Basundi

History

Basundi is an Indian dessert mostly in Bihar, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka.  It is a sweetened dense milk made by boiling milk on low heat until the milk is reduce by half.

It is often made on many festivals like Diwali, Kali Chaudas and Bhibeej.  We can prepare Basundi is different ways like Sitaphal Basundi and Angoor Basundi and Mango Basundi etc.

Basundi

Ingredients

• 2 litres Milk

• 2 tblsp Lemon Juice

• 1 cup Sugar

• 8 crushed Cardamoms

• 5 chopped Almond (Badam)

• 10 roughly chopped Charioli nuts

Method

• Boil the milk in a kadai.
• Keep stirring constantly and reduce it till it becomes thick and the quantity of the milk is approximately half a litre. remove from the flame and keep aside.
• D the lemon juice to the milk and stir the mixture so that it becomes granular in consistency.
• Return to a medium flame.
• Add the sugar and cook for another 10 minutes. stir the mixture occasionally.remove from the fire.
• Transfer to a bowl and add the cardamoms and the nuts.mix thoroughly.
• Serve hot or cold.