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Shrikhand
Shrikhand is an easy, no-cook, creamy Indian dessert made from strained yogurt, also called hung curd, that’s sweetened with sugar and flavored with saffron and cardamom. This traditional Indian sweet is a festive favorite and often served as dessert or with Poori.
Ingredients
- 2 cups full-fat plain yogurt approximately 1 lb
- 6 tablespoons powdered sugar adjust to taste
- ½ teaspoon Cardamom powder
- pinch generous pinch of saffron (kesar)
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 10 pistachios thinly sliced, chopped,or crushed for garnishing
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Instructions
Make hung curd (chakka)
- Add whole milk plain yogurt to a clean cloth or muslin cloth and close it by tying the ends together. Squeeze it to drain off the whey (water) as much as possible.
- Place the cloth with yogurt in a sieve with bowl below to catch excess whey.
- Add some weight (using my mortar pestle) on top to drain off the excess whey.
- Let it stay under weight for 4-5 hours or even overnight in the refrigerator.
- Open the cloth and the thickened yogurt (hung curd/chakka) is ready.
Make saffron milk
- Warm the milk for 10-15 seconds in the microwave and add kesar to it. Mix and allow it to stand for 10 -15 minutes. Mix well, and saffron milk is ready.
Make Kesar Pista Shrikhand
- Transfer the hung curd (chakka) to a bowl and add the cardamom powder, powdered sugar, and saffron milk to it. Mix until well combined.
- Transfer to the serving bowl and garnish with pistachios and sprinkle some more saffron on top (optional).
- Refrigerate for atleast 30 minutes before serving. Serve chilled!
Notes
- Soaked kesar (saffron) will give a nice yellow color the shrikhand. If you don’t have kesar feel free to skip it.
- Use greek Yogurt to fasten the process as you can skip the yogurt straining process.
Nutrition
Calories: 138kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 58mg | Potassium: 224mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 138IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 157mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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