This "Angoori Rabri" is a famous sweet from north india. It consists of puffed up paneer balls immersed in rabri, this balls are called "Angoors' which means grapes in hindi.This paneer balls are as small as grapes so i guess they are called angoors
.Though this sweet is very similar to bengali rasmalai, i have no idea in which state of north india did this sweet originate.I had it for the first time in Amritsar, where i had gone for a college tour with my friends couple of years back.Amritsar is a superb city,we loved staying there and i would love to go there anytime.In Amritsar my visit to the Golden Temple was the most memorable one...its one of the most beautiful temple , where you will feel very peaceful and you wont feel like leaving the place...i had a similar experience .Well now coming back to where i had my first encounter with this kewl dessert.I and few of my friends were just having a walk at night after our dinner in one of the city lanes of Amritsar, as we had loved the place and we came across a famous sweet shop there, my friends wanted to have some dessert so we went there.I was not in mood of having any dessert, but my friends forced me to take it as they said its very tasty.Good that they forced me or else i would miss one of the best desserts 
.I had loved this concept of angoori rabri, and as per my habit of experimenting i decided to give it a self try soon.So when i was back home i made it for my parents and they liked it a lot and it grabbed the topmost position inthe list of desserts at my place.Its perfect dessert to serve some special guest after dinner instead of our regular desserts for a change.I made it exactly similar to what we had it there, so i used a bit of food colour to make the balls look orange. If u like rasgullas or rasmalai or rabri then go ahead and try this surely.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 cup fresh chenna(Fresh soft paneer/cottage cheese)
- 1 n 1/2 litre whole milk
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup sliced dryfruits( cashewnuts,almonds,pista and charoli nuts)
- few saffron strands
- 2 tea spoon kesar-elaichi syrup(saffron-cardamom syrup)
- pinch of orange food colour(optional)
METHOD:
Take the fresh chenna and kned it well for some time.Then mix little orange colour in it and kned it again.Now make small smooth and firm round balls of it and keep.Take 3 cups of water in a vessel and add 1/2 cup sugar to it and heat it till the mixture starts boiling.Keep high flame and add the chenna balls one by one slowly.Sprinkle some cold water and close the lid partially.Cook it similar to rasgullas.You can cheack for more details here.Cook them for 15 mins and then let them cool in the syrup,angoors are ready.
Soak the saffron stands in 2 table spoon milk for 30 mins.Now take a thick bottomed vessel and boil the milk in it.When it starts boiling reduce the flame and keep on stirring till the milk reduces to almost half.If the cream gets sticked to the sides remove it with the help of ladder and mix with cooking milk.When the milk is reduced to half add sugar and saffron milk.Adjust sugar to your taste.Stir it and cook till it reduces to almost 40%.Milk will take almost 50 mins to reduce to such consistency.Now add the kesar-elaichi syrup and dry fruits and remove from flame.Rabri is ready.
Let the rabri get cooled.Now take the cooled angoors and press each of it gently and remove all the sugar syrup from them.Then put them in rabri and garnish with remaining dryfruits.Refrigerate this rabri with angoors for atleast 2 hours before serving and then serve it.
Tastes best when served chilled.
Preparation Time: 1 hour.
NOTE: To make chenna, boil milk and then add vinegar or lemon juice to it and countinue boiling it.When the milk will get fully curdled, strain it and keep it tied in muslin cloth so that all the water is drained out.
I am sending this to Jagrutis event Joyful Eating Whilst Traveling.As there is a rule for the participation of the event that a pic must be posted of the visited place where i had this dish, so i am posting a pic of the famous Golden Temple of Amritsar.We had visited it early foggy morning in the month of jan when the temp over there was almost 2 deg, so the pic is not that clear.
My fav sweet...looks yummy!
Colorful and yummy dish..Thanks for sharing this fabulous recipe!!
Wow this sweet looks too tempting Siddhi...lovely clicks :)
Bookmarked! Don't be surprised it this turns out in my blog under the "recipe replica" edition. It looks so colorful! And what is chenna? Is it besan flour? Can maida be used?Please let me know where it can be obtained. I need to know.
Beautiful dessert.Looks mouthwatering ,Nice presentation too.
sidhi first of al thanks for introducing such a delicious sweet dish..
looks so tempting..very new to me.sure will try this.. bookmarking the recipe..
the chenna is the hindi name of paneeer?
Beautiful color and look yum.Thanks for posting.
woow!!!!looks beautiful and yum....
Wow, the click is so well. Very tempting. I have heard of it but never had it before.
Dear Siddhi, this sweet is too colorful and delicious..thanks for sharing such a yummy recipe..
Hey Lovely Recipe dear...I like this too...sometimes get in office cafetaria
Looks so tempting!!!! I will surely attempt to make this exotic sweet. Lovely clicks!!!!!
siddhi,
Oh I almost forgot how I used to love this sweet dish. Those days were too nostalgic....Beautiful colour and tempting colour also
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
I used to love this dish,ur version looks too tempting, bookmarked.
Nice colored dessert. I will try to make them some time.
Wow ...Amritsar brings fond memories for me too.......this angoori rabdi is my favorite too...
It is called chena payesh in bengali and the balls are smaller ....i so want to make it just now.
beautiful sweet dish, loved it siddhi...
wooow,,,soo colourful dessert n very rich n creamy dear,,,
Dessert looks so tempting!!
Omg, Siddhi am inviting myself to ur place, irresistible rabri...truly makes me drool..
Looks so tempting and colourful.
tempting and interesting, dear
Beautiful color and looks delicious dear...
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Looks tempting and delicious !
mouth watering dish dear.. looks inviting.. :)
Hey Sidhhi
Wow..you just making me drool here..love this dish..yours looks just awesome..It's been quite a long time since I made this..my daughter loves it..like the foodcolour you used there..as I'm typing I can see 4 dishes..Rabri, Rasgulla,Kesri phirni and rasmalai..;-))killing me..thanks for sending..
Deliciously delightfull, u have a lovely new look too:-)
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droolworthy..
tempting mouth watering and inviting.
ohh yum... and beautiful pictures too