Let us start this culinary or gastric exploration of Mumbai with a sweetdish. after all, the Sri Ganesh of any journey should be done with sweet prasad, right?
Shrikhand
This delicate sweet is the perfect dessert with puris or after dinner....
Ingredients
6 cups plain yogurt (Dahi)
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 tsp powdered saffron or 5-6 saffron strands
2-4 tblsp of crushed pistachio nuts
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg (Jaiphal)
1/4 tsp ground cardamom (Velchi/elaichi)
Method
Hang the yogurt in two layers of cheesecloth over a bowl to catch the drippings. Allow it to drain overnight, or at least for 5 hours.
Scrape the drained yogurt into a bowl. It should be thick and half the original volume.
Add the powdered sugar and saffron to the yogurt. Beat with a whisk. (If you are using saffron strands, soak them in little water before adding to the drained yogurt.)
Flavour the shrikhand with crushed pistachio nuts, nutmeg and cardamom.
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