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What is this Indian dessert?

post #1 of 17
7/21/07 at 11:13am
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It's (I think) cooked down milk which turns into curd, moist, sweet, and scented with cardamon and other spices? It tastes a little like cheesecake.

What is it called and how do you make it? It's soooooo good!
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post #2 of 17
7/21/07 at 2:29pm
Sounds a little like Kulfi - although that is a sort of ice-cream.... but it is made with boiled milk and flavoured with cardomom.
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post #3 of 17
7/22/07 at 9:26am
I believe you're talking about Rasmalai. Kulfi is closer to a semi-freddo.
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post #4 of 17
7/22/07 at 10:19am
Check this one out. Its a recipe for Ras Malai. Sounds close to what you described except this recipe calls for almonds or pistachios as a garnish.

Ras Malai
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post #5 of 17
7/22/07 at 3:37pm
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Nope it's not rasmalai. It's moist, served warm, consistency a little like pongal, and it really tastes like cheesecake.
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post #6 of 17
7/23/07 at 9:05am

all my books are packed....

I did make this dessert for a dinner party.
cooked down a full gallon of whole milk and added sugar and cardamom
it was de-vine!
I think the book it came from was "1000 Indian Recipes".
served with fresh and dried fruits
However, cannot remember the name.
Sorry!:bounce:
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post #7 of 17
7/23/07 at 9:59am
dulce de leche is made my reducing milk and sugar until it's thick and caramel in consistency...could it be something like that?
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post #8 of 17
7/23/07 at 11:34am
no, not to caramelize the milk, just get it to be thick like yogurt or sour cream
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post #9 of 17
7/23/07 at 11:45am
But the dulce de leche I've seen looks almost like a caramel. I understood that the milk thickened and the sugar caramelized...isn't that the case? Maybe I said it wrong? Help please?
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post #10 of 17
7/23/07 at 12:16pm
Sorry, you are correct about the dulce. The other is not caramelized like the dulce.
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post #11 of 17
7/23/07 at 12:21pm
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It's not caramelized but I think what I'm eating is curds.
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post #12 of 17
7/23/07 at 12:49pm
how about this?

Shrikhand - This is a simple Indian dessert from Western India, made with strained yogurt and flavored with cardamom, and saffron and garnished with almonds and pista. It is important to use freshly ground cardamom seeds.

Ingredients: Servings 4 to 6
1 quart whole milk yogurt
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/3 tsp. cardamom powder
few strands saffron
1/2 tbsp. pista & almond crushed
Method:
Tie yogurt in a clean muslin cloth overnight. (6-7 hours).
Put the yogurt into a bowl, add sugar and cardamom and mix.
Rub saffron into 1 tbsp. hot milk, in a small bowl, until the color spreads and dissolved and add to the yogurt
Empty into a serving bowl, and garnish with nut crush.
Chill for 1-2 hours before serving

Indian dessert recipes - Recipes for Indian Kheer recipe, Indian Shrikhand recipe, Gulab Jamun, Payasam, Seviyan, gulab jamun

Luc (this would taste like cheese cake)
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post #13 of 17
7/23/07 at 1:25pm
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I think Luc is the winner! Thanks Luc!

You guys need to try this. I've put a lot of good things in my mouth but this is absolutely rich, buttery, cheesecakey, tart and sweet, aromatic... great mouthfeel. :D
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post #14 of 17
7/23/07 at 2:19pm
Yea! I'm the winner.
My Indian food repertoire is very small but my search capabilities are sharp.

Luc H.
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post #15 of 17
7/23/07 at 5:52pm

could it be?

RABRI?

see link:
Rabri Recipe, How To Make Rabri
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post #16 of 17
7/23/07 at 6:20pm
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Can't tell from the recipe if it's rabri or not. I don't know if the milk curdles when it's cooked down. Never done it before. Don't know what kewra essense does to milk. ;)

Didn't we have someone from India on here? Everyone comes and goes...
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post #17 of 17
7/23/07 at 7:14pm
Yep, Oregon Yeti is from India! Where is that guy anyway?!!!
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