Love Indian Desserts? Here Is A Step-by-step Guide To Make Srikhand At Home

4.5 cups Curd (yogurt) – 1.125 kg8 to 9 tablespoons sugar (fine or superfine) 

½ teaspoon cardamom powder

24 to 30 saffron strands or 2 pinches½ tablespoon warm milk7 to 8 pistachios crushed or chopped – add any nut of choice

Mix 4.5 cups curd with sugar, cardamom powder, saffron, and nuts, or use Greek yogurt with cardamom and nutmeg for a creamy dessert.

Shrikhand ingredients include ⅓ to ½ cup sugar, ½ to 1 tablespoon warm milk with 12-15 saffron strands. 

1-2 tablespoons of chopped nuts like cashews, almonds, or pistachios.

To make hung curd, strain fresh yogurt through a muslin cloth for 4-5 hours or overnight, then use the drained curd to prepare shrikhand.

To make shrikhand, whip hung curd with sugar, saffron-infused milk, and cardamom powder until smooth, then chill and garnish. 

Mix chilled Greek yogurt with sugar, saffron-infused milk, cardamom powder, and nutmeg, then refrigerate and garnish with nuts. 

Shrikhand can be served as a sweet dessert on its own or paired with poori, chapati, or any vegetarian Indian main course. 

Shrikhand can be refrigerated for up to a week or frozen for 1-2 months in an airtight container.