Mango Shrikhand
(Amrakhand)
Shrikhand orAmrakhand
is a sweet dish made by using hung curd, fresh mango puree and flavoured with
saffron and cardamom. Shrikand with mango makes it a very delicious dessert.
This exotic dessert is easy to prepare and it is quite popular in Gujarat and
Maharashtra .It is often served as a side dish with poori.
I used Alphonso mango for to making
this Shrikhand.
Ingredients
Yogurt ((curd or dahi))- 3 cup
Mango puree-1 cup
Powdered Sugar-1 cup
Crushed cardamom-1/4
tsp
Saffron-1/4 tsp
Method:
1. Place the yogurt
in a cheesecloth or muslin cloth over a strainer on the top of a bowl and let
it rest in the refrigerator until all the water from yogurt strains out.
2. Soak kesar/Saffron
in 1 Tbsp warm milk
3. Next gently
squeeze the excess water from yogurt. Make sure not to squeeze out the yogurt.
4. After 2-3 hours
you will get thick yogurt, transfer it to another bowl.
5. Into the thick
yogurt add mango puree, powdered sugar, and saffron milk. Whisk until combined.
Transfer them into the serving bowls.
Garnish with chopped
pistachios. Serve and enjoy.
