It was Gudi Padwa yesterday and I did not want to miss the big decorated thali with a lot of dishes in it that would cheer anyone up at any given time. So this is what we ended up preparing for our little celebration at home. And the special dish was Shrikhand and puri. It was a very satisfying feast and a great celebration altogether.
Shrikhand is pretty easy to prepare and a very delicious dessert. It goes very well with puri but not limited to this combination though.
I added a little twist in my recipe and used condensed milk instead of sugar. In the authentic recipe sugar is being used. With condensed milk the texture was more smooth and creamy, which was marvelous.
Preparation time : 8 hours
Serves : 3
Ingredients:
- Plain yogurt - 3 cups
- Condensed milk - 200 grams(optional, you can use sugar too)
- Warm milk - 1 Tbsp
- Saffron - few strands
- Cardamom seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Pistachios - 2 Tbsp, crushed
- Almonds - 4-5, chopped
Method:
1. Take a muslin cloth. Place the yogurt in it. Bring all the ends together and tie it tightly. Put on a seive and press with some weight. Place the whole apparatus on top of a deep vessel. Leave overnight. That how we prepare hung yogurt, also called Chakka.
2. Make a rough powder of cardamom seeds in mortar pestle.
3. Soak saffron in warm milk for 30 mins.
4. In a deep bowl take the hung yogurt. Add condensed milk(or sugar), saffron milk, cardamom powder.
5. Using a electric beater mix everything well till you get a smooth creamy mix.
6. Fold in the pistachios and almonds.
7. Place in refrigerator and serve chilled.
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