Ras malai or rossomalai is a sweetmeat consumed mainly in India, as well as in Pakistan and Bangladesh. The name ras malai comes from two words in Hindi: ras, meaning “juice”, and malai, meaning “cream”.
This recipe is a short cut for the traditional one.
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Mix the cheese with 1/2 cup of sugar and half of cardamom powder. Mix the above ingredients for a few minutes with a regular spoon (approximately 3 minutes) until well-blended.
Spread out on a square baking tray.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until it sets. It should not get brown.
Remove from oven, cool at room temperature, and cut into 2-inch squares.
Take whole milk and simmer it on low heat until milk thickens a little .Stir occasionally.
Add 1/2 (or adjust as per your taste) cup of sugar along with kesar and remaining cardamom to the thickened milk.
Stir well and boil for the milk for a few minutes.
Gently add the baked cheese squares in the milk and take the milk off the heat.
Let the milk cool down.
Garnish with pistachio before serving.
Serve chilled.
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