| Indian sweets and desserts are well known world | | | | Ingredients: |
| wide and are very tempting and mouth-watering. Be it | | | | - Ricotta cheese: 2 lbs |
| the scorching summer heat or chilling winter, Indian | | | | - Sugar: ½ cup |
| desserts are too difficult to resist and are certainly not | | | | - Half milk: 32 oz |
| to be missed. There are a large variety of Indian | | | | - A pinch of saffron |
| desserts, ranging from the delicious 'kheer' and | | | | - Crushed cardamom seeds: ¼ teaspoon |
| 'laddoos' to mouth-watering 'gajar halwa' and 'barfi'. | | | | - Blanched almonds: ½ teaspoon |
| Ras Malai is one of the most popular Indian desserts. | | | | - Crushed green pistachios: 2 teaspoons |
| This sweet dish was first invented in West Bengal, | | | | Recipe:o Mix the cheese with sugar with little |
| India, and is now quite popular with people in India, | | | | cardamom powder, and spread out the mixture on a |
| Pakistan, and Bangladesh. In India, it can be found in | | | | baking tray.o Bake the mixture at 350 degrees for 35 |
| every sweet shop, especially in the states of West | | | | minutes or until it sets. However, make sure it does not |
| Bengal, Orissa, and Bihar. It is often pronounced as | | | | get brown.o Remove the tray from the oven, cool it at |
| 'Roshomalai' in Bengali, the language of West Bengal. | | | | room temperature, and then cut the set mixture into 2" |
| Ras Malai comprises of sweet, cream to | | | | small squares.o Place these squares in a dessert |
| yellow-colored dumplings of cottage cheese or ricotta | | | | bowl.o Mix the other ingredients, baring the pistachios, |
| cheese (called 'paneer' in India) soaked well in clotted | | | | well in a separate dish, and pour this liquid over the |
| cream called 'Malai' in Hindi). This clotted cream is | | | | squares.o The dessert is ready. Decorate it with |
| nothing but sweetened, thickened milk delicately | | | | pistachios, chill for 2-3 hours before serving. |
| flavored with cardamom, pistachios, rosewater, and | | | | So, next time you feel like preparing a special dessert |
| saffron. | | | | for your family, do try this recipe at home and let your |
| Following is an easy recipe for this appetizing, delicious | | | | family experience the flavor of Indian cooking. |
| Indian dessert: | | | | |