Shrikhand

This is my all time favourite sweet dish. As I have time before class begins, I would love to share a recipe for it.

Ingredients:

1 L natural yogurt
1 cup sugar
1 tsp cardamon powder
1 Tbsp crushed each of pistachio and cashew nuts
Few strands saffron
1 tbsp milk

1. Tie yogurt in a fine muslin cloth, preferably overnight. This will separate the curds and whey, leaving the thick curds required for the recipe.
2. Mix sugar with the curds. An approximate guide is usually 1 part curd to 1 part sugar. This can be adjusted according to taste.
3. Soak saffron in some warm milk. Add to curd mixture.
4. Add cardamon powder and crushed nuts.
5. Refrigerate for atleast 1 hour before serving to allow sugar to dissolve.

Notes:
--If the mixture is too hard to work with, add a few teaspoons of milk.
--Adding a few tablespoons of mango pulp will add a terrific flavour. This variation is also know as 'Amrakhand'.