RAS MALAI (Indian Sweet)

Ingredients:

·      2 lbs ricotta cheese

·      1/2 cup sugar

·      32 oz half & half milk

·      A pinch of saffron

·      1/4 tsp crushed cardamom seeds

·      1/2 cup blanched almonds

·      2 tbsp crushed green pistachios

Method:

·      Mix the cheese with sugar and little cardamom powder and spread out on a baking tray.

·      Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until it sets. It should not get brown.

·      Remove from oven, cool at room temperature and cut into 2" squares.

·      Place them in a dessert bowl.

·      Mix the other ingredients, except the pistachios well in a separate dish and pour over the squares.

·      Decorate the rasmalai with pistachios, chill for 2-3 hours and then serve.