Name: Chai Ros Malai
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons/30 milliliters Masala Chai concentrate; 4 whole cloves; 1 stick cinnamon; 1 pound/500 grams whole milk or part skim ricotta cheese; ½ cup/100 grams granulated white sugar; 5 whole green cardamom pods; 4 cups/1 liter milk

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cooking with Tea

By Robert Wemischner and Diana Rosen

Published 2000

About

Instead of using paneer, the fresh sweet cheese that is the basis for many Indian desserts, this recipe takes a shortcut by using ricotta cheese. Masala chai, augmented by some extra sweet spice, lends an intoxicating aroma to the sauce for this delectable cream.

Ingredients

1 pound/500 grams whole milk or part skim ricotta cheese
4 cups/

Method

To remove any excess moisture, place the ricotta in a fine-meshed sieve set over a bowl. Refrigerate overnight if time allows, covered. Draining the cheese for only a few hours in the refrigerator will do in a pinch.

Make creamy sauce by bringing the milk, sugar, spices, and Masala Chai to a boil in a saucepan. Cook, stirring frequently and deeply into the bottom of the pot until the mi

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