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Shrikhand Recipe

Shrikhand is a simple and delicious yogurt based dessert flavoured with saffron , nuts and cardamom. You can choose to make shrikhand either with homemade hung curd or store bought Greek yogurt.  
Course Dessert, Sweets
Cuisine Gujarati, Maharstarian
Keyword Basic, Festivals, Holi
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 People
Calories 277kcal
Author Muktha H S

Ingredients

  • 1 kg Curds made from 1 litre milk
  • ½ cup powdered sugar or add as required
  • ½ teaspoon cardamom powder or 6 green cardamoms – crushed fine in a mortar
  • 30-40 saffron strands or 2 pinches
  • 1 tablespoon warm milk
  • 7 to 8 pistachios crushed or chopped – add any nut of choice
  • 5 to 6 almonds sliced or chopped

Instructions

To make hung yogurt

  • Place a strainer over a deep bowl. Then line a muslin cheesecloth or kitchen cotton towel on the strainer.
  • Pour the fresh curd over the muslin cloth . Use fresh curd and not the one which is sour.
  • Bring all the edges of the muslin together and tie one edge tightly around the rest.
  • Gently press , you can see the whey dripping.
  • Now place a heavy on the tied muslin or if you have a hook, hung the muslin cloth for 4 to 5 hours or overnight. So that whey drips off completely and collects inside the bowl.
  • After 4-5 hours , the whey will be drained and the hung curd will be ready. You can use the collected nutrient rich water ( whey ) to preparate chapatis, curries , dals and etc.
  • Collect the hung curd in a mixing bowl . With the hung curd you can now proceed to make the shrikhand. If you are using Greek Yogurt , you can straight away follow the next steps.

To make shrikhand with hung yogurt

  • Take warm milk in a glass and add 2 pinches of saffron strands, about 35 to 40 strands . Stir well and keep aside.
  • In a mortar pestle , pound 5 to 6 green cardamoms. Keep aside.
  • Take hung curd in a mixing bowl.
  • Add saffron dissolved milk , cardamom powder , powdered sugar and chopped nuts.
  • Using an wired whisker or a spoon ,whip the hung curd till smooth , creamy and light . Tip : If you beat in hands , you need to do more arm workout. Shortcut is to use a electric blender to make the things simple.
  • Whip till powdered sugar blends well , check the taste and adjust more sugar if required.
  • Chill the shrikhand in fridge until you serve. While serving shrikhand, top with some saffron strands and chopped nuts. I added some crushed pistachios , almonds and dry rose petals for garnish.

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Notes

  • Use a deep bowl below, so that there is some distance between the curd in the strainer and the collected whey. Otherwise the whey will touch the strainer and whey mixes with curds as well .
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Nutrition

Calories: 277kcal