Kashmiri Shufta

Kashmiri Shufta

Ingredients
grapes: 1/4 29
coconut: 1/4 29
milk: 2 10
almonds: 1/4 29
water: 2 1/2 29
sugar: 3 29
cardamom: 5
nuts, cashew: 1/4 29
cheese: 1/2 8
vinegar: 3-4 27

Dish Type: Dessert

Cooking Time (minutes): long (over 2 hours)
Steps
1. Cut fresh cheese into small square pieces. Deep-fry cheese and dried nuts till light brown.
2. Boil sugar in water till it dissolves. Add fried cheese, dried nuts, raisins, and cardamom.
3. Boil till mixture is thick, but has a flowing consistency. Serve cold, but not refrigerated.
4. To prepare the fresh cheese, boil milk. As soon as it starts boiling, add vinegar. Let boil untill water and cheese separate.
5. Strain and wrap in muslin. Hang for 1-2 hours, so that water drips and cheese curdles. Unwrap when done.


Source
International Rice Institute (IRRI) & International Women's Organization (SUHAY), VIRMANI, Inderjeet (ED)(1991), Home Chefs of the World - Rice and Rice-based Recipes, ISBN 971-22-0023-X, Manila, Philippines