Shrikhand Recipe - Indian Sweet - Dessert Recipe - Festival food

This Shrikhand Recipe is a popular recipe from the western Indian states of Maharashtra and Gujarat.

This shrikhand recipe is one of the easiest of the Indian sweet recipes.

There are many yogurt recipes but Srikhand is my favorite. Shrikhand is also one of the many favorite festival foods.

As I said, shrikhand is one of the easiest recipes. Though the process is a bit long, it is simple. There is not much cooking to be done.

You can make it and keep it in the fridge for a week or longer. So it is a great sweet or desert recipe to use for parties. It is served as a dessert or served with poories. It also goes well with chapaties.

For making shrikhand, you need to start the day before and go through the steps given below.

Milk > curd/dahi(plain yogurt) > chakka(strained yogurt) > shrikhand

The making of shrikhand starts with milk. You can make the yogurt at home or get it ready from the store and follow the instructions to make chakka and then to make shrikhand.

If you are planning to make curd at home Go to How to make yogurt at home

After you have the yogurt ready

what you need for making chakka

Yogurt - 1 lt.A muslin cloth or a bag made with muslin cloth. You can also use a coffee maker strainer with a thin mesh. Make sure it doesn't smell of coffee.

Spread the muslin cloth over a bowl. Carefully pour the thick curd-yogurt on it. Lift up carefully and tie the ends together and hang it over the sink so that the water drains. You may also hang it over a vessel to collect the water from yogurt. The water is nutritious and can be used for something else.

You need to hang the curd for 6-8 hours, till most of the water is drained. This strained and drained curd is called chakka which we will use for making shrikhand.

This chakka will keep well in the freezer for months so you can make shrikhand when you want.

Tips :

If you live in a hot place, while draining, keep it in the fridge with a vessel to collect water below.

Chakka made with Fresh curd tastes best. But you can also add any leftover curd to make chakka as long as it is not sour. If it is too sour, you will need to add more sugar to balance the sourness.

Ingredients for making 2-3 servings.

Chakka (as made above) - 1 cupSugar - 1/2 or 3/4cup according to taste.Cardamom powder - 1 tspNutmeg powder - a pinchSaffron - 1/2tspMilk - 2 tbspDry fruits chopped fine (almonds, cashew, pistachio ) - 1 tbsp

Method

Mix sugar with chakka. Stir once in a while till the sugar dissolves. You may also use powdered sugar so it dissolve fast. Put it in a blender to get a smooth consistency. You may also use a hand blender.Warm the milk and soak saffron in it for a few minutes. Add to the sugar chakka mixture. Add the cardamom and nutmeg powder. Add the mixuter of the chopped nuts. Mix well.

Shrikhand is ready to serve as a dessert or as a sweet accompaniment for poori or chapatti. Serve it at room temperature or chilled.

Tips:

Once the shrikhand is done, it should be refrigerated, otherwise it may get sour. It will keep in the fridge for long.

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