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Rasaballi

29/05/2019 by Sujata Roy 31 Comments

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Rasaballi
A delicious dessert from Odisha. Made with fried paneer or cottage patties dipped in rich creamy thickened milk. And flavoured with cardamom.

Odisha is famous for Jagannath temple of Puri and it’s kitchen.
According to Wikipedia Odisha has a culinary tradition spanning centuries. The kitchen of the Shri Jagannath Temple, Puri is reputed to be the largest in the world, with 1,000 chefs, working around 752 wood-burning clay hearths called chulas, to feed over 10,000 people each day.

The syrupy dessert Pahala rasagola made in Odisha is known throughout the world.Chhenapoda is another major Odisha sweet cuisine, which originated in Nayagarh.

Except these Pakhala is considered as traditional food of every Odia family . Chhena Jhilipi of Nimapada, Mudhi Mansa of Baripada, Aloodum Dahibara of Cuttack, various pancakes prepared during festivals are some important cuisine of the state. With this Santula and Dalmaa are some of the cuisine of the state .

You may like one more recipe from Odisha cuisine on this blog.
Chhena poda or baked cottage cheese

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Rasabali is a sweet dish from Odisha, India. Rasabali is offered to Baladevjew, and originated in the Baladevjew Temple of Kendrapara. It is one of the Chapana bhoga of Jagannath temple.
It consists of deep fried flattened reddish brown patties of chhena (farmer cheese) that are soaked in thickened, sweetened milk (rabri). Flattening the chhena into palm-sized patties is done in order to allow them to absorb the milk more readily. The thickened milk is also usually lightly seasoned with crushed cardamoms.
Source – Wikipedia

This month in Shhhhh cooking secretly challenge
facebook group we are sharing different dishes from Orissa cuisine.
This month my partner is Mayuri Patel who blog at Mayuri’s Jikoni.
We gave each other two secret ingredients. Mayuri gave me semolina and milk. And I gave her mustard seed and ginger. Check out her space for the recipe she shared with these ingredients. She has a vast collection of different types of traditional and baked recipes.

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Now coming to the recipe. To make cottage cheese or paneer/chhena patties best to use fresh soft paneer or cottage cheese. I have used homemade fresh paneer. Make thin patties. Thin patties will soak the thickened milk easily and becomes melt in mouth texture.

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Recipe

Chhena/paneer or cottage cheese – 1 cup tightly packed, crumbled

Refined flour or maida – 1 tablespoon

Semolina or suji – 1 tablespoon

Powdered sugar – 2 tablespoon

Cardamom powder – 1/2 teaspoon +1 teaspoon

Baking soda – 1/4 teaspoon

Oil for frying

Milk – 6 cup

Sugar – 1/3 cup

Cardamom powder – 1 teaspoon

Pistachios to garnish

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Method

1. Boil milk in a heavy bottom pan. When it starts to rolling boil reduce the heat. You can add a pinch of saffron or kesar.

2. Cook on low heat till the milk becomes semi thick and change it’s colour. Stir occasionally.

3. Add 1/3 cup sugar and cook till sugar dissolved and milk thickened.

4. Add 1 teaspoon cardamom powder, mix and remove from heat.

5. Mash the crumbled paneer Well with your fingers and heel of your palm. Better to use fresh paneer. Get the paneer recipe here.

6. Add powered sugar, refined flour or maida, semolina or suji, 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder and soda. Knead well to make smooth.

7. Make small balls with it. I have made 10 balls. Flatten the balls with your palm. Make thin patties.

8. Heat sufficient oil to fry the patties. Fry the patties from both sides till golden brown. Place the fried patties on paper towel.

9. Add the paneer patties in the thickened milk. Cook on simmer for 2 minutes. Turn over the patties and cook again for 1 minute. Remove from heat.

10. Garnish with pistachio. Serve room temperature or chilled. Enjoy the heavenly taste.

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  1. Ushnish the Crown (Pantho) says

    29/05/2019 at 6:26 PM

    Yummy…

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      31/05/2019 at 1:41 AM

      Thank you so much ๐Ÿ˜Š

      Reply
      • Ushnish the Crown (Pantho) says

        01/06/2019 at 5:34 AM

        You’re welcome Sujata ๐Ÿ˜€

        Reply
  2. The Girl Next Door says

    31/05/2019 at 6:22 AM

    This looks so, so good! I can imagine the creaminess and beautiful taste of this dish, with the semolina and chhena going in. Got to try this out soon. ๐Ÿ™‚

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      18/06/2019 at 12:43 PM

      Thank you so much Priya. Please do try and let me know how it turns out!

      Reply
  3. Vasusvegkitchen says

    31/05/2019 at 5:33 PM

    Rasaballi looking very delicious. It’s very tempting with paneer patties which soaked in creamy milk. And it is colorful with natural safforn, superb share๐Ÿ‘Œ

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      18/06/2019 at 12:42 PM

      Thanks a lot dear!

      Reply
  4. Superduperkitchen -Niranjana Sankaranarayanan says

    01/06/2019 at 3:14 AM

    This looks so yummy and creamy, Sujatha.. Tempting

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      18/06/2019 at 12:42 PM

      Thank you so much Niranjana!

      Reply
  5. poonampagar says

    06/06/2019 at 4:09 PM

    I made rasabali last year for the first time and my family adored the dish to the core. Since then I make it occasionally on festivals and as Prasad. Love your beautiful presentation here.

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      18/06/2019 at 12:29 PM

      Thank you so much Poonam. I have made it 3 times in a week. Really loved the taste!

      Reply
  6. Priya Satheesh says

    12/06/2019 at 3:28 PM

    Tasted this long ago at my friend’s place but never tried it. Love the creamy texture of the dish.. Looks delicious ! will try sometime..

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      18/06/2019 at 12:27 PM

      Thanks a lot Priya. Do try, I am sure you will love the taste!

      Reply
  7. Renu Agrawal Dongre says

    13/06/2019 at 11:38 AM

    This is interesting. At first I thought you have made it like rasgulla, but making a patty and then adding is different. The dish overall looks very delicious.

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      18/06/2019 at 12:26 PM

      Thank you so much Renu!

      Reply
  8. shobhakeshwani says

    13/06/2019 at 7:31 PM

    The dessert looks rich and creamy. lovely colour makes it look inviting.

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      18/06/2019 at 12:26 PM

      Thanks a lot Shobha!

      Reply
  9. Sujata Shukla says

    14/06/2019 at 1:00 PM

    I don’t make sweets often, but I love these milk sweets from Bengal and Odisha. I should venture into this area by trying out this delectable recipe of yours!

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      18/06/2019 at 12:25 PM

      Thanks a lot Sujata Shukla. Glad you liked it!

      Reply
  10. Pavani says

    15/06/2019 at 12:21 AM

    Rasabali sounds interesting and it looks so tempting and delicious.

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      18/06/2019 at 12:25 PM

      Thanks a lot Pavani!

      Reply
  11. Priya says

    15/06/2019 at 5:48 AM

    I love paneer any time of the day. This is such a flavorful desert.. such subtle flavors…beautiful

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      18/06/2019 at 12:24 PM

      Thank you so much Priya!

      Reply
  12. Seema Doraiswamy Sriram says

    15/06/2019 at 11:40 AM

    Need to get that spoon and just dig in… it looks so tempting, Sujata

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      18/06/2019 at 12:24 PM

      Thanks a lot Seema!

      Reply
  13. sizzlingtastebuds says

    17/06/2019 at 1:07 PM

    Want to dive into that magical dish . So well made !! And interesting write up too ๐Ÿ™‚

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      18/06/2019 at 12:17 PM

      Thank you so much Kalyani!

      Reply
  14. mayurisjikoni says

    26/06/2019 at 1:16 AM

    Rasaballi looks so tempting. This is one dish I’ve had on my ‘to try’ list for a very long time. I couldn’t make it for this theme as I didn’t have all the ingredients. Love how creamy the milk part looks.

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      28/06/2019 at 6:13 AM

      Thank you so much Mayuri. You should try it. Taste heavenly!

      Reply
  15. Sasmita Sahoo Samanta says

    27/06/2019 at 4:00 AM

    Ahaaaaa, so flavorful and delicious dessert. Its one of the authentic you can say too. Love the fried tikki shaped paneers in thickened milky one

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      28/06/2019 at 6:11 AM

      Thanks a lot dear. Your words on Odisha cuisine means a lot to me!

      Reply

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