Rosogolla / Rasgulla

First I want to wish all my reader 'Suvo Nabobarsho'(Bengali New Year).We bengali cannot imagine the festival like Nabobarsho without sweet thats why today i bring you a very popular sweet -Rosogolla or Rasgulla which i made on that special day.The primary ingredient of Rosogolla is chhana or cottage cheese.Mainly it's a cheese based syrupy desert, popular in the Indian states of West Bengal and Odisha.

Preparation Time: 20 minutes                                  Making:  20pcs
Cooking Time: 25 minutes                                         Category: Sweet

Ingredients:

• 1 lit full fat milk
• 2 cup sugar
• 4 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3&1/2 cup water
• 1 pinch of green cardamom powder
• 12 pc of Ice-cubes
• 2 to 3 broken pista ( for garnishing )

Method:

• Heat the milk in a heavy bottomed vessel, when it start to boil, reduce the flame,add lemon juice & stir
• Heat further until the milk will curdle and the whey will separate.Turn off the flame
• Immediately add Ice-cubes & keep aside for 3-4 minutes.Ice-cubes helps the channa to be soft
• Take a strainer,lined with a muslin cloth.Pour the curdled milk in it
• Wash it under cold water for 3 to 4 times to remove the sourness of lemon juice 
• Hold the four corners of the cloth & twist it then hang it for 30 minutes 
• After that take out the paneer in a big bowl and kned it for 10minutes. To make a soft and smooth dough you should kned it gentle.This is the main important step of rosogolla making
• After 5minutes of kneding place the kadai on a stove  to make a sugar syrup 
• Add water & sugar and allow for disolving completely
• After complete the kneding make a small ball of equal size by using your palm
• Add the channa balls when the sugar surup boils
• Reduce the flame in a medium heat and wait for the balls would have double in size
• Turn off the heat. Place the rosogolla into a serving bowl.Bring in a room temparature
• Garnish with pista  
• Serve it hot or chilled

Soft & sponge Rosogolla

Try this Rosogolla or Rasgulla at your home .Your family will love to taste it.Hope u will enjoy the homemade Rosogolla of course don't  forget to share with me. I appreciate your comments.

Thank you for your valuable time.Stay good
Happy Cooking....:)