How to Make Rasgulla

By Naiya Sheth : Learn how to make Rasgulla. As we all know rasgulla is a very famous bengali sweet. Normally Indian recipes - sweets are very popular but among them bengoli sweets are very yummy. It is made from paneer - cottage cheese so, rich in calcium also. 

Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 10 minutes
Makes - 12 to 15 rrasgulla


Ingredients to make Rasgulla:


Fresh homemade paneer from 1 liter milk 
1 tea spoon refined flour
2 cups sugar
4 cups water
A pinch cardamom powder


Method to make Rasgulla:

• Make fresh paneer at home and remove excess water from it.
• Add refined flour to it and knead it very well till soft textured dough. The more you knead the softer your rasgulla will be.
• At the same time prepare sugar syrup. To make it mix cardamom powder, sugar and water together in cooker and cook till boiling temperature. 
• Make equal size small balls from paneer dough. Try to make small balls.
• Drop the balls in to hot sugar syrup. Cook them for 7 to 8 minutes covered.
• After that add 2 to 3 table spoons water and again cook for 7 to 8 minutes at medium flame or till rasgullas are cooked properly.
• Press down the rasgulla and if comes back to original shape it is cooked.
• Let them cool at room temperature in cooker. When cool refrigerate.
• Garnish cool and sweet rasgulla with saffron. 

Tips for soft and rich rasgulla:

• Cow milk will give better result.
• Garnishing can be done with sliced almonds, saffron and sliced pistachio.
• In stead of dry fruits rose essence also can give different effect.