - Rasgulla

Rasgulla is an Indian sweet dish - easy to make and requires very less ingredients. What can be a best occasion to indulge in them than the celebration of birth of Shri Krishna.

Ingredients:

Milk - 1 ltr

Sugar - 1 cup (approx 200 gms)

Water - 4 cups

Lemon Juice - 3 to 4 tsp

Cardamom - 2

Almonds or Pistachios - 2 to 3 

Method:

Heat milk in a pan. Keep stirring as to avoid sticking to the bottom. Once the milk comes to boil, lower the flame and add lemon juice to it.

Stir continuously till the milk curdles and water separates from the milk completely. 

Place a muslin cloth over a large bowl and pour the curdled milk in it. The milk separates from water. Wash the milk with cold water to remove the smell of the lemon. Squeeze the excess water from the cloth completely. The thickened milk is paneer.

Now take the paneer into a bowl and divide it into small parts about the size of small lemons. Take each part, knead well and make small round balls. Keep it aside.

Mix sugar and water in a pan and heat it. Keep stirring so that the sugar dissolves completely. When the water starts to boil drop the paneer balls into it carefully. Grind the cardamom into powder and add it to the pan. 

Cover the pan with lid and let the rasgullas boil in the sugar water for around 20 mins on medium flame. 

The Rasgullas double in size after they soak the sugar syrup. Remove them from flame and allow to cool down. Once they are completely cooled, refrigerate them.

Serve them chilled garnished with chopped almonds or pistachios.

Note: 

1. You can also cooked them in the Pressure Cooker for one whistle.

2. Vinegar can be used in place of Lemon juice.

3. Wash the curdled milk properly in cold water so that the rasgullas don't have the smell of lemons.

Enjoy Cooking.. :)