Elaichi Shrikhand
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Serves: 8
Cardamom Yogurt Pudding
Ingredients
- 1 32oz container full fat yogurt (not Greek)
- 1 32oz container low fat yogurt (not Greek)
- 1 cup granulated sugar or more
- 1 teaspoon ground elaichi (cardamom)
- ⅛ teaspoon ground jaifal (nutmeg)
- 1 tablespoons finely chopped pistachio, for garnish (optional)
Directions
- The night before or at least 8 hours before: Line a colander with 10 to 12 paper towels. On top of towels spread cheese cloth with double layer. Put colander onto a big container for dripping water. Pour yogurt from two containers over cheese cloth. Fold over extra cheese cloth and cover with a plate which stays inside the colander. Put heavy pot or cans to weigh down yogurt to remove water from it. Let everything stand overnight or for at least 8 hours.
- Pick up cheese cloth with four corners and squeeze out remaining water from yogurt. Transfer yogurt to a large mixing bowl or bowl of standing mixture.
- Add first ½ cup of sugar to yogurt and whisk it until smooth. Repeat the same. Taste yogurt and add more sugar if it is still sour and repeat the process.
- Add cardamom, nutmeg and whisk to combine. Let it refrigerate at least 4 hours to blend all the flavors.
- Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with pistachio. Shrikhand is mostly served as a sweet with meals.
Kesar Elaichi Shrikhand
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Saffron Cardamom Yogurt Pudding
Ingredients
- 1 32oz container full fat yogurt (not Greek)
- 1 32oz container low fat yogurt (not Greek)
- 1 cup granulated sugar or more
- 1 teaspoon ground elaichi (cardamom)
- 1 teaspoon kesar (Saffron) threads
- 1 tablespoons finely chopped pistachio, for garnish (optional)
Directions
- Follow the first three steps of Elaichi Shrikhand.
- Combine saffron and one teaspoon of sugar into a mortar and with a pestle make it into fine powder or dissolve saffron into one teaspoon of milk. Add cardamom, saffron and whisk to combine. Let it refrigerate at least 4 hours to blend all the flavors.
- Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with pistachio. Shrikhand is mostly served as a sweet with meals.
Mango Shrikhand
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Serves: 8
Mango Yogurt Pudding
Ingredients
- 1 32oz container full fat yogurt (not Greek)
- 1 32oz container low fat yogurt (not Greek)
- 1 cup granulated sugar or more
- 2 mangoes
Directions
- Follow the first three steps of Elaichi Shrikhand.
- Peel and cut mangoes into big chunks. Puree mangoes in a blender.
- Add mango puree to whisked yogurt. Whisk again to combine. Taste and adjust sweetness. Let it refrigerate at least 4 hours to blend all the flavors.
- Mango Shrikhand is mostly served as a sweet during mango season with meals.