Rasmalai Recipe

• 2 lbs ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 32 oz half & half milk
• A pinch of saffron
• 1/4 tsp crushed cardamom seeds
• 1/2 cup blanched almonds
• 2 tbsp crushed green pistachios

How to make Rasmalai

• Mix the cheese with sugar and little cardamom powder and spread out on a 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″ squares.
• Place them in a dessert bowl.
• Mix the other ingredients, except the pistachios well in a separate dish and pour over the squares.
• Decorate the ras malai with pistachios, chill for 2-3 hours and then serve.