Mango Shrikhand is a delicious sweet dish which is the highlight of the Indian summer season.
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About Shrikhand
Shrikhand is a popular Indian dessert from the western states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Also known as Amrakhand or Keri Matho in regional languages.
What is Shrikhand? It is a light, creamy, sweet Indian sweet dish flavoured with cardamom powder, saffron, and nuts. Hung curd, forms the base of this delectable dessert.
The marriage of natural honeyed mango puree and the hung curd is in a real sense a match made in heaven and a pinch of saffron, cardamom strengthens the bond between the two.
Reasons To LOVE Mango Shrikhand
- no cooking required
- preservative and gluten-free
- only 5 – ingredients required
- perfect dessert for kids and toddlers
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Curd: Thick, creamy, curd is the key ingredient for making a perfect shrikhand. In India, we tie the regular curd in a muslin cloth for 2 – 3 hours to drain all the water (whey) and get a soft, block of cheese. In the native dialect, the hung curd is known as ‘chakka‘.
- During the hours when the curd is hung, it gradually transforms personality from a humble liquid to a soft cheese, which melts in the mouth. You can use this soft cheese to make strawberry cheesecake or any other similar dessert.
- Mango Pulp: Sweet, ripe, fresh mango puree is the best for making mango shrikhand. Pick the sweetest and the pulpiest mango for making the puree.
- You can use canned mango puree as well for making the shrikhand. Taste the puree and then adjust the amount of the added sugar accordingly.
- Sugar: Use powdered white sugar or caster sugar for making shrikhand. It easily dissolves in the curd. Or you can blend granulated white sugar like I do along with cardamom to a fine powder.
- Saffron gives a nice colour, aroma, and rich taste to the yogurt.
- Green Cardamom gives a sweet taste and aroma to the yogurt.
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Serving Suggestion
Serve mango shrikhand with piping hot puri. It is one of the most popular Indian meal combinations.
You can also serve aam shrikhand as a sweet dish along with everyday Indian meals. It has no gluten or egg. Hence, you can make it a prasad for puja or while observing fast.
Store mango shrikhand in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 – 4 days. It is a meal prep-friendly sweet dish. Do not leave it at room temperature especially in a hot and humid climate for more than 2 hours else it will turn sour.
FAQs Related To Mango Shrikhand
Yes, you can either use homemade mango puree or canned mango puree. Adjust the amount of sugar according to the taste of mango puree.
Using Greek Yogurt fastens the process since you don’t have to hang the curd and wait for draining all the whey water. All you have to do is, open up the Greek yogurt in a mixing bowl, add mango puree, powdered sugar (optional), and cardamom powder. Whisk them up together.
The ‘Alphonso’ mango is the best to make any kind of dessert. It’s known for its sweetness and rich flavor. Or any other local variety of mango that has a naturally sweet taste and pulpy texture is ideal for making yogurt.
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Mango Shrikhand Recipe
- Blender
Ingredients
- 500 ml curd or yogurt
- ½ teaspoon saffron strands (dissolved in 2 tablespoon of warm milk)
- 2 tablespoon milk, warm
- 2 Cup ripe mangoes, peeled and cubed
- 2 tablespoon granulated white sugar
- 4 green cardamom
Ingredients For Garnish:
- 1 teaspoon pistachio, chopped
- ¼ cup mango, diced
Instructions
Prepare Hung Curd:
- Place a muslin cloth or clean kitchen cloth over the sieve. Pour curd in the cloth, tie the muslin cloth at a higher point in the kitchen (I use my kitchen sink tap) with a bowl placed below it to collect whey water. This way all the excess liquid will drain out from the yogurt and the end result will be thick soft cheese like hung curd.
- It usually takes 2 hours to prepare the hung curd.
- Combine saffron strands in two tablespoons of warm milk and set aside.
- Blend sugar and green cardamom to a fine powder.
- To prepare the mango puree, add the mango cubes in the same blender as sugar powder. Blend till smooth. Transfer to a bowl.
How To Prepare Mango Shrikhand:
- Take hung curd in a bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of saffron milk. Whisk till it is smooth, creamy, lump free, and almost like softly whipped cream. It should be light and fluffy in texture.
- Add mango puree. Fold it gently into the whisked curd. Do not whisk it for too long as we need that light and airy texture of the shrikhand.
- Keep the shrikhand in the fridge to chill for 2 – 3 hours before serving.
- Serve Mango Shrikhand chilled garnished with saffron milk, chopped mango cubes, and pistachio.
Recipe Notes:
- Avoid using sour tasting yogurt or curd for making the shrikhand.
- Use ripe and sweet mango pulp for the puree.
- Taste the mango puree and then adjust the amount of sugar accordingly.
- In places, fresh mango is not available use tinned mango puree or frozen mango pulp.
- Mango Yogurt is best enjoyed chilled. You can serve it at room temperature as well.
- You can store mango yogurt for a week in the fridge.
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