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A close-up shot of Rasgullas Recipe garnished with pistachios in a bowl, sitting in a milky syrup, with a rich red decorative bowl.

Rasgulla Recipe

A soft and spongy Rasgulla Recipe sweet made from fresh chenna (cottage cheese) cooked in a fragrant sugar syrup, perfect for satisfying your sweet cravings.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
"Rest Time" 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Bengali, Indian
Calories: 110
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 gallon Whole milk - To make fresh chenna
  • ¼ cup Fresh lemon juice - To curdle the milk and make chenna
  • 2 cups Ice water - For rinsing the chenna to remove sourness
  • 1 ½ cups White sugar - For the sugar syrup
  • 2 cups Water - To make the syrup
  • 4-5 pods Cardamom pods - For flavoring the syrup
  • 1 teaspoon Rose water - For extra flavor
  • Optional Saffron - For a rich golden color if you want to get fancy
  • Optional Pistachios - For topping optional

Equipment

  • 1 Heavy pot (For making the sugar syrup and boiling milk)
  • 1 Fine strainer (To strain the curds from the milk)
  • 1 Clean kitchen towel (To strain and handle the chenna)
  • 1 Large bowl (For preparing the chenna)
  • 1 Wooden Spoon (For stirring the syrup and mixing the chenna)

Method
 

  1. Heat milk and add lemon juice while stirring to make curds.
    A metal saucepan with a whisk stirring the contents of milk that is frothing over heat.
  2. Rinse chenna with cold water and drain it, then knead until smooth.
    A swirling motion in a pot where dough or milk is being mixed into a frothy, bubbling texture.
  3. Boil sugar and water with cardamom to make syrup.
    A wooden spoon is pouring a golden liquid into a pan with cardamom seeds floating in hot oil, with bubbles rising.
  4. Roll chenna into small balls and cook them in the syrup.
    A close-up shot of white dough balls deep frying in hot oil, creating bubbles around them.
  5. Let rasgullas cool in syrup, then serve chilled or at room temperature.
    A close-up shot of Rasgullas Recipe garnished with pistachios in a bowl, sitting in a milky syrup, with a rich red decorative bowl.

Nutrition

Calories: 110kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 4gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 15mgPotassium: 130mgSugar: 20gVitamin A: 80IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 70mgIron: 0.5mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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