Basundhi

Though this is a time consuming recipe, it does not require much effort.You can make this when in parallel when you are involved in other tasks.The recipe sound similar to palkova/ thirattipal but it definetly has a different flavour and taste altogether compared to palkova

Ingredients

Milk	4.25 cups
Sugar	1/2 tsp
Cardamom powder	a pinch
Saffron	a pinch
Chopped almonds/pistachios	2 tablespoons

Procedure:
Step1:
Boil the milk in a heavy sauce pan (preferable non stick for easier cleaning)


Step2:
Reduce the flame and simmer for around 50 minutes.(Keep it reduced to the lowermost gas mark)

Step3:
After it has reduced to half of the quantity, add sugar and stir well


Step4:
Simmer for another 20 - 25 minutes. Stir it in between (may be very 5 minutes) and do not allow to burn.Scrape the sides as well.

Step5:
At one point the milk will turn creamy and the color changes as well

Color change

Step6:
Add cardamom powder and saffron and switch off the flame


Step7:
Garnish with chopped almonds and pistachios


Step8:
Refrigerate and serve chilled.