Name: Milky orange dessert
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: sunflower oil, for brushing; 400 g/14 oz canned sweetened condensed milk; 400 g/14 oz canned evaporated milk; 1.25 ml/¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg; 2–3 large oranges; 3–4 fresh mint sprigs, to decorate; 5 ml/1 tsp ground cardamom; 300 g/1012 oz canned mandarin segments, drained; 15 ml/1 tbsp ground rice

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

About

Basundi is a sweet, milky dessert that works well with most fruits, and especially tropical ones such as oranges, pineapples or mangoes. The traditional cooking method is rather time-consuming, but this quicker version uses evaporated and condensed milk as well as ground rice to speed up the thickening process.

Ingredients

sunflower oil, for brushing
400 g/14 oz canned evaporated milk
400

Method

Grease the base of a heavy pan and pour both types of milk into it.
Mix the two types of milk with a whisk to combine, then place the pan over medium heat. Stir the liquid regularly as it comes to a slow simmer.
Blend th