Name: Sitaphal Rabdi
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 105 min
Ingredients: 5 cups cup Milk (Full cream ); ½ cup cup Sugar; 10 gm. gm Pistachio (blanched, peeled and chopped); 10 gm. gm Almonds (blanched, peeled and chopped); 1 cup Custard Apple ((sitaphal) pulp); ¼ tsp Cardamom powder; 1 gm. gm Saffron (broiled- 0); 10 gm. gm Pistachio (blanched, peeled and slivered-); 10 gm Almonds (blanched, peeled and slivered-)

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A rich creamy dessert prepared with thickened milk, flavored with Sitaphal / Custard apple, green cardamom powder and garnished slivered pistachio nuts, almonds and broiled saffron.

This is a delicacy which is made during Diwali and other festivals in India. Chef Reetu loves making traditional Indian dishes and this is one of her favorite.

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1 30

Total Time 1 45

Served AsSnacks

CuisineDesserts, Homestyle Cooking, Indian, North Indian

Recipe Taste Sweet

Servings

Ingredients

For the Rabri

▢ 5 cups cup Milk Full cream
▢ ½ cup cup Sugar
▢ 10 gm. gm Pistachio blanched, peeled and chopped
▢ 10 gm. gm Almonds blanched, peeled and chopped

For the Flavoring

▢ 1 cup Custard Apple (sitaphal) pulp
▢ ¼ tsp Cardamom powder

For the garnishing

▢ 1 gm. gm Saffron broiled- 0
▢ 10 gm. gm Pistachio blanched, peeled and slivered-
▢ 10 gm Almonds blanched, peeled and slivered-

Instructions

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In a soup pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, ginger juice and grated carrots.
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Sauté for 03 minutes. Add the vegetable stock, bring to a boil. Add salt. Cover, and simmer until the vegetables are cooked thoroughly and are tender for
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Puree in a high speed blender in batches until very smooth and creamy. Add sweet lime juice, cinnamon powder and adjust seasoning.
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Stir well and chill it in the refrigerator.
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Serve Chilled garnished with sweet lime slices.

Notes

About the Author: Chef Reetu Uday Kugaji is a Program Head – Culinary Arts Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh and ITM – Institute of Hotel Management, Navi Mumbai.

She believes that food that she cooks should touch heart and soul of the person and dedicates all her success to her Angel Mother.