Piyush Drink | Piyush Recipe
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Piyush Drink | Piyush Recipe
Description
The Piyush recipe combines shrikhand—a sweet, spiced strained yogurt—with fresh curd and milk to balance thickness and drinking consistency. Sugar is adjusted to taste, and powdered cardamom and nutmeg introduce warm, fragrant spice notes. The ingredients are blended until smooth and chilled before serving.
Once blended, the mixture is topped with sliced pistachios and saffron strands, adding subtle crunch and visual appeal. The drink is served cold, making it suitable for warm climates or as a soothing, flavorful treat at any time.
A few practical tips include using fresh but not overly sour curd for the best flavor. Adding dry fruits or other nuts can customize the texture and taste. The recipe scales easily for larger gatherings and keeps well in the refrigerator for up to a day.
Ingredients
- 200 grams shrikhand - about 1 cup, (cardamom, saffron or cardamom-saffron flavored shrikhand)
- 1.5 cups curd (yogurt) - fresh and cold or at room temperature
- ¾ to 1 cup milk - cold or at room temperature
- 2 to 3 tablespoons sugar or as required
- 2 to 3 green cardamom powdered in a mortar-pestle to a fine powder
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg or ground nutmeg powder, grated
- 6 to 7 pistachio unsalted) - sliced
- 1 to 2 pinches saffron strands
Instructions
- First take the shrikhand, yogurt, milk, sugar, cardamom powder, nutmeg powder in a mixing bowl.
- With a hand held blender or a wired whisk or a madani (traditional hand held indian churner), just blend everything well till smooth and creamy.
- You can also blend in a jar in an electric blender. Keep the piyush in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours for it to get chilled.
- If you have made the drink with cold shrikhand, curd and milk, then after blending, you can serve it straightaway.
- A suggestion is to add 2 tbsp sugar first. If the sweetness is less, then you can add 1 tbsp sugar later.
- Pour the chilled piyush in glasses, and top with pistachio or almond slices and saffron.
- Serve immediately. You can also keep the piyush for a day in the refrigerator.
Notes
- Use fresh curd that is mild and not too tangy for smooth flavor.
- Adjust sugar levels gradually to achieve desired sweetness in the drink.
- Add pistachio, almonds, or other nuts for texture and flavor enhancement.
- This recipe can be scaled up to serve multiple people comfortably.
- Keep the prepared Piyush refrigerated and consume within one day for best taste.
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Overall Rating
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