Roshi's Rasmalai
Submitted by rishiFromRoshis on December 16, 2008 - 1:56pm
(5 votes)
This recipe is from Roshi's Raw Lifestyle.
For the original posting, please visit this link.
Well, after 2 weeks of slaving away at school, I’m finally catching a break. To enjoy this little break, I decided to make myself one of the treats that I’ve been missing most after coming back from India. It’s a dessert called rasmalai (literally meaning the “juice of cream”). Traditionally, rasmalai is a pretty labor intensive dish to make, but you all know how much disdain I have for long preparation times. So this is pretty much as simple as it gets. No muss, no fuss, just a delicious dessert for everybody to enjoy. Even my dad (a general anti-raw guy), gave me a wide-eyes “Wow” when he ate these. So try it out, and tell me what you think!
Ingredients:
Milk:
* 2 tsp rose water
* 1 handful cashews
* 2 tbsp agave
nectar
* 4 cardamom seeds – powdered
* water
Rusgulas (balls):
* 2 handfuls cashews
* 2 handfuls almonds
* 5-6
soft dates
Preparation:
Milk:
Place all milk ingredients in a blender, and add water until total volume is just over 2 cups. Blend it all together.
Rusgulas (balls):
In a food processor, grind down 1 handful of cashews and 1 handful of almonds into a fine powder. Again using a food processor, grind down the other handful of cashews
and almonds into small granules. In a large bowl, mix ground nuts with dates by hand until evenly distributed. Add 2 tablespoons of the milk into the mix and mash further. Next, shape the mix into 1 1/2 inch diameter saucers, and set aside.
Finally, place the rusgulas in a bowl, and pour the milk over them. Allow everything to sit for 7-8 hours so the rusgulas soak up the flavor from the milk and soften. Before serving, top with crushed pistachios.
Now go make yourself some!
© 2006–2008 Roshi’s Raw Lifestyle
This recipe is from Roshi's Raw Lifestyle.
For the original posting, please visit this link.
12 reponses to "Roshi's Rasmalai"
1. If you can find soft dates,
If you can find soft dates, theres no need to do any processing. Just mush them into the cashew/almond pieces by hand. If your dates are too hard/dry, I would suggest soaking them for a few hours in water so they soften up.
Hope you like it!
2. Hi Roshi, I have a question
Hi Roshi, I have a question about the dates. How do you process them for mixing with the nuts? Do you chop them into small pieces, or process them in the food processor, or use some other method? Thank you!
3. for vegan2raw, I was going to
for vegan2raw, I was going to use young coconut instead of cashews. ;-)
4. Cool! I will be making this
Cool! I will be making this sometime before the holidays for sure. I will make some adjustments. Thanks
5. yup same thing. just take
yup same thing. just take off the green shell, and grind down the seeds into a powder.
6. AWESOME!!!!!!!! I was looking
AWESOME!!!!!!!! I was looking for more indian raw desserts like rasmalai. I will SO be making this! One question though, I have cardamom pods, are they the same as cardamom seeds? The ones with the tough, green outer coating? Thanks!
7. My grandma would always make
My grandma would always make these for me.......
I am so glad to find some that I can eat!
8. Roshi YOU ROCK great recipes.
Roshi YOU ROCK great recipes. thank you
9. Ohhh YUMMY looking Yummy
Ohhh YUMMY looking Yummy looking!!!
Hey if you come up with a raw dish for the Indian almond rice pudding please let me know, LOVE THAT STUFF
10. Um, yeah, I'll be making
Um, yeah, I'll be making these. YUM. Thanks for posting
11. hmm, im sure mac nuts would
hmm, im sure mac nuts would work. possibly also pecans, though i doubt you'd get the same smooth texture. I'll add another comment if i think of anything else.
12. Wow this sounds amazing, what
Wow this sounds amazing, what can I replace the cashews with mac nuts, hemp seeds, any ideas?
yum-o