Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Kesar Shrikhand



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Hello friends, 

I'm back with one more famous yogurt based scrumptious recipe from the State of Maharashtra and Gujarat. Sharing Kesar Shrikhand Recipe with a stepwise pictorial guide.


Shrikhand is derived from the Sanskrit word Shikharini which literally means Ambrosia or Food of God's 


Shrikhand is a creamy, semi soft, chilled, lip smacking, sweetish-sour, a whole milk product which is made from the hung curd which is further sweetened with powdered sugar or condensed milk or pureed fruit pulp and flavored with saffron and cardamom powder. Hung curd means strained yogurt and the whey is removed and the only solid mass is used in this recipe, which is also known as "Chakka".


Shrikhand is a traditional classic sweet dish which is mainly served during festival and ceremonies. Shrikhand is best accompanied with Poori (Poori/ Puri - unleavened deep-fried Indian bread). It feels both are made for each other.. 


Shrikhand is also flavored with pureed mango pulp and that preparation is called as Aamrakhand. Aamrakhand is the most popular and religiously prepared food in Gujarati houses in every mango season in India. If you get a chance to visit Gujarati friend house in any mango season (March/ April till first rainfall of the monsoon season), aamrakhand puri is one food that is surely going to be served to you. My neighbor is Jain Gujarati and as per her mango season means daily consumption of aamras, or aamrakhand or aamrakhand curry.


My today's Shrikhand recipe is prepared from the homemade thickened curd.. For that milk is thickened by slow cooking method till it hits the desirable consistency. One teaspoon of sugar is also added in this milk as that helps to control the sourness of curd, as the focus was to prepare very fresh and mild sour Shrikhand..




How to make thick and firm homemade curd?


To make thick curd for this recipe, boil 500 ml whole milk. Boil for a little longer time till a layer of cream forms and it reduces to 60-70%. Cool down the milk to lukewarm. Add 1-2 tsp curd, mix the curd well and then shake from one container to another for 3-5 times. Cover with the lid and leave it to set for 7-9 hours. Keep the container in a safe place where you don't need to keep moving and don't touch in between.. When set, refrigerate it for at least 3-4 hours.


☑ Let's start with the recipe details 

  • Cuisine - Indian
  • Recipe Type - Accompaniment / Side dish / Sweet dessert, 
  • Recipe difficulty level - Easy
  • Yield 250-300 grams 
  • Preparation time 5-10 min + time needed to filter out the whey from the curd i.e. Hung Curd -Strained yogurt 4-5 hrs



☑ Ingredients required 

  • Hung curd (end product received from homemade curd approx 250-300 grams)
  • 1tbsp warm milk
  • 10-12 saffron strands 
  • 2 cardamom (powdered) 
  • 6-7 tbsp sweetened condensed milk (approximately 60-70 ml) or as per taste and also depend upon sourness of curd 


☑ For garnish

  • 1tbsp pistachios and a few edible rose petals 

♨ Method 

☑ Step 1 - Make Chakka - Hung Curd 


◾Take a colander lined with clean cheese cloth or muslin cloth. Transfer curd into muslin cloth. Tie the muslin cloth and hung it for 4-5 hours or till the whey drains out. Or tie the muslin cloth and press it or put a heavy stone above it, to drain the whey from the curd.



☑ Step 2 - Final preparations 

◾Rub the saffron threads in 1tbsp warm milk for 3-5 minutes until fully dissolved.


◾Take a mixing bowl, add hung curd, saffron and cardamom powder. Mix all the ingredients.



◾ Lastly, add condensed milk and whisk well with the help of spiral whisk until smooth and creamy. Place it in the refrigerator for 20-25 minutes.



◾Serve chilled, garnished with pistachios and edible rose petals.









41 comments:

  1. A beautiful desert with so lovely plating....

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  2. WOW! That looks gorgeous and delicious dear.I can finish off in no time :-)

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  3. Mmmm, I love shrikhand, and you made it look heavenly girl! Though I am sick, but even in sickness that vibrant yellow color is seriously making me drool! I so want it right now! So YUM!

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    1. Oh, that's really sad. Take good care of yourself Anu. Take good rest. Get well soon. And thank you sooooo much dear for this beautiful words of appreciation.

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  4. Wow!Kesar shrikhand is looking very delectable and aawesome! Love the bright saffron colour and flavour! Beautiful clicks.

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  5. I'm so happy I found your blog :) cant wait to try out your recipes! This one looks so very gorgeous

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    1. Hello Densia,
      Welcome to my blog, and thank you so much for visiting! Very much appreciate your kind words! I’m so glad you liked my recipe.

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  6. Such a beautiful kesari srikhand, love the recipe...Very excited to try it!!

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    1. Hello jolly homemade recipes,
      Welcome to my blog. Thank you so much dear for visiting and sharing your feedback. Very much appreciated. )

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  7. Mouthwatering Kesari recipe, looks delicious!

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  8. Srikhand looks so yummy and inviting

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  9. Looks good and I would love to try it.

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  10. Looks good and I would love to try it.

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  11. Shrikhand is on my to do list since long. May be this is the right time I actually give it a shot

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  12. This gorgeous looking shrikhand is absolutely inviting and it's also one of my fav..lovely share dear :)

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  13. Mouth melting shrikhand....Lovely and well explained step by step post...

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  14. Me and my daughter love shrikhan.
    Yummy treat for any time of the day. :)

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  15. Delicious and tempting dessert, nicely presented..

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  16. We dont know saffron is used in Shrikand ,i will use my own pure saffron and make it,i am from Kashmir and never tried this but now i will do , it looks vey tasty ...thanks a lot .

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    1. Wow, sounds great, that you can use your own pure saffron..

      The one I have used in my recipe is Iranian saffron purchased by my good friend for me from Dubai..

      Addition of saffron in Shrikhand means we are not only giving beautiful colorto this recipe.. but it is also good from health point of view as shrikand is one food which doesn't suit all as have cold affect.. and it many times affect the throat badly if curd which is used is not a fresh one...

      Thanks for sharing your feedback, very much appreciated. :)

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  17. The vibrant color and creamy texture and the name shrikand making me drool deepa. You have done a nice plating too.

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  18. Looks so lovely and love this fantastic color!!

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  19. awesome pictures..dessert looks super delicious...nice..

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