Rasgolla
By: Gayathri Kumar
Published: Monday, December 6, 2010 - 4:40am

Ingredients







1 liter Whey water-made out of milk

Preparation

1 Preparation of whey water is the first step for rasgolla. Prepare paneer using lemon juice wit 1 litre of milk. Use this paneer for some other purpose. Save the whey. 2 After 24 /36 hours the whey water would be fermented. 3 Heat 1 litre of milk and When it starts boiling add the fermented whey water. 4 When the milk curdles switch off flame and stir the milk till the whey separates completely and becomes transparent. 5 Strain the paneer onto a muslin cloth lined strainer. 6 After the water has completely filtered (takes about 30minutes) transfer the paneer to a plate and knead it for 15minutes until it becomes a smooth dough. 7 Make small balls out of the paneer and roll it tight. 8 Meanwhile add sugar and water in a wide pan and bring it to a boil. 9 Drop the balls into the syrup, switch flame to medium and cover the pan with a lid. 10 After 5 minutes open lid and add 1tbs of water along the side to dilute the syrup. 11 After 15minutes open lid and let the balls cook in open pan for 5 minutes. 12 Switch off flame. Take the cooked balls out of syrup and drop them into cold water. 13 Boil the syrup once again till sticky. 14 Now remove the balls from water and add them to boiling syrup. Let it boil for 5 minutes. 15 Switch off flame and let it cool. 16 Serve and enjoy.