Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Shrikhand

Shrikhand is one of the easiest Indian desserts possible, not to mention relatively healthy! It is prepared with creamy yogurt, sweetened to your liking, flavored with any fruit pulp/syrupy flavoring, and spices such as cardamom and saffron. 

I made two kinds of Shrikhand this time - one is mango flavored, and the other is rose flavored.



Ingredients (without measurements, because it is dependent on your taste/preference):
  1. Yogurt (low fat is fine too)
  2. Sugar or honey (as per your taste, because it depends on how sweet the flavorings/fruit are, and how sour the yogurt is)
  3. Mango puree / mango pulp (add as needed to get the flavor you desire)
  4. A few tablespoons of rose syrup (available at Indian stores)
  5. A few tablespoons of rose water (to intensify the rose flavor)
  6. 1 teaspoon of cardamom powder, freshly powdered
  7. a pinch of saffron mixed in a tablespoon of warm milk
Preparation:
  1.  Strain the yogurt to make it rich and creamy and devoid of whey
    • Line a colander / sieve with cheese cloth. Place it on top of a wide bowl to catch the whey water (the colander/sieve should sit atop the bowl)
    • Transfer the yogurt to the colander/sieve and place the whole thing in a refrigerator for at least 8 hours
    • Gently scrape the creamy yogurt from the cheesecloth and whisk it to make it really smooth
  2. Add the mango puree/rose syrup/ rose water and whisk until combined. Based on the resulting taste, add sugar/honey and whisk until smooth
  3. Taste and adjust the sugar / puree / syrup accordingly
  4. Finally add the saffron (along with the soaked milk) to the mango shrikhand 
  5. Add the powdered cardamom to the rose shrikand
Serve chilled with diced fruits!


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