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Vegan Ras Malai

Traditional Indian Rasmalai, veganized just for you
Prep Time 12 hours
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 13 hours
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Servings 6 people

Equipment

  • 1 Cheese Cloth / Nutmilk Bag
  • 1 Food Processor
  • 2 Deep Pans

Ingredients
  

Chena (Malai cake)

  • 14 oz Soft Tofu
  • 4 tbsp Vegan Creamer Powder
  • 4 cups Water
  • ½ cup Sugar
  • 6 Cardamom Pods

Cashew Cream

  • ½ cup Raw Cashews soaked overnight
  • 1 cup water

Ras

  • 4 cups Plant Milk Oat milk preferred
  • 4 tbsp Cashew Cream
  • ½ tsp Cardamom Powder
  • 5 Saffron Strands
  • tbsp Rose Water
  • 1 cup Sugar

Garnish

  • ½ tbsp Slivered Almonds
  • ½ tbsp Slivered Pistachios
  • Rose Petals
  • Edible Silver Paper

Instructions
 

Cashew Cream

  • Blend soaked cashews with water to make cashew cream. We will use this to add body to our ras.
    ½ cup Raw Cashews, 1 cup water

Chena

  • Process the tofu in the food processor. We do not want a sauce or paste, so process it until tofu is crumbled up well.
  • Transfer crumbled tofu into a cheese cloth. Squeeze the water out of it until tofu feels dry to touch. We need this tofu to be firm enough to knead and make balls.
    14 oz Soft Tofu
  • Transfer strained tofu onto a plate and add the vegan creamer powder. Knead the mixture well into a soft dough.
    4 tbsp Vegan Creamer Powder
  • Divide the dough into 12 equal sized balls. Gently press the balls to form a disc without forming any cracks along the sides.
  • Dissolve the sugar in water, add cardamom pods and bring it to a boil.
    4 cups Water, ½ cup Sugar, 6 Cardamom Pods
  • Add the chena discs to the boiling water, reduce the flame to medium. Let the chena cook until they start floating. Once they float, simmer them in the water for an additional 5-10 minutes.
  • Remove the cooked chena and set them aside.

Ras

  • Combine all ingredients for ras in a sauce pan and cook it on medium flame until the milk reduces to half.
    4 cups Plant Milk, 4 tbsp Cashew Cream, ½ tsp Cardamom Powder, 5 Saffron Strands, 2½ tbsp Rose Water, 1 cup Sugar

Assemble

  • Transfer the ras into a serving container. Transfer cooked chena into the ras.
  • Chill it in the fridge until the ras cools down.
  • Garnish with almonds, pistachios, rose petals and silver paper right before serving.
    ½ tbsp Slivered Almonds, ½ tbsp Slivered Pistachios, Rose Petals, Edible Silver Paper
  • Enjoy chilled.

Notes

Keyword Bengali sweets, Indian dessert, Mithai, vegan