Shrikhand: This is a very popular dessert dish from the Western Indian state of Maharashtra. It's primary ingredient is strained yogurt. It is usually made during festivals/weddings and is often the "signature" dish for wedding menus in Maharashtra.
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
- 500gms of plain Yogurt
- 1 cup of sugar
- 2 tbsp of cold milk (optional)
- 3 pinches of cardamom powder
- 2,3 strands of saffron
- pinch of nutmeg powder
Preparation:
- Put the Yogurt in a Muslin cloth(or any fine cloth from which the water of the Yogurt will be drained). Tie this cloth tightly with a string and hang it high over a sink overnight so that all the water in the yogurt will drain out.
- Next morning you will have the strained yogurt ("chakka" in marathi language) with consistency like soft cheese. Remove this yogurt in a bowl.
- Take another bowl and add in it a little bit of the yogurt and 1 tbsp of sugar.
- Thoroughly mix with a hand mixer till the mixture become smooth and creamy.
- Add some more of the yogurt and sugar to the mixture and mix thoroughly. Repeat this process with the remaining yogurt and sugar till the entire mixture is smooth and creamy.
- If the mixture is too thick add 2 tbsp of milk and mix properly. If the consistency of the yogurt is smooth enough you need not add the milk.
- Once the mixture is ready add the cardamom powder and the nutmeg powder.
- In a cup take 1 tsp of milk and crush the saffron strands into it. Mix well and pour over the yogurt mixture. Whip thoroughly till the mixture acquires the nice yellow color of saffron.
- Shrikhand is now ready. You can serve it at room temperature or you could keep it in the refrigerator for an hour or so before serving.
Preparation:
- Put the Yogurt in a Muslin cloth(or any fine cloth from which the water of the Yogurt will be drained). Tie this cloth tightly with a string and hang it high over a sink overnight so that all the water in the yogurt will drain out.
- Next morning you will have the strained yogurt ("chakka" in marathi language) with consistency like soft cheese. Remove this yogurt in a bowl.
- Take another bowl and add in it a little bit of the yogurt and 1 tbsp of sugar.
- Thoroughly mix with a hand mixer till the mixture become smooth and creamy.
- Add some more of the yogurt and sugar to the mixture and mix thoroughly. Repeat this process with the remaining yogurt and sugar till the entire mixture is smooth and creamy.
- If the mixture is too thick add 2 tbsp of milk and mix properly. If the consistency of the yogurt is smooth enough you need not add the milk.
- Once the mixture is ready add the cardamom powder and the nutmeg powder.
- In a cup take 1 tsp of milk and crush the saffron strands into it. Mix well and pour over the yogurt mixture. Whip thoroughly till the mixture acquires the nice yellow color of saffron.
- Shrikhand is now ready. You can serve it at room temperature or you could keep it in the refrigerator for an hour or so before serving.
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