Basoondi

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 Basoondi

बासुंदी


Cooked, tested & tasted by: Suvarna Deshpande
Photo credit : Suvarna Deshpande

Course: Dessert

List of ingredients: 

• 2 Liters whole milk 

• 4 tbsp sugar 

• 10 elaichis' (cardamom) powder

• 10-15 cut badams (almonds) cut into thin and long pieces


Procedure:

1. Turn the gas on and keep the right sized vessel on it.

2. Pour the milk into it and let it come to a boil. Stir it often so that it does not stick to the base.

3. Once it boils, reduce the gas so that the milk does not overflow.   

4. Keep stirring till the milk condenses to half of its original volume. 

5. Then add sugar and stir. 

6. Let it cool off. 

7. Then add the elaichi powder and cut badams. 

8. You can serve it warm or cold, depending on the season.


Tip

This is usually made to celebrate the festival of  kojagiri.


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