Basundi

Basundi in Marathi

Time: Around 1 and 1/2 hour
Serves: 5 to 6 persons

Ingredients:
4 liters whole milk
1/4 cup Almond and Pistachios (unsalted)
2 tsp Chironji
3/4 to 1 cup sugar
1 tsp cardamom powder

Method:
1) Soak Almonds and pistachios in water for 3 hours. Peel and make thin slices.
2) Take a heavy bottomed deep pan. Add milk and boil over medium heat. Keep a long steel spatula diagonally in the pan. Milk fat will float on the surface. Break it with the spatula. Keep stirring occasionally from the bottom to avoid burning. Reduce the milk to 1.5 to 1.75 liters.
3) Once milk has reduced, add sliced almond, pistachio and chironji. Also add sugar. First only add 1/2 cup sugar, mix and check the sweetness. If you want, add more sugar.
4) Boil for 8 to 10 minutes more. Turn off the heat. Add cardamom powder.
Let the Basundi cool down. Put it in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours. Basundi will become thick once it is chilled. (You will find a thick layer of milk fat accumulated on the surface. Break it with a serving spoon, mix well. Then serve.)

Short and Sweet Menu:-
Puri
Potato sukhi Bhaji
and Basundi