Rasgulla

Rasgulla (Oriya: ରସଗୋଲାrasagola ; Sanskrit: रसगोलकम् rasagolakam ; Bengali: রসগোল্লা rôshogolla; Urdu: رس گلہ‎ rasgullā; Hindi: रसगुल्ला rasgullā) is a cheese-based, syrupy sweet dish originally from the Indian state of Orissa. It is popular throughout India and other parts of South Asia. The dish is made from ball shaped dumplings of chhena (an Indian cottage cheese) and semolina dough, cooked in light syrup made of sugar. This is done until the syrup permeates the dumplings.