Basundi ~ Thickened Milk Dessert
Servings 2
Ingredients
- 500 ml milk
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
- A pinch nutmeg powder
- 5-6 strands saffron
- 2 tbsp chopped or crushed nuts almonds, pistachios, cashews
Instructions
- In a heavy saucepan, heat the milk. Cook on medium-low flame till it reduces to half.
- Keep stirring as much as possible to avoid the milk sticking to the bottom. You may keep scraping the sides of the pan to collect the cream into the milk to make it richer. The process takes around 30 minutes, so be patient! :)
- Add in the sugar, saffron and the powders and cook for another 5 minutes or till the saffron's color starts appearing.
- Add the crushed nuts and switch off. Allow to cool.
- Serve either in room temperature or chilled - I bet you will not have the patience to wait till then!
Notes
You can reduce milk and add part condensed milk to fasten the process. Do take care to adjust on the sugar then!
I have seen some recipes adding a couple of tablespoons of milk powder to the milk. This would definitely make the basundi creamier.
My saffron had a very pale color, hence didn't turn yellowish.
I have seen some recipes adding a couple of tablespoons of milk powder to the milk. This would definitely make the basundi creamier.
My saffron had a very pale color, hence didn't turn yellowish.