Sweet Rice Balls in Scented Cream

Some of the Indian sweets are too sweet even for my shamefully sweet tooth but a few of the concentrated milk sweetmeats, flavoured with cardamom and rosewater, are completely irresistible. Bengalis are the great sweetmeat makers and in Calcutta you see shops and stalls laden with an extraordinary variety. It’s quite fun occasionally to make some at home. I treat them more like chocolates to eat after the meal than as a pudding, and they are a good accompaniment to fresh fruit. These are si