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Also known as rasgullah, rasgulla, Rasagola

Rasgulla (literally "syrup-filled ball") is a syrupy dessert popular in the eastern part of South Asia. It is made from ball-shaped dumplings of chhena dough cooked in light sugar syrup until the syrup permeates the dumplings.

Key facts

Food.name
Rasgulla
Food.region
West Bengal, Odisha
Food.course
Dessert
Food.type
Soft sweet soaked in syrup
Food.served
Hot, cold, or room temperature
Food.main_ingredient
Chhena, sugar
Food.variations
Bengali roshogolla, Odia pahala rasa gola, Bengali Nolen Gurer roshogolla, Bengali baked rosogolla
Food.similar_dish
Ras malai, khiramohana, Khondoler misti
Food.associated_cuisine
Indian
Food.place_of_origin
India
Food.cookbook
Rosogulla

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
confection
Subclass of
dessert
Country of origin
India
Material used
chhena
Image
Rasgullas from Odisha and Bengal.jpg
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Commons category
Rasgulla
course
dessert
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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • Names
  • History
  • Claims of invention in Bengal
  • Claims of invention in West Bengal
  • Modern popularity
  • Alternative claims of Puri temple tradition of Odisha
  • Niladri Bije
  • Rosogolla Utsob
  • Preparation
  • Variations
  • Nutrition
  • Geographical indication (GI) tag
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References

Rasgulla (literally "syrup-filled ball") is a syrupy dessert popular in the eastern part of South Asia. It is made from ball-shaped dumplings of chhena dough cooked in light sugar syrup until the syrup permeates the dumplings.

While it is nearly universally agreed that the dessert originated in the eastern Indian subcontinent, the exact locus of origin is disputed between locations such as West Bengal and Odisha, where it is offered at the Puri Jagannath Temple.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “rosogolla” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.