Orange Basundhi

This is a creamy mouth watering recipe which you will make over and over again. Basundhi is a very common sweet during festivals, weddings and many other celebrations in India. Added a little twist of orange to make it look more appealing and give a kick of new flavor. Here is the recipe -

Ingredients:
1 litre whole milk
11/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp Cardamom powder
1 tbsp chopped almonds
1 tbsp chopped pistachios
1 Orange peeled and de-seeded
1 big tbsp Orange zest


Method -
1. Bring milk to a boil, until the milk thickens and reduces to half with constant stirring.
2. Reduce the flame and stir the milk regularly until you get a thick creamy milk.
3. Add sugar and mix until it dissolves and then add cardamom powder.
4. The cream layer formed on top of milk, after boiling it over and over again gives a nice texture to the milk.
5. Turn off the flame and let the milk cool down completely. 
6. Add chopped nuts and mix.
7. Once it cools down, pop it into the fridge overnight or for atleast 5-6 hrs. Cooling down also helps thickening of milk and forms a nice creamy layer on top.
8. Just before serving, afloat the orange slices on top and add fresh orange zest on top. The zest adds a nice sweet fragrance to the dish.


Serve it cold with extra chopped almonds,pistachios and devour!