Ras Malai Dessert Shots

These ras malai dessert shots are a rich and creamy sweetened-milk dessert inspired by ras malai, but are much easier to make!

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What is Ras Malai?

Ras Malai is a sweetened milk-based dessert that originates from India. It typically includes a spongy “cake” made from clotted cream that soaks in a sweet milk mixture that’s infused with cardamom and saffron.

Ras Malai Dessert Shots Ingredient Breakdown:

If you want to make this recipe, make sure you have the following ingredients:

• Evaporated Milk
• Sweetened Condensed Milk 
• Cardamom pods
• Saffron
• Pistachios
• Whipped Cream

How to Make Ras Malai Dessert Shots:

1. To make this recipe, grab a heavy bottom pan, and add your evaporated milk, condensed milk, cardamom, saffron, and crushed pistachios. Make sure the you remove the shell of the cardamom and only put the seeds in the mixture.
2. Optional: you can crush the cardamom seeds into a fine powder with a mortar and pestle.
3. Simmer mixture on low heat for 7-10 minutes. Make sure to stir constantly while this mixture is heating to prevent the milk from sticking to the bottom and burning.
4. Once the mixture has cooled, pour it into dessert shot glasses and place in the fridge for a few hours before serving.
5. Garnish your ras malai dessert shots with whipped cream and crushed pistachios.

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Ras Malai Dessert Shots

A sweet, milky, cardamom-infused dessert shot!

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Ingredients

• 12 oz Evaporated Milk
• 2-3 tbsp Sweetened Condensed Milk (based on sweetness preference)
• 2 Cardamom pods
• 5-6 strands of Saffron
• 1 tbsp Crushed Pistachios
• Whipped Cream

Instructions

• In a heavy bottom pan, add your evaporated milk, condensed milk, cardamom, saffron, and crushed pistachios. Make sure the you remove the shell of the cardamom and only put the seeds in the mixture.
• Optional: you can crush the cardamom seeds into a fine powder with a mortar and pestle.
• Simmer mixture on low heat for 7-10 minutes. Make sure to stir constantly while this mixture is heating to prevent the milk from sticking to the bottom and burning.
• Once the mixture has cooled, pour it into dessert shot glasses and place in the fridge for a few hours before serving.
• Garnish with whipped cream and crushed pistachios.

Course Dessert

Cuisine fusion, Indian

Keyword cardamom, Dessert, Desserts, indian dessert, indian food, rasmalai, saffron