First line the strainer on a deep bowl then line a muslin cheesecloth or kitchen cotton towel on the strainer.
Pour the fresh curd. Do use fresh curd and not sour one.
Bring the four edges of the muslin together and tie one edge tightly around the rest. Gently press and you will see the whey dripping.
Now place a heavy bowl or lid or tray on the tied muslin. if you have a hook, you can also hung the muslin in your refrigerator. now keep the whole thing in the fridge for 4 to 5 hours or overnight. I kept for 24 hours. Do use a deep bowl below, so that there is some distance between the curd in the strainer and the collected whey. Otherwise the whey will touch the strainer as well as the curd. Thus there will be some whey in the curd.
Next day the whey will be drained and the hung curd will be ready. Note:- you can use whey in your everyday food like preparing chapatis, gravies, rice dishes, dals etc.
With a silicon spatula, collect the hung curd in a container or lidded bowl if not using it. Cover with its lid and then refrigerate. With the hung curd you can now proceed to make the shrikhand.
Take 1/2 tbsp warm milk in a small bowl. Add 2 pinch of saffron strands. Stir and keep aside.
Add powdered sugar. Then add the saffron dissolved milk and powdered saffron.
Using an electric beater, begin to whip the hung curd. You can also beat the hung yogurt in a blender.
Whip till smooth. The sugar should also dissolve. Check the taste and add more sugar if required.
With a silicon spatula scrape the beaters' sides and edges of the hung curd and add to the bowl.
You can chill the shrikhand in fridge and serve later. While serving shrikhand top with some saffron strands and sliced pistachios. You can use any dry fruits of your choice. Enjoy 😊
