Basundi (Gujarati Dessert)

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 ltrs full fat milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder

For Garnish

• a few almond and pistachio slivers
• a few saffron (kesar) strands

Method

• Bring the milk to a boil in a broad bottomed non-stick pan.
• Reduce the flame and cook on a slow flame till the volume is reduced to half, for approximately 1 hour, while stirring occasionally.
• Add the sugar and cook on a slow flame for approximately 25 minutes or till the milk thickens like rabdi, stirring continuously and scraping the sides of the pan.
• Add the cardamom powder and cook on a slow flame for another 20 minutes.
• Serve warm or chilled, garnished with pistachio, almond slivers and saffron.