Mango Shrikand/Amarkhand

We are starting the second week of Blogging Marathon #37 and I choose the theme Desserts with Fruits.For the next few days I will posting the dessert recipes made with fruits.
Today's recipe is a exotic,delicious dessert mango shrikand,a simple quiet easy to make dessert with no cooking involved.For this recipe you can use fresh ripe mango pulp,as mangoes are not in season now I used the store bought mango pulp.Off to the recipe..................................

Basic Information

Preparation Time ~40-50 minutes
Serves ~ 2

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Fresh Thick Curd/yogurt/thayir	1 1/4 cups
Mango Puree	3/4 cup
Powdered sugar	2 tbs
Pistachios or almonds(chopped)	2 tsp(for garnishing)
Saffron/kungumapoo	few strands
Cardamom powder/ellakai podi	1/8 tsp(optional)

Method

Take a muslin cloth or clean cloth and pour the yogurt and tie the ends and hang over the sink for 30 minutes to drain.

Now take out the hung curd,transfer to a bowl and whisk it for a minute.To this add the mango puree,powdered sugar,cardamom powder and saffron.Mix it till everything gets blend well and refrigerate for 30 minutes if needed.

Transfer to the serving bowls and garnish with chopped nuts.

Enjoy...................................................................

• Here I used the yogurt made with whole milk and so I hang it for 30 minutes to drain,if you are using low fat yogurt hang it for 1-2 hrs.
• The yogurt should be freshly made and not too sour.

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