Janmashtami special : Ras-malai

Janmashtami festival is dedicated to Lord Sri Krishna to commemorate his birth ceremony. Balgopal is welcomed with varieties of scrumptious sweet dishes, prepared from milk and curds that Krishna loved. Generally the devotees prepare those food items which are considered to be the favorite of Lord Krishna. Here we present five easy sweet dish recipes which you can try out on this very day to make this occasion more delightful.

Rasmalai:

Rasmalai is a Bengali dessert consisting of soft ‘paneer’ or ‘chhena’ balls (Rasgullaa) immersed in chilled creamy milk. Instead of being soaked in sugar syrup like Rasgullas, Rasmalai is soaked in sweet, flavored milk. As this rasmalai recipe is prepared with Natura Diet Sugar, it can be relished by diabetics also.

Ingredients:

• 8 rasgullas

• 2 ltre milk

• 10-12 pistachio (finely chopped)

• 1 cup sugar free Natura Diet Sugar

• ½ teaspoon of green cardamom powder

• Few saffron threads

Method:

• Step 1: Boil milk in a pan till it turns thick.

• Step 2: Add sugar free Natura Diet Sugar, cardamom powder and saffron. After boiling it for 2 minutes take the pan off the flame. When it gets cool, put in refrigerator for one hour.

• Step 2: In order to remove the extra calorie content from rasgullas, squeeze them and put them in lukewarm water. After removing rasgullas from water again squeeze them.

• Step 3: Put the rasgullas in the milk and keep it in refrigerator. Your rasmalai is ready.

• Step 4: After garnishing rasmalai with pistachio, serve them cool.

Apricot Shreekhand

Apricot Shreekhand recipe is a lovely combination of golden apricots and yogurt generously garnished with pistachios. Apricot Shrikhand would be a refreshing and welcome treat any time of day. Treat your guests with this Shreekhand recipe on this Janmastami.

Method:

• 2 cup well whisked skimmed milk

• ¾ sugar free Natura Diet Sugar

• 15-20 apricots

• 10-15 chopped pistachio

Method:

• Step 1: Slice the golden apricots. Take them in a pan; add one and half cups of water and half the sugar Free and mix. Cook on low heat for fifteen to twenty minutes.

• Step 2: Take hung yogurt in another bowl. Add the remaining Sugar Free and mix. Squeeze this mixture through a muslin cloth. Put the shrikhand in a stemmed glass. Remove the stewed apricots from heat and put them on top of the shrikhand. Garnish with pistachios and serve.