15-Minute Saffron Ras Malai
Chilled cottage cheese discs swimming in cardamom-saffron cream — the Indian dessert snack that tastes fancy but requires zero cooking. Just chill, pour, and serve.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 340
- Protein
- 14g
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups whole milk
- ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
- ¼ tsp saffron threads
- 3 whole green cardamom pods
- 1 cup ricotta or cottage cheese, drained
- 2 tbsp pistachios, roughly chopped
Instructions
- 1
Crush cardamom pods lightly with the side of a knife to crack them open.
- 2
Heat whole milk and crushed cardamom in a small saucepan over medium heat until steaming, ~4 minutes.
- 3
Remove from heat. Drop in saffron threads and let steep for 2 minutes until the milk turns golden.
- 4
Stir in condensed milk until smooth, then strain out cardamom pods.
- 5
Gently form cottage cheese into 4 small discs with your hands and place in a shallow bowl.
- 6
Pour saffron cream over cheese discs, chill for 5 minutes, then scatter pistachios on top.
Tools you’ll need
- small saucepan
- wooden spoon
- fine mesh strainer
- shallow serving bowl
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