Cardamom Yogurt Mousse (Shrikhand)
Creamy, lightly sweetened yogurt cheese folded with cardamom, saffron, and pistachios. This no-cook Indian dessert is ready in 10 minutes if you use Greek yogurt as a shortcut.
- Total time
- 10 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 240
- Protein
- 12g
Ingredients
- 2 cups Greek yogurt (full-fat)
- 6 whole cardamom pods, crushed
- ½ cup condensed milk
- 8 whole saffron threads
- ¼ cup pistachios, chopped
- ½ tsp rose water (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Crush cardamom pods and extract the seeds, discarding the shells. Crush the seeds into a fine powder with a mortar and pestle.
- 2
Soak saffron threads in 2 tbsp warm milk for 3 minutes until the liquid turns golden.
- 3
Fold condensed milk, cardamom powder, and saffron milk into the Greek yogurt until smooth and no streaks remain.
- 4
Add rose water if using. Stir once more. Divide into serving bowls.
- 5
Top each bowl with crushed pistachios and serve immediately, or chill up to 2 hours.
Tools you’ll need
- mortar and pestle
- small bowl
- whisk or spoon
- serving bowls
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