Ras Malai

This is also entry for Reader's Recipe -Party Recipe. This recipe also send Reshma Nitu Chugani. Thanks Nitu for recipe

 MAKES ABT 16-18 PLUMP RAS MALAIS

1. 1 litre full fat good quality milk, 1 tsp lemon juice
2. make paneer out of the milk and wash it verry well under a running tap to remove all traces of lemon. tie it in a cloth and squeeze out all the water.
3. meantime mix 1 cup of sugar and 1.5 cups of water and boil.
4. also take 1 litre of full fat fresh milk and put it to boil with PURE SAFFRON till its abt quarter reduced add sugar to taste.
5. remember when it cools down the sugar always tastes less.
6. knead the paneer very well till smooth ( or run it thru a food processor) and
7. shape into small tikkis. put them into the boiling water n sugar and boil for 10 mins, they will puff up in size. if they break means u have gone wrong somewhere. its probably not well kneaded.
8. after 10 mins take them out and put them into the boiling milk. add cardamom powder, and further boil for another 10 mins. cool and add rose water. decorate
9. with nuts of ur choice...the pic has pistas :)
10. refrigerate and serve wll chilled!!!!!!