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Bengali
cuisine is rich in preparation of savouries and sweets. |
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| RASSOGOLLA |
Ingredients:
Freshly
made 250gms paneer (cottage cheese) from
2 lit milk (for 22 rassogollas)
2 lit. of boiling sugar syrup
2 lit. of made sugar syrup |
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Steps:
Paneer
when warm, mash it fine and make small balls. Dip them immediately
in boiling syrup. From time to time you have to check the density
of the boiling syrup with a spoon. If the boiling syrup thickens
add a little water. The density of the syrup should be same through
out. You will find the paneer balls in the boiling syrup getting
larger in size. You have to boil the syrup and the balls for some
more time until you find the balls getting smaller in size. Now
take out the balls and dip them in the made syrup. Your rassogolla
is made, serve them hot. Boiling syrup In 2 liters of water add
1.5 kg of sugar and boil. When the syrup boils remove a layer
of white froth which surfaces on the top of the boiling syrup.
If you can, strain the liquid to remove impurities. This syrup
has to be kept boiling in which the paneer balls are dropped.
Made Syrup: In 2 liters of water 1.1kg of Sugar should
be added, boiled and cooled and kept aside to add the rassogollas
in it.
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| NARKEL
NARU |
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Ingredients:
1 coconut
grated finely, 1 kg milk,
6 tbls of cream/malai, 250
gms sugar, a pinch of elaichi powder, water |
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Steps:
Grate
the coconut and boil it in 1 kg milk until it dries up.
Remove it from heat. Heat 6tbl spoon cream (malai)in a bowl . Add
250gms of sugar and a cup of water and stir to make the syrup. Add
the coconut and keep stirring until dry. Remove it from heat. Add
the elaichi and make small balls. On cooling, serve.
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| MISTI
DOI OR SWEETENED YOGURT |
Ingredients:
1
tin condensed milk., 1 tablespoon
unsweetened yogurt.,
4 tablespoon sugar.
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Steps:
Heat oven
to 400 degree Fahrenheit. Whip condensed milk, sugar and yogurt
till smooth and fluffy. Pour into a ceramic bowl. Set the bowl in
the heated oven. Remove it after half an hour .
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| BONDE |
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Ingredients:
Besan(chick-pea
flowers)-250gms
A pinch of bicarbonate of soda
Powdered rice- 50gms |
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Water-1
and half cup, Oil for deep frying-1 and half cup, Sugar- 4 cups
Water- 4 cups for making syrup.
Steps:
In a pan
heat together 4 cups of sugar and water. Let it boil and simmer
until the syrup is of medium consistency. Remove from fire and allow
it to cool. Blend together besan and 1 and half cup of water. Mix
the powdered rice and bicarbonate of soda. Heat oil in a deep pan
and through a jhanjri, pour the besan mixture on the hot oil. Fry
until crisp not brown. Remove from oil with a slotted spoon. Drain
out the oil in a paper.
While still hot pour in the prepared syrup. Continue this until
the besan mixture is over. After the Bonde is soaked in the syrup
remove with a slotted spoon and spread on a flat dish.
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