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rasmalai

/ ˈrɑːsməˌlaɪ /

noun

  1. an Indian dessert made from cheese, milk, and almonds
  2. informal.
    a physically attractive woman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rasmalai1

Hindi ras juice + malai skin formed on a hot liquid when it cools
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Example Sentences

But she nonetheless still enjoys Diwali here, looking forward to the sweets — gulab jamun, rasmalai and different types of barfi are among her favorites — and the puja ceremonies.

For dessert, a version of the Bengali dish rasmalai—which usually consists of balls of paneer soaked in cardamom-scented clotted cream—here comprises ricotta dumplings and chocolate-ganache truffles in a bath of saffron milk.

Rice, lots of different curries, dal, kebab, poori, paratha, samosa, mango pickle, gulab jamun, and rasmalai.

I curdled the milk and tied the cheese cloths for the rasmalai.

In Mumbai, speaking in Hindi, he joked with waiters who were trying to have him eat rasmalai, a rich, milk-based dessert flavored with cardamom and pistachios.

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