What is Rasogolla / Rasgulla ?
Rasogolla or Rasgulla is one of the popular Indian sweet , made from “chenna” which is obtained by curdling the milk with lemon juice or vinegar. Then the chenna is mashed, made smooth, and cooked in boiling sugar syrup. Some time cardamom powder or rose water is added to the sugar syrup to flavor the rasogolla.
Yields:
16 pieces
16 pieces
Preparation Time:
25 minutes
25 minutes
Cooking Time:
20 minutes
20 minutes
Difficulty Level:
Medium
Medium
Ingredients
- Whole milk – 2 litre / 8 cups
- Lemon juice – 5-6 tbsp (add more if required)
- Sugar – 3 cups
- Water – 6 cups
- All-purpose flour – 2 tsp
- Rose water / Kewra water – 1 tbsp
Instructions
Heat milk in a heavy bottom pan and bring it to boil. Stir it at intervals to avoid the milk getting stuck to the pan.
When the milk becomes frothy and bubbles start to form on top add lemon juice till the milk curdles, turn off the flame and stir it well. If it doesn’t curdle add more and stir.
Strain the curdled milk over a strainer lined with a muslin cloth or cheese cloth. Rinse the Chenna with cold water 2-3 times to remove the lemon flavor.
Now squeeze the muslin with your hands very well, so that excess water is drained from the chenna , otherwise the rasgulla will break when cooking.
Tie the muslin cloth and keep a heavy object over it to remove any excess water for about 30 minutes. You can also hang the chenna for about 30 minutes.
Take the chenna in a plate and add flour to it. Mash the chenna with your hands for 10 minutes to make it soft and smooth. Do not over knead to that extent that the chenna turns greasy.
Meanwhile in a pan mix the sugar and water and let it boil at high temperature. Add the Kewra water and stir well.
Shape small balls , about 16 , from the chenna after the mashing is done.
Slowly add Chenna balls to the boiling sugar syrup , cover and cook them on a medium flame for about 15-16 minutes.
You can serve the rasgulla warm or refrigerate them and serve later.
Nutritional Information & Ways to Burn :
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Walking
3 mph for 34 minutes
Running
6 mph for 12 minutes
Bicycling
10-12 mph for 18 minutes
Aerobics Low-Impact
23 minutes
Aerobics High-Impact
16 minutes
Stair Stepper
18 minutes
Values estimated based on person weighing 140 lbs.