Amrakhand or Mango Shrikhand

Amrakhand or mango shrikhand is a very common Indian sweet dish made of hung yogurt/curd and mango puree. Shrikhand is sweetened, strained yogurt, which is famous in Maharastrian and Gujarati cuisine. This can be made in various flavors, and most popular of these is amrakhand, which is made by blending mango pulp with plain shrikhand.

Amrakhand tastes best when chilled, so make it in advance and let it chill overnight. Garnish with some chopped dried nuts just before serving.

Ingredients

3 cups yogurt/curd
1 cup mango pulp
1/3  – 1/2 cup sugar (adjust according to the sweetness of mango)
¼ tsp cardamom powder
nuts to garnish (I used pistachio)
a pinch of saffron

Method

• Tie fresh curd tightly in a muslin cloth and hang it for 3-4hrs. 
• Blend the mangoes to a thick pulp.
• Add the hung curd to the blender along with sugar, cardamom powder and saffron and pulse till smooth.
• Pour the mixture in serving bowls and let it chill in the refrigerator.
• Garnish with chopped nuts just before serving.

Note:

If you think this process is tedious or time taking, you can replace
1. homemade hung curd with greek yogurt

2. homemade mango puree with store bought mango pulp