Chocolate Orange Shrikhand

As it's Christmas I thought why not add a Christmas twist to the much loved Gujarati dessert Shrikhand. Chocolate Orange reminds me of Christmas so I thought I could combine this flavour with Shrikhand. I must say this came out creamy and indulgent. Here's how I made it.

Ingredients:

Shrikhand 600g hung curd (Made from 1kg greek style yogurt)

120g caster sugar

2 cardamon pods

Chocolate Orange Shrikhand

300g Shrikhand

20g cocoa powder

1 tsp orange essence - or to taste

Method

To 600g of hung curdI added in the caster sugar and crushed cardamon seeds from 2 pods. I mixed this until fully combined. To make the hung curd I hung 1kg of greek style yogurt in a cheese cloth to drain the water content. I left this to hang for 12 hours.

I used 2 cardamon pods for this Shrikhand for a subtle flavour. You can add more if you prefer.

Once fully combined I took half of the mixture out. To one half of the Shrikhand mixture I added in the cocoa powder and orange essence and mixed until everything was fully combined.

Once fully combined you can taste this to see if you want to add any more cocoa powder for a stronger chocolate flavour and more orange essence for a stronger orange flavour.

The Chocolate Orange Shrikand is ready to be served. Store this in the fridge and eat when you're in the mood for some chocolately orangey goodness. Enjoy!

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