- Rasabali
Rasabali is a sweet dish from
Orissa , India. Unlike some other popular Oriya desserts, such asRasagolla which have spread throughout India through Bengal, the popularity of Rasabali remains largely confined withinOrissa .Preparation
Rasabali bears the same relationship to
Gulab Jamun thatRasmalai bears to Rasagolla. It consists of deep fried flattened reddish brown disks ofchhena (ricotta cheese) that are soaked in thickened, sweetened milk. [cite web
title=Lajawaab
url=http://lajawaab.blogspot.com/2007/08/rci-orissa.html] 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. [cite web
title=Rasaballi
url=http://vegetarian-restaurants.net/Vegetarian-Recipes/Krishna-Com-Veg-Recipes/RASABALLI.htm]Although Rasabali is popular throughout Orissa, arguably, the best ones can be found in the town of
Kendrapara .[http://bp1.blogger.com/_69m7XT2PLk8/Rrfy-481O4I/AAAAAAAAARk/iLu91r4bxuE/s1600-h/120_2068.jpgImage of Rasabali]
References
ee also
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Chhena Gaja
*Rasagolla
*Chhena Poda
*Kheersagar
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