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!
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This is so funny! I just finished putting a Skrikhand recipe in my book. I love the stuff :)
ReplyDeletedundundundunnnn! Mystic!!! :-)
Deletenon conoscevo lo skrikhand ed ora non me lo faccio scappare! sei sempre una risorsa preziosa, alessandra!
ReplyDeleteOh 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 :)
ReplyDeleteI don't know why the link doesn't work...
The link works now (maybe I needed to refresh the page??) so I have included it!
DeleteCiao e grazie!
Qui da te c' è sempre da imparare!! Sei il mio guru!!
ReplyDeleteOh yum! You had me at strained yoghurt, but cardamom, honey and saffron... totally something I'll be trying xx
ReplyDeleteI think that this is your kind of recipe Emma :-)
Deleteimmagino che dopo quel riposo notturno sarà diventa compatto quaasi uno yogurt greco..che delizia :)
ReplyDeleteAncor di più infatti, e già ero partita con uno yogurt molto denso :-).
Deleteho copiato al volo e ho fatto la felicità di mia figlia! splendido, u aroma davvero stuzzicante! Grazie!
ReplyDeleteBene, sono contenta :-)
DeleteHi Alessandra, ,I am yur new follower:))))
ReplyDeleteThis 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
Thank you Natasha, and welcome :-)
DeleteLooking 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.
ReplyDelete:-), the problem is that I make too many sweet things these days, so smaller portions are better for us!
DeleteCiao
Alessandra
shrikhand looks yum..loved adding honey on top :)
ReplyDeleteAle in effetti anche a me dava "pagina inensistente" 0_0 che ci vogliamo fare, è blogger!
ReplyDeleteGrazie per aver sistemato tutto :)
Never heard of Shrikhand before, it sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteXX
Jo