Craving something sweet ? Here’s a simple yet exotic dessert made from yogurt to satisfy your sweet tooth . Its also one of the most loved sweet for the day of Janmashtami. Its creamy, soft,delicious n one of my all time favorite desserts. Since krishna Janmashtami is just around the corner , i thought of sharing the recipe of ” Shrikand ” with you all…
Shrikand is a popular Indian dessert that is actually native to Maharashtrian and Gujarati cuisine . Its basically flavored hung curd.We can make various types of shrikand altering the flavoring ingredient. Though many ready made brands of shrikand are available in market, i somehow don’t like most of them. Homemade shrikands are just irresistible all around the year. Its so easy to make them …there is nothing that can go wrong here even if you are the newbie into the kitchen…
So, what are you waiting for ? Make the tasty and delectable shrikhand at home and enjoy the Janmashtami with all family members , friends and relatives. This time i am sharing the basic Kesar elaichi flavored shrinkand , some other flavor next time…Off i go with the recipe ..
SHRIKAND
Ingredients
- 1 kg thick curd/ Yogurt
- 3/4 cup Sugar, (depends on your sweet level )
- strands Kesar / Saffron threads
- 1 tbsp Warm Milk
- 4 - 5 nos cardamom elaichi
Instructions
- Take the curd in a clean cheese cloth or muslin cloth .
- Now tie the cloth and hang the curd for 2-5 hours. The whey will drip, so keep a bowl below to collect the whey.Don't hang the cloth in a warm place. The curd will get too sour.
- Meanwhile ,transfer sugar and elaichi to a mixer.Powder nicely and keep aside.
- Soak saffron strands in warm milk and keep aside .
- After 2-5 hours , we will get very thick curd. This is known as hung curd. Transfer the hung curd to a wide bowl .
- Mix together the hung curds,sugar + cardamom powder,saffron mixture and edible camphor in a bowl .Blend using a hand blender / mixer till the mixture is smooth.
- Refrigerate Shrikand and serve chilled. Enjoy chilled Shrikand as such as a dessert or relish them as side dish with Pooris / chapathis .
Notes
- If you are in a hurry and have no time to wait for 3-6 hours. Just buy ready made hung curd / Greek yogurt available in supermarkets. and straightly proceed to flavor it.
- To make it more low cal, you can make it using fat free curds.
- Can keep in fridge and use as required for min 1 week. They taste fresh.But many people say you can keep for a month. i am not sure, as i have not tried.
yumm.. looks super!
My daughters fav……..looks rich and creamy!
Srikhand looks yumm pass me that earthen pot too.I have been wanting to buy few since long:))
Looks delicious:-) pics are tempting
My family favorite dessert. My hubby love this in any flours.
Beautiful presentation.. Love Shrikand <3
Looks good and yummy!
That looks amazing – your pics are getting so good Smitha! Amazing quality. And this recipe looks divine
Yemmy Shreekand…just beautiful pics..
My all time fav…looks too inviting…very well presented dear..
Amazing shrikhand… Super pictures smitha…
well done smitha… it looks so tempting and the wonderful presentation of flavoured yogurt I have announced some event on independence day as it was my first event, seriously i need some encouragement and motivation from you people… glad if you join my event.. Celebration of Freedom.. happy independence day 🙂
yummy yummy shrikand
Hard to resist to this luscious dessert.
yummy s.rikhand ,now just puris to dig in
i have never heard of shrikhand before! looks delicious.. thanks for the recipe!