Shrikhand (With Greek Yogurt)

Shrikhand (With Greek Yogurt)

Shrikhand Recipe – a lusciously smooth and creamy delight infused with saffron flavor and adorned with a nutty crunch. It can be prepared in 5 minutes or less when using Greek yogurt!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4
Calories 134 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cups Greek Yogurt (or Hung curd) *How to make hung curd mentioned below
  • ½ cup Powdered sugar (Confectioner’s sugar or icing sugar)
  • Few strands Saffron crushed before adding
  • 2 teaspoons Milk Warm
  • ¼ teaspoon green cardamom seeds powder
  • 6 Almonds chopped
  • 6 Cashew nuts chopped
  • 6 Pistachios chopped

Instructions
 

  • Crush the saffron using your fingers and add to the warm milk. Stir and keep it aside.
  • In a bowl add Greek yogurt, powdered sugar, saffron milk. Now fold and mix. Do not stir or whisk vigorously otherwise shrikhand will get a runny consistency.
  • Now add cardamom powder and nuts.
  • Again, fold them in. Cover it and chill in the refrigerator till serving.
  • Shrikhand tastes best when served chilled.

Notes

How to make hung curd? (for traditional method)
  1. Let’s prepare the bowl-strainer to make hung curd. Take a big, deep bowl and place the strainer on top. Choose the bowl deep enough that the strainer’s bottom part is not touching the collected liquid in the bowl.
  2. Place the muslin cloth (or man’s handkerchief) on the strainer and add 4 cups of yogurt. Gather the edges of the cloth, twist and tie. Keep in the refrigerator for at least 5 hours (you can keep overnight).
  3. Now you will get thick yogurt (aka hung curd) and all the whey liquid is collected in the bottom bowl. You’ll get about 1 ½ cups of hung curd.
  4. Use this thick yogurt instead of Greek yogurt in the above-mentioned instructions to make traditional Shrikhand.
Powdered sugar: I have used store-bought powdered sugar (aka confectioner sugar or icing sugar). You can use regular granulated sugar. If so, please grind into a powder form so it will be easy to mix with yogurt without messing the consistency.
If making for Hindu fasting (Vrat), please use regular sugar (powdered into the grinder). Do not use store-bought powdered sugar which has corn starch added.
  • Never stir or whisk vigorously the Shrikhand mixture otherwise you will end up with runny consistency. We want a nice and thick consistency. Always fold the ingredients into the thick yogurt.
  • I recommend making it ahead of time and let it chill in the refrigerator. While it is chilling, the saffron flavor will keep infusing more and more.
  • If choosing a traditional method, then use fresh, plain (less sour) yogurt. Do not use sour yogurt, it will ruin the taste. 

Nutrition

Calories: 134kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 9gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 29mgPotassium: 147mgFiber: 1gSugar: 18gCalcium: 89mgIron: 1mg
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