How to Make Basundi Recipe - Classic Gujarati Dessert

Basundi is an Indian sweet mostly in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. It is a sweetened condensed milk made by boiling milk on low heat until the milk is reduced by half. In North India, a similar dish goes by the name Rabri.  Basundi is a tasty and easy to make dessert / sweet. Learn how to make Basundi, absolutely easy to cook Basundi Recipe.

Course: Dessert
Place of Origin: India
Region: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka
Main ingredients: Milk, Sugar, Cardamom, Saffron
Serving Temperature: Hot or Cold

Ingredients:-

• 1 1/2 Ltrs full fat milk
• 3/4 Cup Sugar
• 1/2 Teaspoon Cardamom (Elaichi) Powder
• For The Garnish :- 
• a few almondand pistachio slivers
• a few strands of 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, 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.