Ras Malaai

Ras Malaai

Ingredients

2 lbs ricotta cheese

1/2 cup sugar

32 oz half & half milk

A pinch of saffron

1/4 tsp crushed cardamom seeds

1/2 cup blanched almonds

2 tbsp crushed green pistachios

Method

Mix the cheese with sugar and little cardamom powder and spread out on a baking tray.

Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until it sets. It should not get brown.

Remove from oven, cool at room temperature and cut into 2" squares.

Place them in a dessert bowl.

Mix the other ingredients, except the pistachios well in a separate dish and pour over the squares.

Decorate the rasmalai with pistachios, chill for 2-3 hours and then serve.