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Dudhi Basundi Instant Pot
A healthier take on the dreamy sweet Indian dessert made with thickened milk laced with cardamom and saffron
Servings: 4
Calories: 285kcal
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Ingredients
- 1 pound calabash dudhi or lauki
- 1 tablespoon ghee
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cardamom
- 2 cups low fat milk
- ¼ teaspoon saffron
- 2½ cups low fat milk or whole milk
- 2 tablespoons pistachios sliced
Instructions
- Peel the outside skin of dudhi and discard. Make thin slices using a peeler or a mandolin slicer, about 2 to 4 cups.
- Set Instant Pot to Saute mode and heat ghee. Add dudhi and sauté for a minute.
- Add sugar, cardamom, low fat milk and saffron. Give a quick stir. Close the Instant Pot with pressure release handle to sealing. Pressure cook for 5 minutes followed by 10 minute natural pressure release.
- Open the Instant Pot. Add whole milk (or low fat) and cook on sauté (normal) mode for 15 to 20 minutes or until the basundi is of desired consistency.
- Enjoy warm or chilled topped with sliced pistachios.
Notes
Notes: You can add up to ½ cup of sugar for sweeter basundi.
Nutrition
Calories: 285kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 123mg | Potassium: 503mg | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 385IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 344mg | Iron: 0.8mg
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