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Shrikhand
🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Shrikhand

🇮🇳 Indian

Soft milk-sweet morsels — Bengali or Banarasi in spirit, made from honest ingredients and a light hand. Ready in 50 minutes including prep.

Prep 20 min Cook 30 min Serves 6 Medium

Ingredients

  • Yogurt2 cups, hung
  • Ghee3 tbsp
  • Sugar1 cup

Optional extras

  • Golden Raisins2 tbsp
  • Almonds2 tbsp, slivered
  • Green Cardamom3, crushed

Instructions

  1. 1

    Prepare the base — fresh paneer kneaded smooth, or milk reduced to solids — with no moisture left.

  2. 2

    Cook briefly with sugar until it comes together as a soft dough.

  3. 3

    Shape into flat pedas, thumb-dent the centre, and garnish with saffron or nuts.

  4. 4

    Chill 30 minutes before serving.

Chef's tip

Mithai rewards low heat and clean pans; rush nothing.

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Watch how it's made

Video: How to Make Shrikhand | #BacktoBasics | Sanjeev Kapoor Khazana · on YouTube