Shrikhand

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Ingredients

1/2 cup Curd or yogurt

4 tablespoons Sugar

5 Cardamom seeds

4 Almonds

strands Saffron

3 tablespoons Warm milk

pistachios and almonds, for garnish

Hang the curds in a muslin cloth in a cool place for approximately 3 hours until all the liquid (whey) has drained off.

Rub the saffron into the warm milk until it dissolves.

Grind together sugar, cardamom and almond into a powder.

Mix together the hung curds, saffron mixture and cardamom powder in a bowl, and churn using a hand blender. Place in the refrigerator.

Serve Gujarati shrikhand cold, garnished with pistachios and almonds.

Indulge along with some steaming hot pooris for a little piece of nirvana. Yum!

Shrikhand is a famous sweet dish from Gujarat.

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Monday, February 1, 2010 - 8:50am