Easy Bread Rasmalai
A quick and delicious twist on the classic Indian dessert using bread discs soaked in aromatic saffron-infused milk.

Total
35 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
4
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Recipe serves 4
Ingredients
- 8 pieces White bread slices
- 1 liter Full-fat milk
- 0.5 cup Sugar
- 1 pinch Saffron strands
- 0.5 teaspoon Cardamom powder
- 1 tablespoon Slivered almonds
- 1 tablespoon Chopped pistachios
- 0.5 teaspoon Rose water(optional)
- 2 tablespoons Condensed milk(optional)
Instructions
- 1
Pour the milk into a heavy-bottomed pan and bring it to a boil over medium heat.
- 2
Reduce the heat and simmer the milk, stirring frequently, until it reduces to about half its original volume.
- 3
Add sugar, saffron strands, and cardamom powder to the reduced milk and stir until the sugar dissolves.
- 4
Mix in the slivered almonds and pistachios, then remove the milk (rabri) from the heat and let it cool slightly.
- 5
Use a round cookie cutter or a sharp-edged glass to cut circular discs out of the white bread slices.
- 6
Arrange the bread discs in a shallow serving dish in a single layer.
- 7
Pour the warm saffron milk mixture evenly over the bread discs until they are well-soaked.
- 8
Garnish with extra nuts and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving chilled.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
285
14% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 9 g |
| Carbohydrate | 42 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 28 g |
| Sodium | 210 mg |
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