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West Bengals gift to the world - soft, spongy cottage cheese balls soaked in light sugar syrup. The original, the iconic, the irreplaceable.
Ingredients
Instructions
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1
Boil milk, add lemon juice slowly until it curdles completely. Strain through muslin cloth, wash chhena under cold water.
15 min -
2
Squeeze out all water. Knead chhena for 8-10 minutes until completely smooth with no grains.
💡 Tip: The softer you knead, the softer the rasgulla.10 min -
3
Roll into smooth balls with no cracks.
5 min -
4
Boil sugar and water in a wide pan. Add chhena balls, cover and boil on high-medium heat for 15 minutes.
💡 Tip: Pan must be wide enough for balls to expand to double size.15 min -
5
Check - balls should be spongy when pressed. Add rose water. Cool and refrigerate.