Monday, March 12, 2012

Basundhi

Though this is a time consuming recipe, it does not require much effort.You can make this when in parallel when you are involved in other tasks.The recipe sound similar to palkova/ thirattipal but it definetly has a different flavour and taste altogether compared to palkova



Ingredients
Milk                                              4.25 cups
Sugar1/2 tsp
Cardamom powdera pinch
Saffrona pinch
Chopped almonds/pistachios2 tablespoons

Procedure:
Step1:
Boil the milk in a heavy sauce pan (preferable non stick for easier cleaning)


Step2:
Reduce the flame and simmer for around 50 minutes.(Keep it reduced to the lowermost gas mark)


Step3:
After it has reduced to half of the quantity, add sugar and stir well


Step4:
Simmer for another 20 - 25 minutes. Stir it in between (may be very 5 minutes) and do not allow to burn.Scrape the sides as well.


Step5:
At one point the milk will turn creamy and the color changes as well
Color change


Step6:
Add cardamom powder and saffron and switch off the flame


Step7:
Garnish with chopped almonds and pistachios


Step8:
Refrigerate and serve chilled.

19 comments:

  1. looks delicious..saffron adds a nice colour to the sweet:)

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  2. This is my favorite dish. Love the recipe

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  3. mmm all time favorite. Serve it cold and i will die for it

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  4. Yummy basundi..Cant stop drooling...Nice Click.

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  5. Aww, this one is my fav! Nice recipe dear..

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  6. very yummy ...love to have it
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  7. Yummy.. feels like grabbing that bowl..

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  8. this sweet looks just awesome.mouthwatering dish...thanx dear 4 sharing this.........
    Maha

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  9. prepared this recipe today. won accolades from my family! :) thanks amuthi for the recipe. :)

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  10. Really delicious..
    Awesome blog.
    I enjoyed reading your articles.
    This is truly a great read for me.

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