Amrakhand | Mango Shrikhand
Amrakhand/ Mango shrikhand is a delicious sweet dessert made with homemade hung curd and sweet ripe mangoes. It is very easy to make if you have the hung curd preprepared. Check out how to make this yummy amrakhand or mango shrikhand recipe below.
Ingredients
Hung curd -2 cupsMango Pulp -1 cup
Powdered Sugar -1/4 cup or as required
Cardamom powder-1/4 tsp
Saffron strings - few
Pista,badam,cashews- few chopped
Method
To make hung curd-
👉Keep a strainer on top of a bowl/ vessel, place a clean cheese cloth/ muslin cloth on the strainer. Pour the homemade fresh curd into the cloth and make potli (refer pic)and gently squeeze out the whey from the curd.Keep this (entire setting)in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours until all the whey is separated from the curd and you get a thick curd. (Use the whey instead of water in any dish.)
Amrakhand -
👉In a mixing bowl add the hung curd, mango pulp, powdered sugar, cardamom powder, saffron whisk briskly for 5 minutes until you get a smooth creamy mixture, finally add the mixed nuts mix well, refrigerate until serving.
👉Garnish with few mango pieces, chopped nuts serve chilled.
Note-
✍️Always use fresh homemade curd and not sour curd.You will need approximately 3-4 cups of curd to make 2 cups of hung curd.✍️Check the sweetness of the mangoes and then add sugar accordingly.
✍️This dish can be used as a side dish for poori ,chappati etc.