Rasgulla (Bengali Sweet)

Rasgulla (Bengali Sweet)

Soft, spongy cottage cheese dumplings soaked in light sugar syrup. A quintessential Bengali dessert.

Prep Time

30 min

Cook Time

20 min

Total Time

50 min

Difficulty

Hard

Ingredients

Adjust Servings: 12
  • 1 L Milk
  • 3 tbsp Lemon juice
  • 1.5 cup Sugar
  • 4 cup Water
  • 2 piece Cardamom
  • 1 tsp Rose water

Instructions

  1. 1

    Boil milk. Add lemon juice to curdle. Strain through cheesecloth.

  2. 2

    Wash the chenna (cottage cheese) under cold water.

  3. 3

    Knead chenna until smooth and crack-free (7-8 minutes).

  4. 4

    Shape into small, smooth balls.

  5. 5

    Make sugar syrup with water, sugar, and cardamom. Bring to a rolling boil.

  6. 6

    Add chenna balls to boiling syrup. Cover and cook for 15 minutes.

  7. 7

    They will puff up to double size. Let cool in syrup. Add rose water.

  8. 8

    Serve chilled.

Notes

Kneading is the most critical step — must be perfectly smooth.

Nutrition Info

120kcal

Calories

3g

Protein

24g

Carbs

2g

Fat

0g

Fiber

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