Amrakhand recipe (Mango shrikhand recipe)
This mango shrikhand is called amrakhand in Maharashtra. This is nothing but the thick, sweet, mango flavored yogurt.
Servings 3 servings
Calories 259kcal
Ingredients
Ingredients for amrakhand recipe:
- 2 cups Plain yogurt (NOT sour use fresh)
- ¼ cup Sugar powdered into blender or grinder
- few strands Saffron crushed into mortar and pestle
- 1 teaspoon Milk
- ¼ teaspoon Green cardamom seeds powder
- ½ cup Mango pulp or puree ~ 1 small mango pureed into blender
- 4 tablespoons Chopped nuts (almonds, cashews, pistachios) optional
Instructions
Making hung curd or chakka:
- Take a dip bowl and a strainer. Select the bowl or mug which is dip, so the strainer is not touching the collected liquid in the bowl.
- Put the muslin cloth or man’s handkerchief or clean, pure cotton cloth over the strainer.
- Add plain yogurt into the prepared strainer.
- Gather the cloth edges and if you squeeze it lightly, tie the edges of the cloth.
- Now keep this whole thing into the refrigerator for at least 4-5 hours. You can keep it overnight too.
- After 5 hours, all the liquid/whey has been drained out. You will left with very thick yogurt aka hung curd or chakka.
Making mango shrikhand recipe or Amrakhand recipe:
- crush the saffron in mortar and pestle.
- Also warm up the milk in microwave for few seconds.
- Add crushed saffron into the warm milk and stir. Keep it aside.
- Take chopped mango into the blender.
- Blend it till you get smooth puree.
- Take that hung curd into a bowl.
- Now add powdered sugar, cardamom powder and saffron milk into the thick yogurt.
- Stir it well using spoon till everything is incorporated well. Make sure there are no lumps. Do not whisk or stir vigorously.
- Now add prepared mango pulp. If you want you can add chopped nuts at this time.
- Again mix it using spoon till everything is well combined.
- Chill into the refrigerator for few hours before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 259kcal | Carbohydrates: 38.3g | Protein: 11.5g | Fat: 6.2g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 116mg | Potassium: 535mg | Fiber: 1.8g | Sugar: 36.2g | Vitamin A: 350IU | Vitamin C: 14.9mg | Calcium: 330mg | Iron: 0.5mg
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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