Saturday, June 1, 2013

Shrikhand شری کھنڈ श्रीखण्ड

Shrikhand is a traditional dessert from Maharashtra state of India. Gujarati peoples living in Karachi are fond of their traditional sweet dish.

Shrikhand

Ingredients:
  • Yoghurt (full cream) 1 kg
  • Icing sugar 200 gm (1 cup)
  • Pistachio chopped 1 tablespoon
  • Saffron few threads
  • Cardamom green seed's powder 1/6 teaspoon
  • Malmal cloth for hanging

Procedure:

  • Put yoghurt in malmal and hang for 6-8 hours in a cool and dry place.
  • Retain solid and destroy liquid. 
  • Take the solid mass in a bowl, whisk well.
  • Add icing sugar, cardamom green seed's powder and pistachio.
  • Put saffron thread in 1 teaspoon of hot milk or water and mix to the above mixture.
  • Delicious Shrikhand is ready. Refrigerate then serve.


  • Fresh mango pulp or strawberry pulp can be replaced with saffron for another version of Shrikhand.