Pages

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Amrakhand !!!

Ingredients:

1. Skimmed milk yoghurt 2 cups
2  1 large mango
3. 1 teaspoon powdered cardamom.
4. 10 cut almonds.
5. 1.5 cups sugar
6. half teaspoon nutmeg powder.





Method :

1. Hang the yoghurt in a muslin cloth over a bowl to drain the excess water for 2 hours minutes. The  strained yoghurt is called "chakka" in marathi.
2. Wash and peel the mango.
3. Chop the flesh into small pieces and discard the seed.
4. Process the mango pieces in a blender to a smooth pulp.
5. Put the kesar strands in 1 teaspoon of milk in a bowl and keep aside.
6. Add the cardamom powder,sugar, nutmeg powder,the kesar + milk and this mango pulp to the strained yoghurt and mix well together.



6. Pour into a bowl and chill in the refridgerator.
7. Serve chilled, decorate with cut almonds,dryfruits of your choice and mango pieces !


Tip:

1. You can add mango pulp also if fresh mangoes are not available.