Sour Cream Shrikhand

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A tasty and flavourful, Sour cream Shrikhand is prepared from sour cream and offers an alternative to the traditional hung curd based sweet Shrikhand recipe. Add dry fruits, elaichi powder and fruit slices to perk up the taste and health quotient.

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Sour Cream Shrikhand recipe - How to make Sour Cream Shrikhand

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Preparation Time: 5 mins Cooking Time: 10 mins Total Time: 15 mins 4
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Ingredients

1 16oz can of sour cream (available in the dairy aisle, can use lowfat or whole milk sour cream)
5 tbsp sugar or to taste
few saffron (kesar) strands soaked in a 2 tbsp warm milk for about half hour
1 1/2 tbsp chopped mixed nuts (almonds, cashews)
1/2 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder
canned pineapple slices (optional)

Method

Combine the sugar and the sour cream in a bowl until the sugar dissolves.
Add the dry fruits, elaichi powder and saffron dissolved in milk to the sour cream and mix well.
If interested, you can chop the canned pineapple slices into small cubes and add it to the above mix. (make sure that the pineapple cubes are drained well)
Transfer the sour cream mix to a serving bowl and chill in the refrigerator for about an hour.