Rabri

Ingredients:

4 cups milk

2 tablepoons instant dry milk (milk powder)

8-10 ounce sweetened condensed milk

2-3 drops rosewater

1/2 teaspoon green cardamom powder

Few strands of saffron

Few sliced almonds

Note: Sugar free recipe:  

Use 4 drops of splenda plus 6 tablets of saccharin mix well in half cup milk instead of condensed milk and follow the same recipe. Add 2 extra tablespoons of dry milk to get the consistency of sugar free recipe.

Preparation:

Take a non-stick deep bottom pan placed on a medium flame.

Add milk, condensed milk and milk powder in a pan.

Mix well and bring the milk to the boil.

Turn the flame to low heat with constant stirring until the milk thickens at the edge of the pan.

Turn the burner off.

Add rosewater, cardamom powder and mix well.

Transfer it to a serving bowl and garnish with few strands of saffron and almonds.

Cool at room temperature and keep the bowl inside the refrigerator for 2-4 hours.

Serve chill with gulab jamuns or just enjoy as such.

***Rabri is given a shape of heart surrounding with blueberries for Valentine's special.