Creamy Amrakhand

“Dahi by Brand Verka is a hugely popular product, favoured by countless housewives. It is thick, creamy and nourishing. It converts into a shrikhand in a jiffy when you drain out the whey and flavour the resulting thick dahi. In the mango season, treat your family to ‘Amarkhand’, a delightfully fresh, yet light dessert prepared with mangoes and Verka Dahi.”

Creamy Amrakhand Ingredients:

4 cups Verka Dahi
½- ¾ cup powdered sugar
4-5 tbsp pistachios
2 tsp milk
6-8 strands saffron
1- 1½ cup mango puree
Few extra slices of mango for garnish

Method:

Tie up the Verka Dahi in a square piece of muslin, hang till the whey is drained off, leaving you with a thick residue.
Soak pistachios for 30 minutes, then slip off their skins, slice thinly and keep aside.
Warm the milk in the microwave and soak the saffron strands in it.
Untie the muslin bundle, tip out the dahi into a bowl and whisk it with powdered sugar. Add less sugar at the beginning, then check if more is needed.
Add mango puree and saffron milk. Whisk till well blended and smooth.
Stir in some pistachios and check the sugar balance.
Transfer dollops of amrakhand into individual bowls and garnish with more pistachios and mango slices. Refrigerate and serve chilled.

Note: Substitute honey for sugar. You will savour a new flavour altogether! If the pistachios don’t peel easily, microwave them with the water for a few seconds. You can also use cardamom (elaichi) powder instead of saffron.