DISH RESEARCH · Dessert
Basundi
Sweet reduced milk with saffron, cardamom and three nuts.
About Basundi
Basundi is a rich Indian milk dessert. Raks Anand’s recipe starts with milk and sugar, with saffron, cashews, pistachios and almonds; it follows the simmered-milk preparation rather than a condensed-milk shortcut.
Cardamom and nutmeg add warm fragrance to the sweet dairy base. Saffron contributes its distinctive aroma, while the chopped nuts supply their own flavours.
The dessert stays smooth and creamy, with the forming milk cream mixed back in. Small nut pieces contrast with the liquid; chilled service is selected from the author’s offered presentations.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk, Cashews, Pistachios, Almonds.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Basundi
Raks Anand’s simmered-milk basundi with nuts.
- MilkBase
- SugarSweetener
- SaffronAromatic
- CashewsTopping
- PistachiosTopping
- AlmondsTopping
- CardamomAromatic
- Ground nutmegAromatic
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Milk: Milk
- Sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Saffron: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cashews: Cashews
- Pistachios: Pistachios
- Almonds: Almonds
- Cardamom: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground nutmeg: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
Origins & food traditions
The author associates basundi particularly with Gujarat and celebratory meals.
Countries
- India
- IndiaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Indian Cuisine
- Gujarati CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.