Rasmalai (2 pcs)
Rasmalai 2 pcs (แผ่นชีสในนมหญ้าฝรั่น)
Two flat discs of fresh cheese bathed in rabri, milk reduced thick, with saffron and cardamom. Eggless.
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About Rasmalai (2 pcs)
Rasmalai is the dessert that sits between the syrup sweets and a creamy pudding, and like rasgulla it traces back to the chhena tradition of Bengal. Instead of being steeped in syrup, flat discs of fresh cheese are bathed in rabri, milk patiently reduced until thick and sweet. It is the most delicate of our three desserts in flavour, carried by saffron and cardamom rather than by sweetness alone, and it offers a different experience again from the fried gulab jamun or the syrup-soaked rasgulla.
At BHARAT the cheese is set fresh in our kitchen and shaped into flat discs, then simmered briefly in the milk so they take on its flavour without losing their shape or breaking apart. The rabri is built the slow way, whole milk reduced down and scented with saffron, green cardamom, and crushed pistachio, with no artificial flavouring used to shortcut the colour or aroma. The masalas and dessert work are handled in-house by our chef from Uttarakhand. The dish is vegetarian and pork-free, and because it relies only on milk, cheese, and sugar it carries no wheat.
A portion is two discs served chilled in their saffron milk, which gives the cheese time to drink in the flavour and is how it is meant to be eaten. The texture is soft and spongy, and it is finished with sliced pistachio and almond. Where rasgulla floats in a thin clear syrup and gulab jamun in a heavy one, rasmalai is defined by the thickened, spiced milk it sits in, the creamiest finish on our dessert list.
The kitchen cooks to order from 9 AM to 11:30 PM every day, with last orders half an hour before close; Phetchaburi MRT is about five minutes away on foot.
The rest of the vegetarian cooking — dals, sabzis, paneer, the thalis — is on our vegetarian menu, and the halal page explains the sourcing behind all of it. It sits in our Desserts menu, and regulars often order it alongside Paneer Butter Masala.
รายละเอียด Rasmalai 2 pcs (แผ่นชีสในนมหญ้าฝรั่น)
แผ่นชีสนุ่มสีขาว 2 ชิ้นแช่ในนมข้นหญ้าฝรั่นแท้กระวานหอมกรุ่นเย็นสดชื่น ตำรับดั้งเดิมเบงกอล เนื้อนุ่มลิ้นซึมซับรสนมหญ้าฝรั่นหวานละมุน ขนมหวานระดับพรีเมียม
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the creamy sauce made of?
The sauce, known as rabri, is made by slowly reducing whole milk until it is thick and sweet, flavoured with fragrant cardamom and saffron.
Are there nuts in Rasmalai?
Yes, this rich dessert is traditionally garnished with sliced pistachios and almonds.
Is the dessert gluten-free?
Yes — ours is gluten-free: fresh cottage cheese, milk and sugar, nothing else.
Should I eat this warm or cold?
Rasmalai is best enjoyed chilled, allowing the sweetened milk to fully soak into the paneer.
What is the texture of the paneer discs?
They are very soft, spongy, and designed to literally melt in your mouth.
