BASANDHI

 Basandi is a Gujarathi dessert .It is rich and delicious dessert of thickened milk .it is similar  to North Indian rabdi . Blanched almonds and cashews add crunchiness to this creamy  dessert .

INGREDIENTS

Full fat milk                                             -2 litres

Sugar                                                        - ½ cup

Blanched  and sliced almonds            - 2 tablespoons

Ghee                                                         - 1 tsp

METHOD

Place a broad and heavy bottomed kadai  ina high flame and pour the milk .

Allow the milk to boil in a high flame .

When it starts boiling , reduce the flame and cook the milk keeping a ladle in the centre of the kadai .

When the cream is formed on top , gently keep pushing  the cream to the sides of the kadai .

Cook the milk till three fourth of the milk is reduced , repeating the process .

Finally scrape the sides of the kadai and put all the ceam in the milk .

Add sugar and switch off the flame .

Stir gently , till sugar is dissolved comp;ete;y .

Fry sliced nuts in ghee and garnish .

Chill and serve.