Baked Rasgullas.. delicious lickacious Bengali Sweet dish

Baked Rasgullas.. delicious lickacious Bengali Sweet dish

Most of the Bengalis prefer sweet at the end of their meal. 

Now-a-days Baked Rasgulla is one of the show stoppers after those sumptuous meals. 

I don’t have a sweet tooth but there are some sweet dishes in which people even like me can gorge on. 

This is a sweet fusion kind of dish since it involves Bengal’s authentic sweet (read as ‘misti’) Rasgullas and ‘Baking’ as its main part of processing.

Baked Rasgullas.. delicious lickacious Bengali Sweet dish

Here is an easy recipe for preparation of lip smacking ‘Baked Rasgullas’. 

Servings as per recipe: 16

Estimated Calories per serving: 280

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

Sponge Rasgulla : 16 pieces

Full fat Milk : 250 mL

Chenna : ½ cup (coarsely smashed)

Condensed milk : 1 cup

Cardamom : 5-6 pieces

Cinnamon stick : 2-3 inches

Saffron strands : 5-6 (soaked in warm milk)

Mixed nuts (Pistachios, Almonds) : handful (optional)

Baked Rasgullas.. delicious lickacious Bengali Sweet dish

Method:

1. Drain out the sugar syrup from sponge Rasgullas by squeezing them softly. Don’t squeeze hard otherwise they will break.

2. Microwave the syrup-drained squeezed Rasgullas in water for 2-3 mins. This will make further draining of remaining sugar syrup from Rasgullas.

3. Cool and squeeze out the water from Rasgullas softly. Keep aside the squeezed Rasgullas in a microwave-safe baking container. More flat is the container, easier to bake.

4. Roast the whole spices, i.e., cardamom and cinnamon sticks. Grind them into powdered form.

5. In a pan, constantly stirr the milk with added powdered spices in low-flame. Add the coarsely smashed chenna in it. Slowly pour the condensed milk to it while the milk is about to boil. Stirring should be continued while condensed milk being added.

6. The above process should be continued till a creamy textured consistency is obtained. Add the milk soaked saffron strands at this point (optional though).

7. Pour the thickened milk over the arranged Rasgullas that are already kept aside in a microwave-safe container (Reference step #3).

8. Pre-heat the oven for 10 minutes. Microwave the Rasgullas for 6-7 minutes by placing the container in the above rack.

9. Cool it to room temperature. Garnish with chopped roasted mixed nuts, rose petals... (optional). Servings can be done either in hot or chilled condition.

Baked Rasgullas.. delicious lickacious Bengali Sweet dish

Voila!  The Yummilicious show-stopper aka Baked rasgullas are ready to walk on the ramp!

Baked Rasgullas.. delicious lickacious Bengali Sweet dish

 

Kindly note that I have not used additional sugar for this preparation. You can add sugar while preparing the milk (Reference step #5) if you want it to be sweeter.