Rasgulla | How to make Rasgulla

Soft and spongy Rasgulla is made up of fresh homemade paneer balls dipped in mild cardamom flavored sugar syrup..Here we go how to make the sweet at home...

Ingredients:(cup = 200 ml)

• 1ltr full fat milk
• 1 tsp corn flour
• 1&1/2 cup sugar
• 3&1/2 cup water
• 1 tbsp vinegar or juice of one lemon.
• 1 tsp cardamom powder

Method:

• Making of Paneer for Rasgulla:Boil the milk. Pour half cup of water to the milk and allow it to cool for 10 mins. Then add lemon juice or vinegar so that the milk curdles down. Wait for 5 mins.If you are using lemon,Wash the paneer in running water to remove the lemon smell.Then filter it using a muslin cloth or a fine sieve. Let all the water drain off.
• Note:Don't add lemon to boiling milk.You will not get proper paneer.The paneer should be moist and not very dry
• On to a plate add the paneer,1 tsp corn flour and mash together for 10 mins & more.
• It will be in a dough form now.       
• Make small balls out of it.Remember to make small balls as the balls become double in size when boiled in sugar syrup.          
• Sugar Syrup:To a heavy bottomed vessel add water & sugar. Keep it in a medium flame.
• Once sugar melts and water comes to rolling boil, add the balls made from the paneer mixture.
• Cook the paneer balls in sugar syrup for 15 - 20 mins by covering the vessel.
• In between turn the balls.
• Allow it to cool down

Rasgullas are ready to Serve....
Enjoy the soft spongy  Homemade rasgullas !!!

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Palkova

       

           Palkova.... In tamil "Pal" means milk...Palkova is made by Simmering the milk for long till thicker consistency and adding sugar to it. I still remember in my childhood days whenever my mother and grandma plans to make Palkova all the kids eyes and mouth will be wide opened....My grandmother prepares Palkova with minimal of 5 lts milk for every occasions,she prepares it in firewood ( Viragu Aduppu),she is really great.Those days we kids used to just wait for the end product but did not know we need lots of patience to prepare it,its time consuming and painstaking also.... I prepared Palkova from fresh 1 ltr milk in traditinal way on stove top which consumed almost 1 hr 30 mins....But when I saw the outcome I was really happy and thanked god that I didn't spoil it .. :)

                           

Ingredients:

• Milk - 1 ltr full cream
• Sugar -1/4 cup 
• Nuts for garnishing (Optional)

Method:

• Boil milk in heavy bottomed vessel,allow it to boil till it reduces to half.Stir every now and then to avoid burning at the bottom.

          

• Keep the flame in low medium and keep stirring in between.Scrap the sides and mix well.
• Now it starts to thicken like condensed milk,stir it well.Scrap the sides and mix well.
• Now the milk will be even more in thick consistency.     
• Now reduce the flame to lowest, at this stage add sugar .Now sugar will melt,Once sugar is added, it will become a little watery. Keep stirring for some more time until it becomes thick.
• Keep stirring until it will leave the sides of the vessel.
• Switch off the flame.Once it cools it will thicken further.In the below pic the first one is taken immediately once its switched off,the second one after it cooled down.

Store in a clean container and refrigerate it.

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