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| Basundi (Creamy Milk Pudding) Recipe |
Category: Other
Rating:
3.40
Servings: 1
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Ingredients
12 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar
6 whole cardamoms (to 8); crushed
1 teaspoon saffron
1/4 cup hot milk; (extra)
2 tablespoon chopped pistachios; to garnish
Directions: How to Cook Basundi (Creamy Milk Pudding)
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
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Recent comments on this recipe:
 | | vivek writes:
the basundi recipe says to boil the milk. in fact this is a grave mistake
as the milk will "break." Instead, one must simmer the milk on a very low
heat so that it evaporates without "breaking," i.e., separating fat from
water and giving a curdled appearance. that is the beauty and the
skill/patience of basundi, the milk must be tended and stirred over low
heat for a long period of time - sometimes more than two hours, depending
on quantity. it is an act of love. of course, one can always substitute a
can of condensed milk mixed with a sufficient quantity of heavy cream and
while milk to get the consistency and level of creaminess desired. although
this is not "traditional," it is nonetheless delicious, as most things with
heavy cream in them tend to be
Posted on 15 Dec 2007, 16:37 ET
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