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Indian Food and Meal Ideas
Shrikhand

This summer treat everybody at home with an exotic recipe. A feast for the one with a major sweet tooth.
For US to UK equivalents see this rough guide

Recipe Ingredients:

• 1/2 kg. curds
• 300 gms. sugar
• 1/2 tsp. cardamom powder
• few strands saffron
• 1/2 tbsp. pista & almond crushed

Method:

Tie curd in a clean muslin cloth overnight. (6-7 hours).
Take into a bowl, add sugar and mix.
Keep aside for 25-30 minutes to allow sugar to dissolve.
Rub saffron into 1 tbsp. milk till well broken and dissolved. Keep aside.
Beat well till sugar has fully dissolved into curd.
Pass through a big holed strong strainer, pressing with hand or spatula.
Mix in cardamom powder and dissolved saffron and half nuts.
Empty into a glass serving bowl, top with remaining nut crush.
Chill for 1-2 hours before serving.
Making time: 20 minutes (excluding tieing and keeping time)
Makes: 6-7 servings
Shelflife: 3-4 days refrigerated
Variations: To make fruit flavoured shrikhand eg. mango, add pulp at the stage of adding cardamom and saffron.

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For US to UK equivalents for food weights and measurements see this rough guide

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