Cooking Easy Recipes

Basundi (Creamy Milk Pudding)

Servings:
1 Servings
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  • 12 c Milk
  • 1/2 c Sugar
  • 6 Whole cardamoms (to 8);
  • -crushed
  • 1 ts Saffron
  • 1/4 c Hot milk; (extra)
  • 2 tb Chopped pistachios; to
  • -garnish
Place the milk in a heavy sausepan and bring to the boil, stirring
constantly. Keep stirring and simmer until the milk reduces to one-third
its original quantity.

Add the sugar and simmer for 5 more minutes. Now add the crushed cardamoms.
Dissolve the saffron in 1/4 cup hot milk and add to the milk pudding. Stir
thoroughly.

Garnish with the chopped pistachios. Serve chilled.

From: Dakshin, Vegetarian Cuisine From South India by Chandra Padmanabhan

Recipe by: Dakshin by Chandra Padmanabhan

Posted to recipelu-digest by Sharon Raghavachary on
Feb 04, 1998