Blissfully Baked Yogurt

Prep time:15 mins

Cooking Time:30 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings:4

Baked yogurt happens to be one of the soul satisfying desserts; simple yet blissful. Only a few ingredients are needed for this exotic combination. The first time when I baked this yogurt I was skeptical, simply doubting at the simplicity of the recipe, but the result was awesome.It was so creamy and smooth.
There seems to be a creepy crawler inside me that keeps nudging me for hard work at all times. So I took some effort and served it with a few cuts of mango. That's it!......I cannot let anything else overpower the taste of blissfully baked yogurt.
As for now let me sneak through the refrigerator and see if some baked yoghurt is left that will relieve me of my hunger pangs.....

Ingredients:

250 gram ( 1 cup) hung yoghurt
200 gram (3/4 cup) fresh thick cream
200gram (1/2 cup) sweet condensed milk
1/4 cup or slightly more castor sugar
1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
a few strands of saffron
a few chopped pieces of mango for garnish
some chopped unsalted pistachios for garnish

Method:

NOTE ON HUNG YOGURT: Spoon the yogurt onto a cheese cloth. Bring up the corners of the cheese cloth and tie it.

Leave the cheesecloth in a strainer under which is a bowl into which the whey is collected. Keep it in the refrigerator for 8-10 hours. What you will get is a thick lump as shown below.

METHOD FOR BAKED YOGHURT:

Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

In a bowl, take hung yogurt, condensed milk, sugar, saffron and cardamom powder.

Whisk them together till smooth and creamy.

Pour the mixture in an oven safe bowl and bake for approximately 30 minutes at 160 degrees Celsius or until done.

Take out once done . Let it come to room temperature and then chill it for 3-4 hours.

Serve chilled with dainty cuts of mango