1

To begin making Japanese Cotton Cheesecake Recipe, preheat your oven to 140 Celsius. Line a 9 x 4 inch loaf pan with parchment paper such that it overlaps the sides and can be used to lift out the cake later.

2

To make the rabdi, in a wide thick bottomed pan , heat the milk along with the sugar , cardamom, and saffron. Bring to boil. Lower the heat to medium or low and continue heating the milk, removing the cream at regular intervals as above.

3

Using a spatula, gather the cream that forms and stick it to the side of the pan. 

4

When the milk has reduced to about 1/2 cup ( a third of the original volume), take it off the heat.

5

Transfer the rabdi  to a bowl. 

6

Add the cream cheese and butter to this rabdi . Place the bowl on top of a saucepan with an inch of water (double boiler) and place the saucepan on medium heat.

7

Whisk the mixture until the cream cheese and butter has melted. 

8

Cool the rabdi and cream cheese mixture and then whisk in the egg yolks. 

9

Sift in the flour and cornflour to this egg yolk- cheese-rabdi mixture. Whisk until smooth.

10

In another bowl, beat the egg whites until foamy. 

11

Add the granulated sugar in portions and continue beating until stiff shiny peaks form (if you upturn the bowl, the whipped egg whites will not move!)

12

Fold in the egg whites into the earlier mixture gently, in three or four additions. Do not over beat.

13

Pour into the lined pan. Place the pan in a bigger pan and fill the outer pan with hot water up to half way up your loaf pan.

14

Bake at 140 C for 40-45 minutes or until top is browned and the cheesecake is set.

15

Remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack. 

16

Serve Japanese Cotton Cheesecake (Fusion Recipe) as a dessert after lunch or dinner along with Japanese Chicken Udon Soup Recipe and Chicken Yakisoba.

You can use readymade Rabdi as well here, but homemade rabdi tastes best!