''Rabri'' (

IAST The International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (IAST) is a transliteration scheme that allows the lossless romanisation of Indic scripts as employed by Sanskrit and related Indic languages. It is based on a scheme that emerged during ...

: Rabaḍī) ( ur, ) is a sweet, condensed-milk-based dish, originating from the

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, made by boiling milk on low heat for a long time until it becomes dense and changes its colour to off-white or pale yellow.

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, spices, and nuts are added to it to give it flavor. It is chilled and served as dessert. ''Rabri'' is the main ingredient in several desserts, such as ''

rasabali Rasabali (, IAST: rasābaḷi) is a sweet dish from Odisha, India. Rasabali is offered to Baladevjew, and originated in the Baladevjew Temple of Kendrapara. It is one of the Chapana bhoga of Jagannath temple. It consists of deep fried flattene ...

'', ''

chhena kheeri Chhena kheeri ( or, ଛେନା ଖିରୀ) is a sweet dish originally from coastal Odisha in eastern India. Preparation Chhena kheeri is made by deep frying cubes of chhena cheese. Although typically ghee, traditional clarified butter, is u ...

'', and ''

khira sagara Khira sagara ( or, କ୍ଷୀର ସାଗର) is an Odia sweet dish that literally translates to ''ocean of milk'' in the Odia language. The sweet has depiction in the Hindu mythological scripture about Lakshmi serving Vishnu and Madhusudana wi ...

''. A similar dish goes by the name ''

Basundi Basundi ( gu, બાસુંદી, kn, ಬಾಸುಂಡಿ, mr, बासुंदी, ta, பாசந்தி, te, బాసుంది) is an Indian sweet mostly in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Ka ...

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History

''Chandimangala'' mentions ''rabdi'' (thickened, sweetened milk), along with other sweets, in the early 1400s. ''Rabri'' was banned in Kolkata 1965 during an economic recession for its excessive use of milk. It was overturned within the year by the

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due to lawsuits from independent sweet shops.

Creation

''Rabri'' is made by heating sweetened milk in a large open vessel (''kadhai''). As the layer of cream begins to form on the surface of the milk, it is taken off and kept aside. The process continues until the milk is exhausted.

References

Indian desserts Rajasthani cuisine North Indian cuisine Pakistani cuisine Puddings Indian dairy products {{India-food-stub

History

Creation

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