Rasabali is very very unique to Odisha, India. A famous sweet recipe that’s decadent and extremely delicious. Rasabali is made with fresh chenna or paneer. The paneer is kneaded into a soft texture and then made into flattened balls and deep-fried. The fried flattened paneer/chenna balls then dunked into thickened saffron milk and topped with chopped nuts. Rasabali can be enjoyed warm or chilled.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 cup fresh paneer or chenna
- 2 TSP sooji or semolina
- 1 TSP cardamom powder
- 1 TSP sugar
- 2 cups of milk
- few strands of saffron
- 3 TBSP sugar
- Oil for deep frying
METHOD:
- Combine the paneer, sooji, cardamom powder, sugar and knead for 4/5 minutes till the texture becomes soft and don’t stick to your palms
- Divide the paneer dough into small balls and flattened them slightly
- In the meantime heat the milk in another vessel and bring to a boil
- Simmer the milk till it reduces to 1 cup, add sugar and saffron
- Deep fry the paneer balls till they turn into a nice brown color
- Immediately drop these paneer balls into the reduced milk
- Let the paneer balls soak in the milk for few hours. Garnish with chopped buts and serve
PIN for Later
I’ll have to try making this sometime. I’ve never had this dessert before.
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