| Yogurt features heavily in both sweet and savory | | | | - 2 teaspoons warm milk |
| Indian recipes because it is healthy, tasty, and versatile. | | | | - 1 pinch saffron strands |
| This live ingredient contains millions of bacteria, which | | | | How to make it: |
| aid your digestive system, and it is also high in calcium. | | | | Put the yogurt in clean cheesecloth or muslin and let |
| It digests more easily than other dairy products so it is | | | | the whey drain off for a few hours. Combine the milk |
| a good alternative for anyone who is lactose intolerant. | | | | with the saffron and let it stand for a minute. Combine |
| Kids tend to love it as much as adults do. | | | | everything in a bowl and stir well, until the sugar is |
| Of course, this ingredient can be enjoyed by itself and | | | | blended. Chill the dessert for an hour before serving. |
| there are lots of different flavors. A plain variety can | | | | A Bengali Recipe |
| be used to thicken savory dishes like curries. It can | | | | Another easy Indian dessert is called Mishti Doi and this |
| also be served as a side dish with spicy Mexican food | | | | is from Bengal, East India. People from Bengal love |
| or another chili-packed cuisine. It makes a healthy | | | | sweet foods and this is one of their best known |
| alternative to cream or ice cream in sweet recipes, | | | | recipes. |
| especially if you choose the plain version rather than a | | | | This treat is easy to make and you simply need to |
| sweetened flavor. | | | | combine yogurt, milk, and caramelized sugar, but it |
| An Indian Dessert with Nuts and Saffron | | | | does taste wonderful and is well worth making. |
| One of the best Indian dessert recipes is called | | | | What you will need: |
| Shrikhand and this is best made with full cream milk | | | | - 3 1/2 tablespoons plain yogurt |
| yogurt. You can use a low fat one if you want to | | | | - 1 quart whole milk |
| though. Leave out the nuts if you do not like them. | | | | - 1/2 lb white sugar |
| You can get Kewra essence from Indian grocery | | | | How to make it: |
| stores. The saffron used in the following dessert | | | | Bring the milk to a boil and keep cooking it until it |
| recipe gives it color and a gourmet taste and the | | | | reduces by half, stirring it often so it does not burn. Let |
| cardamom adds a hint of spice. This would be a | | | | it cool to lukewarm. Add the sugar to another pan and |
| wonderful dish to serve after any type of entree. | | | | heat it over a low flame until it is browned. Take it off |
| What you will need: | | | | the heat. Pour the reduced milk into the caramelized |
| - 2 lbs yogurt | | | | sugar and stir well. |
| - 1 teaspoon cardamom powder | | | | Add the yogurt and stir again, then transfer the mixture |
| - 1 cup powdered sugar | | | | to an earthenware pot or something similar and leave |
| - 1 cup thinly sliced green pistachios | | | | it somewhere dark to set for a few hours before |
| - 2 teaspoons Kewra essence | | | | serving. |