Easy Rasmalai

Easy Rasmalai – A delicious sweet, made of milk powder, egg, condensed milk and milk. Recipe from Vanitha Magazine, October 15 – 31, 2010 (page no 104) !!

Makes: 14 – 16 ras malai

Ingredients

1 cup / 200 ml / 8 oz (Indian standard measuring cup) milk powder

1 level teaspoon baking powder

2 teaspoon ghee

1 small size egg, beat well

1 cup / 200 ml / 8 oz boiled milk

½ tin milkmaid sweetened condensed milk (or 4 tablespoons)

¼ teaspoon cardamom powder

1 teaspoon chopped dry fruits (to decorate)

Method

Sieve twice milk powder and baking powder.

Transfer sieved milk powder into a bowl. Grease hand with ghee. Gently knead milk powder  with beaten egg and make a soft dough. Do no give much pressure while kneading.

Divide this soft dough into 14 – 16 portions. Make round balls and flatten it slightly. Arrange these prepared balls in a separate plate.

In a bowl / sauce pan, boil milk and condensed milk together. Boil for 10 minutes until slightly thickens. Switch off the heat and gently keep prepared balls one by one. Cover and keep aside for  two  hours.  Ras malai will absorb milk and it’ll become larger in size. Sprinkle cardamom powder and decorate with chopped dry fruits.