Recipe for Ras Malai.

Ingredients:

• 1 liter whole milk
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup sugar
• 4-5 green cardamom pods
• 1 tbsp rose water
• 2 cups heavy cream
• Sliced almonds and pistachios for garnish

Instructions:

• In a large pot, heat the whole milk until it starts to boil.
• Add the lemon juice to the milk and stir gently. The milk will start to curdle.
• Keep stirring gently until the whey separates from the curdled milk.
• Once the whey is completely separated, turn off the heat and strain the curdled milk through a muslin cloth.
• Rinse the curdled milk under cold water to remove any lemony flavor.
• Squeeze out as much water as possible and hang the curdled milk for at least an hour to remove excess water.
• After an hour, remove the curdled milk from the cloth and knead it into a smooth dough.
• Divide the dough into small, equal-sized balls.
• In another pot, add 2 cups of water, 1 cup of sugar, and 4-5 green cardamom pods.
• Bring the sugar syrup to a boil and add the dough balls to it.
• Cover the pot and let it cook on low heat for about 15-20 minutes.
• Once the dough balls have doubled in size, turn off the heat and let them cool down in the syrup.
• In a separate pot, heat 2 cups of heavy cream until it starts to thicken.
• Add 1 tbsp of rose water to the cream and stir well.
• Take the dough balls out of the sugar syrup and squeeze out any excess syrup.
• Add the dough balls to the thickened cream and let them soak for a few hours in the fridge.
• Garnish with sliced almonds and pistachios before serving.

Your delicious Ras Malai is now ready to serve! Enjoy!