RAS MALAI

      Title: RAS MALAI
  Categories: Cheese, Vegetarian, Desserts, Indian
       Yield: 8 Servings
  
       2 lb Ricotta Cheese
       2 qt Half and Half
       2 c  Sugar
       5    Cardamon pods
       1    Bay leaf
       1 ts Vanilla
            Rose water; to taste (opt)
  
   Mix 1 1/2 cups of sugar with the Ricotta cheese and bake it in a 400
   F oven for about 75 minutes in a flat dish covered with aluminum
   foil. The cheese should have hardened and turned a pale brown.
   
   Thicken the half and half by simmering over low heat for a long time.
   This is best done in a microwave; if a microwave is not available, do
   it over low heat and stir frequently. Thicken until the volume drops
   to around half of the original volume.
   
   Add the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, cardamom pods, bay leaf, vanilla and
   rose water (and any other flavoring that you may want) to the Half
   and Half. Heat for a few minutes.
   
   After the cheese has been baked, cut it into 1 inch squares and add
   to the hot thickened half and half. Cool for a few hours in the
   fridge.
   
     Rajeev Krishnamoorthy, rajeev@twain.EE.CORNELL.EDU
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