Basundhi

Ingredients:

Milk (full fat) - 1 1/2 liters full fat milk 

Sugar - 3/4 cup sugar

Cardamom Powder - 1/ 2 tsp 

Saffron - a few strands

Lemon Juice - 1 tsp

For garnishing - almond and pistachio slivers

Method: 

Soak the saffron strands in a tbspn of warm milk.

Bring the milk to a boil in a broad bottomed non-stick pan. 

Reduce the flame and cook on a slow flame till the volume is reduced to half, for approximately 1 1/2 hour, while stirring occasionally. 

Note: Do not break the cream layers formed.

Add the sugar and the soaked saffron to the milk and cook on a slow flame for approximately 25 minutes, stirring continuously and scraping the sides of the pan. 
Add the cardamom powder and cook on a slow flame for another 5 minutes.

Now add 1/2 tsp of lemon juice and continue stirring for 2 - 3 minutes so that it becomes granular in consistency. Switch off the stove.

Note: Do not add more than 1 tsp of lemon juice. Lemon juice is added to get milk granules and look like cream layers.

Mix well and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Serve chilled. 

Serve warm or chilled, garnished with pistachio and almond slivers. 

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