Ras malai with Ricotta cheese

I love sweets of any kind. I would eat them all day long. Ras malai is one of my fav. Traditional ras malai recipe involves difficult step of making Malai. I had ricotta cheese at home didn't know what to with it. I was browsing for recipes and found out interesting one... Ras malai made with ricotta cheese. I had all the ingredients, tried it immediately...

If u are wondering what is ricotta cheese..Here is brief introduction....

Ricotta (pronounced /riˈkɔtːa/ in Italian) is an Italian sheep milk or cow milk whey cheese.[1] Ricotta lit. 'recooked' uses the whey, a limpid, low-fat, nutritious liquid that is a by-product of cheese production.

Ricotta is produced from whey, the liquid separated out from the curds when cheese is made. Most of the milk protein (especially casein) is removed when cheese is made, but some protein remains in the whey, mostly albumin. This remaining protein can be harvested if the whey is first allowed to become more acidic by additional fermentation (by letting it sit for 12-24 hours at room temperature). Then the acidified whey is heated to near boiling. The combination of low pH and high temperature causes additional protein to precipitate out, forming a fine curd. Once cooled, the curd is separated by passing though a fine cloth.

After realizing that whey cannot be safely dumped in large concentrations as it creates an environmental nuisance,[1] Romano makers discovered that when the protein-rich substance is heated, whey protein particles fuse and create a curd. This curd, after drainage, is ricotta. Because ricotta is made from whey, rather than milk, it is a whey cheese, not technically a "cheese".[2]

While Italian Ricotta is typically made from the whey of sheep, cow, goat, or water buffalo milk, the American product is almost always made of cow's milk whey. While both types are low in fat and sodium, the Italian version is nutty, slightly sweet and has dry texture, while the American is blander, sweeter, moister, and therefore more neutral in cooking.[1]Ricotta is known in Portuguese cuisine as Requeijao. Indian Khoa is often confused with ricotta but the two are very different. It is lower in moisture and made from whole milk instead of whey.

Priya, Ur recipe is Tried, Tasted and Certified: Excellent!!!

I found this recipe from Priya's Kitchen. I followed the recipe step by step. Check out the recipe here!!!!!
(Ricotta cheese Malai)


I made basundi for Ras whereas priya used half and half to make ras. Checkout basundi recipe here!!!!



Verdict:

Ras malai tasted very good. My hubby loved it. It was 90% close to the taste of original ras malai.....it was easy to prepare and u can make it 30-45 mts. So go ahead and try it!!!!