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So, this being my first post, here I'm starting off with the Kesar Rasmalai !!

First step is to prepare the Chhena from which we will be preparing the Rasmalai Balls ...

Ingredients for Chhena
- 5 Cup Milk
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 3 tbsp lemon juice

Recipe for Chhena
- Hear the Milk in deep pan and bring to boil
- Switch of the flame and wait for a minute, keep stirring
- Add 3 tbsp Water + 3 tbsp lemon juice and keep stirring
- Allow it to stand for a minute to curdle
- When Chhena and water is separate, strain using cloth.
- Tie and hag the cloth for 15 minutes until water drains out.

Next we will make the Rasmalai balls,

Recipe for Rasmalai Balls
- Add 5 cups water in pressure cooker (remove whistle), add one cup sugar and bring to boil. Let sugar dissolve completely and switch it off
- Squeeze the cloth to drain any remaining water, them knead the chhena using palm for 5 minutes and make it smooth (free of lumps)
- Create equal sized balls from chhena (make sure there are no cracks) and put the balls in cooker and let it steam for 8 minutes
- Switch off the flame and let is stand for 15 minutes.

The same Balls can be used as Rasgullas as well, once it is cooked, take them out in bowl and refrigerate after it cools down.

Now we will be making the Rasmalai syrup using the following ingredients,
- 1/2 Gallon Milk
- 1 Cup Sugar
- Saffron
- Pistachios
- Cardamon Powder

Recipe for Rasmalai,
- Boil the milk in a big vessel on low heat for 35-40 minutes
- Now dissolve the Saffron to 1 spoon milk and keep it aside for 5 minutes
- Add Sugar to the boiling milk and also add cardamon powder
- And add the dissolved saffron + milk to the boiling milk
- Add the Rasmalai Balls and let it cook for 8-10 minutes
- Switch off the flame and let it cool down, and then refrigerate it before you can enjoy them.

Hope you will make this and will enjoy it. Please feel free to comment below ...