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Rasabali

Rasabali. Chhana caressed with oodles of love, fried in ghee over a lazy languorous flame and soaked in reduced milk. Decadence indeed!!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Cuisine Odiya, Oriya

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g homemade chhana or cottage cheese
  • 2 tbsp suji or semolina
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 1.5 lit milk
  • 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
  • 2 tsp ghee
  • 1/2 tbsp sugar powder
  • few strands of saffron
  • sugar to taste
  • oil for frying

Instructions
 

  • Take the chhana in a bowl, crumble using your fingers.
  • Add the flour, semolina, sugar powder, 1 tsp ghee and ¼ tsp cardamom powder to the crumbled chhana.
  • Knead well till the dough comes out of the bowl smooth and your palm looks oily. About 8-10 odd minutes of exercise I would reckon ? :).
  • Now tear 15-16 medium balls from the dough.
  • Grease your palm with a little ghee and shape the dough balls into roundels. Flatten them a bit, keep aside.
  • Heat oil and ghee in a deep pan, fry the rasabalis over a medium flame (this is the golden rule - the oil should be neither too hot nor too cold) till they are a gorgeous golden brown.
  • Take off the heat, drain on an absorbent towel. Keep aside.
  • Heat the milk in a separate pan, allow to reduce till it’s about a third of the original volume. Add sugar to taste and a few saffron strands.
  • Switch off the flame.
  • Gently add the fried rasabalis to the reduced milk. Allow to soak, 4-5 hrs I would reckon.
  • Serve cold.