There are somethings that remind you of home... One thing is the sweets that my mom used to make. Rasgolla was the only sweet i used to eat as a kid - i never liked gulab jamuns. i think i somehow knew that the effort put in to make gulab jamuns was much lesser.
More i feel homesick, more is the urge to recreate home. I cant get the environment here sitting in the US, but atleast i can cook something that reminds me of home.
We dont get the authetic rasgollas here, for that matter any sweets we get are horrible. I have been wanting to make rasgollas for a while. I had thought ill make them in the weekend, but as all of you know something or the other comes up.
Finally i decided to make them yesterday. I guess i would have called my mom 4-5 times to ask her what i should be doing. At each and evey step of making. My mom seemed to share the excitement i had.
She and I were so happy that the Rasgollas didnt spilt - this is the problem which most people have when making them.... she was just so happy that i was able to make them.
Man, after cooling them they taste "OK" according to me. They taste like the "worst" rasgollas my mom would have made but they still taste like something my mom made. They are round and remind me of home! As of now thats all matters to me ...
how did u make the rasagollas madhu? bcos I am a fan of ur mom's rasgollas. i wil b waiting for any function or occasion to get rasgollas from your house!!
ReplyDeleteone day I came across a very good recipe of rasgollas from www.manjulaskitchen.com. I was v happy it came out exactly like what your mom would make.. Did u try something similar to it or any different procedure??
Let me know dear
Preethi
@Preeti - my recipe is a little different. I will mail you the recipe sometime..
ReplyDeleteOh Karu and I loved the rasgullas - thanks!
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