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You'll love this creamy Indian sweet dish made of strained yogurt.

Serves 4-6.

Ingredients

500 ml/1 pint/2 cups thick yogurt
3-4 tablespoons caster sugar
2 drops rose essence
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom or 4 drops cardamom extract
1/4 teaspoon saffron strands
1 tablespoon pistachio kernels

Directions

Put the yogurt into a bowl with the sugar, flavouring and cardamom and
mix together. Lightly toast the saffron strands in a small pan over low
heat, making sure they do not burn. Turn out onto a plate to cool.
Crush with back of spoon and dissolve in a tablespoon of boiling water.
Stir into the yogurt, turn into a serving bowl or individual dessert
dishes, cover and chill.

Blanch the pistachio kernels in boiling water for 30 seconds, drain and
remove skins, then chop finely. Sprinkle over the surface before
serving.

Recipe excerpted from Encyclopedia of Asian Food by Charmaine Solomon (Periplus Editions, 1998)

Jyothi Mcminn | 01:19:10 07:12pm
Use vanilla yogurt as it already has the sweetness to this, garnish with almonds and pistachios too is a traditional one. I add 1 cup of cool whip to make this rich in texture, Enjoy

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