Rasgulla / Roshogolla ~ Cottage Cheese Dumplings in Sugar Syrup for Diwali

Rasgulla / Roshogolla is a famous traditional Bengali sweet dish. I first tasted Rasgulla in Calcutta soon after my wedding and that time I was more fascinated with other Bengali sweets like Chum Chums, Sandesh (Shondesh) and Mishti Doi. Those days I used to buy Rasgullas only to take back home in Kerala to distribute it to relatives. I once tried to makes this and failed terribly. Recently after so many years when I craved to have some Rasgullas, I tried it out again and this time it came out really well. Kneading of paneer / cottage cheese to a smooth dough is very important. I used my food processer to knead the paneer. So here is how I made this soft and spongy delicacy.....

Rasgulla / Roshogolla - Cottage Cheese Dumplings in Sugar Syrup

Ingredients:

Low fat milk – 1 liter ( 4 1/2 cups)

Lime juice - 2 tbsp

Sugar - 2 cups

Water – 3 1/2 cups

Method:

• Boil the milk in a heavy bottomed pan.
• Add the lime juice to the boiling milk and stir well. Stir continuously till the whey water clears and the milk curdles completely, turn off the heat.
• Drain the whey water using a strainer lined with cheesecloth or muslin cloth.
• Wrap the curdled milk (paneer) in a muslin cloth, and rinse under cold water two or three times, and squeeze well.
• Take out the excess water by squeezing the muslin cloth till all the water drips off.
• Once the paneer is drained, knead it in a food processer for 3-4 minutes or till the paneer rolls into smooth pliable dough.
• Make small smooth balls without any cracks. (I made 20 -22 small balls).
• Boil water and sugar in a pressure cooker. Add paneer balls and close the cooker.
• Pressure cook on medium heat till the cooker whistles once or for about 8 to 10 minutes. 
• Turn off the heat and wait for a few minutes till the pressure drops down.
• Soft and spongy Rasgullas are ready. Transfer it into a bowl, once cooled refrigerate 4 to 5 hours or overnight.
• Serve chilled.

Wishing You All A Very Happy, Prosperous and Safe Diwali!!!