Shrikhand

Ingredients
•Yogurt…………………………………… 3 cups
•Sugar (powdered)……………………… ………2 ½ cups
•Pistachios……………………………….… 8-10
•Sunflower seeds (charoli)………………………… …2 tsp
•Milk……………………………………2 tbsp
•Saffron……………………………………4-5 strands
•Green cardamom powder……………&hellip………………¼ tsp

Preparation
1.Tie yogurt in a muslin cloth and hang it overnight to drain out the whey. This should be hung in the refrigerator so that the yogurt does not turn sour. Tie yogurt in a muslin cloth and hang it overnight to drain out the whey. This should be hung in the refrigerator so that the yogurt does not turn sour.
2.Transfer hung yogurt into a bowl. Add powdered sugar and mix well till sugar dissolves completely. Transfer hung yogurt into a bowl. Add powdered sugar and mix well till sugar dissolves completely.
3.Soak pistachios in half a cup of hot water for five to ten minutes. Drain, peel and slice. Clean, wash and pat dry charoli.
Soak pistachios in half a cup of hot water for five to ten minutes. Drain, peel and slice. Clean, wash and pat dry charoli.
4.Warm milk slightly and dissolve saffron in it. Add this to the yogurt mixture and mix well. Warm milk slightly and dissolve saffron in it. Add this to the yogurt mixture and mix well.
5.Add charoli and green cardamom powder and mix well. Serve chilled, garnished with sliced pistachios. Add charoli and green cardamom powder and mix well. Serve chilled, garnished with sliced pistachios.
Charoli looks like a lentil but tastes like a nut. You can get these in Indian stores

By Vaidehi