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Basundi – how to make basundi recipe
Recipe Type: Dessert
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
- whole milk – 750 ml
- cashew nuts – 30 grams
- almonds/badam – 30 grams
- sugar – 3/4 cup
- cardamom powder – 1/4 teaspoon
- lemon yellow food color – a pinch
- chopped cashew nuts – 1 teaspoon
- chopped almonds – 1 teaspoon
- chopped pistachio – 1 teaspoon
Instructions
Preparing cashew/almond paste
- soak cashew nuts and almonds in water for 1 hour.
- rinse them for 2-3 times.
- peel of the skins of almonds.
- put both cashew nuts and almonds in grinder and make into a fine paste adding some water.keep aside.
Making Basundi
- take a thick bottomed vessel,add milk and bring it to a boil.
- boil the milk until becomes half of it’s original quantity.
- next turn the flame to simmer,add cashew nut almond paste,sugar
- cook on low flame until the milk thickens.keep stirring continously.
- turn off the heat and let it cool down to room temperature.
- keep in refrigerator for few hours.
Notes
1.garnish with chopped cashewnuts,almonds and pistachios before you serve.
Video version of Basundi
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Nasuha
Guess it tastes so rich and creamy! I like how you make complicated recipes look easier..!
BINDU
Thank you Nasuha….
chytu
Wanted to try the daw i saw this reciepe…i cud feel the taste looking just at ur video…many thanks…finally made it today n it hav turned amazing….thanq for wonderful reciepe….also if possible pls share tondant decorations in baking.
BINDU
Hi Chytu!Thank you for trying my recipe….