Ras malai

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Ras Malai

Origin
Place of origin	Indian subcontinent
Region or state	Punjab, Gujarat, [North West Frontier Province]], Rajasthan
Details
Course	Dessert
Main ingredient(s)	Paneer, cream, sugar

Ras Malai (Hindi: रस मलाई ) is a sweet dessert originating in Eastern India and popular throughout the Indian subcontinent. Is served after a meal. It is popular throughout South Asia. The name Ras Malai comes from two parts in Hindi: Ras, which means Juice/Juicy, and Malai, which means cream.

Ingredients

Ras Malai consists of sugary white, cream or yellow colored balls (or flattened balls) of paneer soaked in malai (clotted cream) flavored with cardamom.^[1]

Origin

Rasmalai originated in the eastern Indian states of Orissa or West Bengal^[2] and is likely based on the rasgulla, which is a close variation.

See also

• Basundi
• Kheersagar
• Rasgulla

References

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http://www.ambalafoods.com/Sweets/Rasmalai.html

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http://www.diwalicelebrations.net/diwali-recipe/rasmalai-recipe.html