Description
An elegant sweet dish prepared using coconut and condensed milk and flavored with cardamom and saffron
Ingredients
- Fresh or frozen grated coconut- 5 cups or 42 Oz
- Condensed milk- 1 can or 14Oz
- Cream- 1/2 cup or 4Oz
- Cardamom- 6, ground to a powder in mortar and pestle
- Saffron- 1/4tsp
- Warm Milk- 1tbsp
- Clarified butter- 2tsp
- Almonds- 8-10, slivered (optional)
Instructions
- Grease a rimmed plate with clarified butter and keep it aside.
- Add the saffron strands to the warm milk and crush it between your fingers so the flavor and the color is released
- Mix the shredded coconut and the cream and let it stand for half an hour
- Heat a wok and add the coconut cream mixture and fry till the moisture is absorbed
- Add the powdered cardamom, saffron mixture and the condensed milk and mix.
- Keep mixing the contents for 10-15mins till the mixture starts leaving the sides and a lump is formed.
- At this point, take off the heat and tip the contents onto the greased plate and spread with a spatula
- Sprinkle the slivered almonds and Allow the mixture to cool completely. Cut into desired shapes and Store in an air tight container.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins