Shrikhand
Thick hung yogurt sweetened and flavoured with saffron, cardamom and nuts
Shrikhand is a classic Gujarati dessert of yogurt hung until thick and creamy, then sweetened and flavoured with saffron, cardamom and ground nuts. It's cool, tangy-sweet and silky. Serve it chilled with hot puris, or on its own as a dessert; add fresh fruit for fruit shrikhand.
- Total time
- 45 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
For the cottage cheese (hung yogurt)
For the shrikhand
For fruit shrikhand (optional)
Method
0/7 doneStep 1: Make yogurt: boil 10 ½ cups whole milk, let it cool until lukewarm, stir in 5 tsp plain yogurt, cover and leave somewhere warm until set, 8–10 hours (see the home-made yogurt recipe).
540 minStep 2: Tip the set yogurt into a piece of muslin, tie the corners and hang it over a bowl until thick and no more water drips out, about 4 hours, or overnight in the fridge (see the cottage cheese recipe).
240 minStep 3: Measure the hung yogurt in a cup. You need the same volume of 7 oz powdered sugar: if the cheese comes to 1 cup, add 1 cup of sugar. Mix them together; the sugar will melt into the cheese.
Step 4: Press the mixture through a fine sieve with the back of a spoon so it's completely smooth.
10 minStep 5: Stir in 2 ⅛ oz almonds and pistachios, 1 tbsp ground cardamom and 1 pinch saffron and mix well.
Step 6: Spoon into a serving bowl, decorate with 1 tbsp almond and pistachio flakes and chill for at least 1 hour. Serve chilled.
60 minStep 7: Fruit shrikhand: stir 7 oz pomegranate seeds, tangerine segments, diced mango and grapes into the shrikhand just before serving.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 390 kcal
- Protein
- 13 g
- Carbs
- 50 g
- Fat
- 16 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does shrikhand take?
- About 45 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of whole milk?
- Semi-skimmed milk with 1 tbsp cream per 240ml (1 cup).
- What can I use instead of plain yogurt?
- Sour cream or buttermilk, same amount.
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