Kesar Pista Shrikhand

Hello everyone,

Shrikhand is a very popular yogurt dessert in gujarat state. It is served in many other states of india but mostly gujaratis are very fond of it. Kesar Pista shrikhand is a sweet yogurt dessert made up of saffron and pistachio. It tastes yummy and one tablespoon of smooth shrikhand is a source of temptation. A heavy dish but very yummy.

Ingredients :-

3 Kg sour yogurt (curd)

2 cup sugar powder

2 tbs cardamom powder

1/2 cup hot milk

1/2 tbs saffron strands.

How To :-

1. Take yogurt (curd) in thin cotton cloth and tie it tightly and hang it at a reasonable height. In kitchen one can tie it over wash basin so that the water content of the Yogurt (curd) is removed and thick curd is left. Put this thin cotton bag of yogurt (curd) for 7 to 8 hrs or overnight.
2. Remove the thick yogurt (curd) from cloth and put it in a bowl. Add sugar powder to it, if required more add as per taste.
3. Now in a food processor grind the yogurt and sugar powder to make smooth paste.
4. Take 1/2 cup hot milk and add the saffron strands to it and leave it for 1/2 an hour. 
5. Meanwhile add the cardamom powder to the smooth paste of yogurt. mix it well.
6. The saffron colour milk should be added to the yogurt mixture and stir it well. This will give saffron colour and taste to the yogurt. Also add the pistachio powder.
7. Garnish it with pista slice.

One tablespoon of shrikhand is so delicious and it swallows so easily to get tempted to eat more. Gujaratis prefer to have as dessert with lunch specially with puris. Very famous known as shrikhand puri. Enjoy this flavour of yogurt dish till i come up with more flavours of shrikhand.

Cucumber raita

Dear Readers,


On my blog this is my first recipe on raita. A special yogurt dish used as supplement to main course in indian dish. It goes with almost all types of indian dishes and enhances the taste of full dish. Varities of raita are there and they are much more easier and requires less time. 


Ingredients:-

                                                                      
1 grated cucumber
1 bowl beated yogourt (curd)
1 tbs salt
1/4 tbs black pepper powder
Chat masala as per taste.


Preparation:-


Take 1 bowl yogurt and add grated cucumber to it. Also add all the above ingredients and mix well and leave it for 1/2 hour.  It can be stored in refrigerator if  want to serve it chilled. It tests good at room temperature as well.