India

Shrikhand

Name: Shrikhand
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 500 g Whole-milk yoghurt; 100 g Powdered sugar; 1 pinch Saffron; 1/2 tsp Cardamom; 1 tbsp Milk (for saffron); to garnish Pistachios

Sweetened saffron yoghurt from West India

Shrikhand is a creamy dessert of strained yoghurt (hung curd), sweetened and perfumed with saffron and cardamom.

A specialty of Gujarat and Maharashtra, it is served chilled with puri or as the finale of a festive meal.

Servings4

Time20 min + straining

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Whole-milk yoghurt500 g
Powdered sugar100 g
Saffron1 pinch
Cardamom1/2 tsp
Milk (for saffron)1 tbsp
Pistachiosto garnish

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Strain the yoghurt in a cloth for several hours.
Soak the saffron in warm milk.
Whisk the strained yoghurt smooth with sugar.
Stir in saffron milk and cardamom.
Serve chilled with pistachios.

Make it original

Saffron and cardamom for shrikhand are in the Asia Boutique.

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