Shrikhand

Well! I am starting my first recipe with Ravi’s favorite dessert, Shrikand. As you all know he likes desserts like anything and he wants to eat dessert every day after the meal, so I have to make at least one or two for the week. He basically eats food for the dessert (Good thing is, he never puts on weight, he is as slim as he was before).

This is only a sample version. So, if you like it you can double the quantity accordingly…

I am sure you guys must be ready to make this dessert right away…

Preparation time: 4 hours, Making time: 10 mins

Ingrédients:

1. ½ Dannon Nonfat Yogurt
2. 1/4 cup Sugar
3. few strands Saffron
4. 1 tablespoon warm Milk
5. ½ spoon Cardamon powder
6. Pista and Badam (Almonds)

Process:
1. Hang the Yogurt in the muslin cloth for 3-4 hours or until the liquid drains out (same procedure as making paneer)
2. Put the Saffron strands in warm milk and let them stay until they become soft.
3. Mix Yogurt, Sugar,Milk with Saffron, and Cardamom in a bowl and using a hand blender churn the whole thing (Since this is a small quantity, I could mash it with a fork).
4. Garnish with dry fruits and keep it in the refrigerator.

Tip: Add some fruits to make Fruit Shrikand.

Serving Method:
Eat Cold as it is or with Puris

Tip: Easy Puris
Get some small flour tortillas and deep fry them in oil. Tasty and Soft puris are ready without kneading the atta.

I just finished making Shrikand and tasted. It’s Yummy!

Enjoy….and let me know how it turns out after you have tried.
And drop any suggestions in the comment box!

Local Friends, you can drop in to eat Shrikand anytime

Welcome to Mithai Bhandar!

This site is dedicated for Indian Sweets/Mithai. I have been making sweets right from my childhood and never knew that I will find a husband who is so fond of eating sweets and who can eat these sweets all day and any day. Therefore, you will find any kind of sweet in my kitchen any time you walk into my home. This site is for him, to tell him and keep a track of how many I make for him.

I am planning to make this as one-stop place for all Indian Sweet Recipes. Let's see how far I will go on updating this site.

Indian Sweets are made mostly with milk, sugar, flour and decorated liberally with dry fruits. And these sweets call for lots of ghee (butter) for their rich taste. Each state in India has their own specialities. The most common type of sweets found in almost all the Indian restaurants are Gulab Jamun, Carrot Halwa and Rice Kheer(pudding).

Sweets have a special place in every Indian household. These are made for every special occassion, marriages, birthdays, festivals and are given as gifts to friends. Back in India, I remember, we used to take 1 kg sweet box to any friends we visited. Mithai has so much prominence in our Indian culture. And that's why I named this site as Mithai Bhandar.