Basundhi

BASUNDI

Ingredients:

Whole Milk - 1 Litre
sugar- 4 tbsp
Nutmeg - a small piece (jaathikaai or jaafal)
Nuts - Badam, Pista and cashew.
saffron - 2 small threads.
cardamom - 2 (powdered)

Method:
Take a Heavy bottomed vessel and boil the milk.
Once it comes to boil, simmer it and then keep collecting the layers of cream.
keep it aside on a bowl.
continue to do it until the quantity of milk reduces to a fraction of 1/4
then add all the cream collected to the vessel again and stir lightly.
add sugar and cardamom powder and nuts and saffron and turn off the heat.
serve chilled as a side dish for poori.