Dates and Nuts Shrikhand. Chopped dates, optional nuts or seeds, and vanilla team up to flavor this quick bread. A dollop of thickened cooked dates and a dab of cookie batter tops these heavenly soft brown sugar cookies. The simple blend of hung yogurt, dates puree and jaggery with some nuts never fails to please the taste buds.

On the very first day a passenger was injured due to dangerous path. I used fat free Greek Yogurt making this low calorie yet nutritious dessert. This Indian dessert Shrikhand is a gift from the Gujarati and Maharashtrian cuisine. You can cook Dates and Nuts Shrikhand using 6 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Dates and Nuts Shrikhand

It's 1 kg of Yoghurt.
Prepare 1 cup of pitted Dates.
It's 1 tsp of Cardamom powder.
It's 1/2 cup of chopped mixed nuts.
You need 1/8 tsp of Nutmeg powder.
You need 1/4 cup of powdered Sugar.

There are quite a few variations (with many more cropping up nowadays), but one of its most popular variations is Amrakhand - where mango puree is added to this dessert. I have already posted Amrakhand recipe here. See great recipes for Yummy Shrikhand, Minty pineapple shrikhand too! Shrikhand is an all time favourite dessert in Gujarat.

Dates and Nuts Shrikhand step by step

The main important step here is to fully drain the Yoghurt by hanging it onto the kitchen tap if the weather is cold. But if it's Summer time, then place it in a clean muslin cloth in a colander with a bowl underneath to collect all the whey. This whey can be utilised in many an Indian curries and gravies..
Keep it refrigerated overnight for best results. To this thick and creamy Yoghurt, add in the rest of the ingredients listed and mix well. Enjoy it chilled. Enjoy!.

The simple blend of hung yogurt and sugar spiked with some nuts and aromatics never fails to please the tastebuds. Dates Shrikhand or Khajurkhand is made by soaking seedless dates in some water (you can also microwave it) till its softened and then pureeing them until smooth. Add the dates puree in chakka. You will have sugar free naturally sweetened shrikhand ready. Add rose syrup to make rose shrikhand.