Monday, April 16, 2012

Shrikhand



I got the idea from Zero in Cucina, recipe here, so thank you Chiarina-ina :-). 

Chiarina's version called for some yogurt, mushed cardamom seeds and saffron (I used a sachet of Italian saffron) and she adds a little icing sugar just before serving. I did it a bit differently, I added a tbsp of bush honey to mine. I use Cyclop yogurt, thick and creamy. Put everything in a gauze or fine cotton cloth and let it drip for a night (I did it for a bit more). It tastes delicious and quite... citrusy!! In fact it is difficult to guess the ingredients, everybody said lemon!! I liked it like it was, but the rest of the family added some maple syrup to it (I guess that it was a bit too... sour for their taste).




After straining the yogurt I had all this saffron 'juice' left. OK, it is not that much, but still, not something that I would want to discard! So tomorrow I will show you what I did with it!



Photos and Recipes by Alessandra Zecchini ©

19 comments:

  1. This is so funny! I just finished putting a Skrikhand recipe in my book. I love the stuff :)

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  2. non conoscevo lo skrikhand ed ora non me lo faccio scappare! sei sempre una risorsa preziosa, alessandra!

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  3. Oh Ale your Shrikhand looks amazing :) I'm sooo curious to know what you did with the "buttermilk" so next time I'll use your recipe :)
    I don't know why the link doesn't work...

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    1. The link works now (maybe I needed to refresh the page??) so I have included it!

      Ciao e grazie!

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  4. Qui da te c' è sempre da imparare!! Sei il mio guru!!

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  5. Oh yum! You had me at strained yoghurt, but cardamom, honey and saffron... totally something I'll be trying xx

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    1. I think that this is your kind of recipe Emma :-)

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  6. immagino che dopo quel riposo notturno sarà diventa compatto quaasi uno yogurt greco..che delizia :)

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    1. Ancor di più infatti, e già ero partita con uno yogurt molto denso :-).

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  7. ho copiato al volo e ho fatto la felicità di mia figlia! splendido, u aroma davvero stuzzicante! Grazie!

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  8. Hi Alessandra, ,I am yur new follower:))))
    This is definitely the dessert to make. Reminds me of kulfi, but different. And yeah, I would never waste even a drop of saffron juice, so eager to know what you have made

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  9. Looking amazing but I would definitely put it in a bigger bowl or ask for seconds... and oh scooping the left offs out of the bowl would be my priority :) Thanks for posting, wishing you all the best and sending hugs. Cant wait for following recipe.

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    1. :-), the problem is that I make too many sweet things these days, so smaller portions are better for us!

      Ciao
      Alessandra

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  10. shrikhand looks yum..loved adding honey on top :)

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  11. Ale in effetti anche a me dava "pagina inensistente" 0_0 che ci vogliamo fare, è blogger!
    Grazie per aver sistemato tutto :)

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  12. Never heard of Shrikhand before, it sounds delicious!

    XX
    Jo

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