Kesar Shrikhand is a healthy, mildly sweet, and chilled dessert that would make you feel so refreshing and tastes amazing. This Navratri try making healthy desserts along with the traditional sweets and indulges yourselves in the healthy goodness of shrikhand.
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Kesar Shrikhand
Shrikhand is the popular Indian sweet made with thick strained yogurt and is very famous in Gujarat and Maharashtra region. As there are many variations of shrikhand using fruits and nuts so you can make as many kinds of shrikhand as you want. You can serve them to kids as an alternative to ice creams and they would love it for sure. So this time try serving some healthy desserts to your friends and family and keep enjoying.
Kesar shrikhand is one such variation of shrikhand withthe flavors of saffron. It tastes absolutely amazing when served chilled as a dessert with or after meals.
Ingredients Needed for Kesar Shrikhand
- Yogurt: Homemade or store-bought plain yogurt.
- Sugar: Powdered or icing sugar.
- Saffron: Few saffron threads
- Nuts: Nuts of your choice like almonds, pistachios, etc.
How to make Kesar Shrikhand
Place the yogurt in a cheesecloth or muslin cloth over a strainer on the top of a bowl and let it rest in the refrigerator until all the water from yogurt strains out.
Add saffron strands into the milk and set it aside. After 2-3 hours you will get thick yogurt, transfer it to another bowl and keep the protein-rich water residue to knead dough or in making deals, etc.
Into the thick yogurt add powdered sugar and saffron milk. Whisk until combined. Transfer them into the serving bowls. Garnish with chopped pistachios.
Serving Suggestions
Serve this luscious shrikhand as a chilled dessert after meals or with meals. You can pair it with your favorite snacks as well.
Pro Tips/FAQs
How to strain the yougurt?
Make sure to strain all of the water from the yogurt. This process can take a few hours from 2-4 hours to be precise. Keep the yogurt in the refrigerator to strain so it doesn’t get sour at room temperature.
Can I use Greek Yogurt?
Try to use plain fresh yogurt to make the best shrikhand. If desired you can definitely use greek one.
What if my yogurt is sour?
Adjust the amount of sugar as per the taste of your yogurt.
Can we make it Vegan?
Yes wou can try making it with soy or coocnut yogurt.
How to store Shrikhand?
Try making it only when you are ready to consume. But if desired, you can store the leftovers in the refrigerator for 2 days maximum.
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Kesar Shrikhand
Ingredients
- 4 cups plain yogurt
- 2 tablespoon powdered sugar or as per taste
- 1/4 teaspoon saffron strands
- 2 tablespoon milk
To garnish
- pistachios chopped
- Almonds chopped
Instructions
- Place the yogurt in a cheesecloth or muslin cloth over a strainer on the top of a bowl and let it rest in the refrigerator until all the water from yogurt strains out.
- Add saffron strands into the milk and set it aside.
- After 2-3 hours you will get thick yogurt, transfer it to another bowl and keep the protein rich water residue to knead dough or in making dals etc.
- Into the thick yogurt add powdered sugar and saffron milk. Whisk until combined. Transfer them into the serving bowls.
- Garnish with chopped pistachios.
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Sapana Behl
The shrikhand looks lovely , its so popular here with so much variety , but nothing like home made one . Beautifully made Shrikhand.
i love your version what a creamy texture
Lipsmacking here, wat a super delicious and very rich looking kesar shrikhand.
Super tempting kesari shrikand,eish to have some..
Simple yet lovely dessert.
Simple and flavorful dessert.
Wow, yummy yumm!! Such a creamy and delicious looking shrikhand.
Kesar shrikhand looks inviting sapana! Love how simple it is to make, I love to eat shrikhand just like that, whenever i have a dessert craving! Guilt-free and healthy dessert!
Wow! Looks absolutely beautiful! Shrikhand is popular and easily available here but the best one is the homemade one! I love your styling Sapana.
I would give anything right now to have a bowl of the cooling kesar shrikhand. Its such a popular and loved dessert with my family especially with hot puris.
Made this shrikhand wiith Greek yogurt and it came out perfect. I am sure it tastes even better with homemade yogurt. It is a simple, no bake dessert and we loved the kesar flavor.
Chilled Kesar Shrikhand is such a creamy delightful treat on a Summer afternoon ! Perfect to go with some hot poori.
The kesar shrikhand looks so delicious and is always been our super favourite to eat with poori and aloo ki sabzi.
Thank you for sharing easy to follow & make recipe.
That is such a creamy and absolutely delicious shrikhand. Kesar flavored one is my absolute favorite. Gorgeous and very inviting clicks.
This is the beauty of Indian cuisine that with very few little things in hand, you get to have awesome dishes. With just 4 Ingredients, this mouthwatering shrikhand is here with tempting pictures. Awesome.
Being a Gujju, any Shrikhand makes me very happy, a bowl of chilled shrikhand and hot poor is just bliss!