Ganesh Chaturthi 2024 will start on September 7th. Devotees of Bappa celebrate this festival with great enthusiasm and devotion for the entire 10 days. During these days, devotees worship Ganpati Bappa and offer him special dishes. Although modakGanesh ji is known to prefer modaks and laddus, but he also receives another delicious sweOn the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, Bappa receives a special offering of this Bengali sweet. ThiWe make this sweet from milk and cinnamon. us know the simple method of making Raskadam.
Ingredients to make Raskadam
Ingredients
Quantity
Milk (1 liter)
1 tablespoon of corn flour
Unsweetened coconut, 250 grams
Sugar (1 cup)
Water, 1 cup
Lemon juice is required.
A few saffron threads
Mawa (khoya) ½ cup
½ cup powdered sugar
Method to make Raskadam
Step 1: Preparing the Chenna
Firstly, boil 1 liter of milk in a large vessel along with saffron threads.
When the milk starts boiling, reduce the heat and let it cook for 10 minutes.
After this, add lemon juice to the milk and continue stirring until the curdles form.
After the milk curdles, strain it in a thin cloth (muslin) and wash the remaining chenna in cold water 2-3 times, so that the lemon smell goes away completely.
Squeeze the water from the chenna and knead it with the palm for 10 minutes to soften.
Add 1 tablespoon cornflour to the chenna and make small round balls.
Step 2: Preparing sugar syrup and raisins
Add 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a pressure cooker and heat it on low flame till the sugar dissolves completely.
Then add the chenna balls to the sugar syrup, close the cooker’s lid, and cook until 1 whistle.
Let the cooker’s pressure release on its own, then take out the rasgullas.
Step 3: Coating with khoya
Grate the khoya, then add half a cup of powdered sugar to it.
Now give a khoya coating to the prepared rasagullas. To achieve this, create small khoya balls, place them on the rasgullas, and cover them completely.
Now roll these khoya-covered rasgullas in dry coconut.
Keep the rasgullas in the fridge for some time so that they set.
Offer the rasalas prasad to Bappa.
You can now offer your delicious rasgullas to Lord Ganesha. Raskadam is a unique dessert that makes Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations even more special. Bappa loves the unique flavor of this Bengali sweet, which is as simple to make as modaks.
Features of Raskadam
Delicious and nutritious: Made with milk and coconut, this sweet will appeal to everyone.
This recipe is easy to make at home and is perfect for every festival.
Symbol of purity and devotion: On this auspicious Ganesh Chaturthi, homemade sweets make Bappa’s Prasad even more special.