Rasmalai Sweet Recipe

Ingredients:

• Ricotta Cheese 2 lb.
• Half and Half 2 qts.
• Sugar 2 cups
• Cardamon pods 5
• Bay leaf 1
• Vanilla 1 tsp.
• Rose Water To taste (opt.)

Method:

• Mix 1.5 cups of sugar with the Ricotta cheese and bake it in a 400o F oven for about 1hr and 15 minutes in a flat dish covered with aluminum foil. 
• The cheese should have hardened and turned a pale brown.
• Thicken the Half and Half by simmering over low heat for a long time. This is best done in a microwave; if a microwave is not available, do it over low heat and stir frequently. 
• Thicken until the volume drops to around half of the original volume.
• Add the remaining 0.5 cup sugar, cardamon pods, bay leaf, vanilla and rose water (and any other flavoring that you may want) to the Half and Half. 
• Heat for a few minutes.
• After the cheese has been baked, cut it into 1inch squares and add to the hot thickened half and half. 
• Cool for a few hours in the fridge.