Eggless Saffron Yogurt Mousse Recipe With Cardamom & Nuts

Eggless Saffron Yogurt Mousse Recipe is a lovely dessert with refreshing layers of a nutty dry fruit crust, rose, saffron yogurt mousse topped with a saffron cardamom glaze. A lip smacking dessert where these spices compliment the yogurt to make this dessert.

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Eggless Saffron Yogurt Mousse Recipe With Cardamom & Nuts
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Eggless Saffron Yogurt Mousse Recipe With Dry Fruits is a fusion dessert of a creamy mousse made with yogurt flavoured with spices like saffron and cardamom. These spices not only lend their flavour to the dessert but also their aroma instantly lifts up the dessert. 

The hint of rose water added to the mousse, scents it up beautiful along with the saffron.  

This dessert can be made in shot glasses and kept ready for dinner parties, ready to be served. 

Serve Eggless Saffron Yogurt Mousse Recipe after a meal of  Mint Pulao, Masoor Dal Tadka, Pyaz & Achar

Try our other Yogurt Dessert Recipes: 

  1. Greek Yogurt Chocolate Mousse Recipe
  2. Spiced Apple Crumble Recipe with Greek Yogurt
  3. Healthy Fruit & Nut Watermelon Dessert Recipe With Greek Yogurt

Cuisine: Fusion
Course: Dessert
Diet: Vegetarian
Prep in

180 M

Cooks in

5 M

Total in

185 M

Makes:

4 Servings

Ingredients

    For the Dry fruit base 
  • 10 Whole Almonds (Badam)
  • 10 Pistachios
  • 1 tablespoon Sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Butter (Salted)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi) ,  
  • For the mousse 
  • 2 cups Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)
  • 1 tablespoon Milk
  • Saffron strands , a few 
  • 3 tablespoons Honey
  • 1 teaspoon Rose water
  • 1 teaspoon Gelatin
  • 3 teaspoons Water
  • For the saffron cardamom glaze  
  • 2 tablespoons Sugar ,  
  • 3 tablespoons Water
  • Saffron strands , a few 
  • 1 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Corn flour
  • 1 tablespoon Water

How to make Eggless Saffron Yogurt Mousse Recipe With Cardamom & Nuts

  1. To begin making the Eggless Saffron Yogurt Mousse Recipe With Dry Fruits we need hung yogurt. For this place the yogurt in a muslin cloth strainer and allow the excess water to be drained out. Allow it to hand overnight or a minimum 8 hours will help.

To make the dry fruit base 
  1. In a mortar and pestle, coarsely crush the nuts, transfer into a mixing bowl. 

  2. Into this bowl with the dry fruits, add the sugar, butter and cardamom powder, mix well. 

  3. Now, in the dessert shot glasses, put a tablespoon each of the dry fruit mix and press down firmly and set aside. 

To make the Mousse 
  1. In a small mixing bowl, bloom the gelatin by combing the gelatin and water. Wait for the gelatin granules to fully swell up. 

  2. Microwave for 30 seconds, ensuring all the granules have melted, strain and set aside. 

  3. In a small mixing bowl, add the saffron strands and pour hot milk over it, set aside. 

  4. In a mixing bowl, combine the thick hung yogurt along with the honey, rosewater and the saffron strands with its milk. 

  5. Mix well. Now add the strained gelatin mixture and mix vigorously. 

  6. Neatly spoon this yogurt mousse over the dry fruit layer in the dessert shot glass. Place in the refrigerator and allow it to set. 

To make the saffron cardamom glaze
  1. In a saucepan, heat the sugar and water and bring to a boil. 

  2. Now reduce the flame, add the saffron strands along with the cardamom powder and mix. 

  3. Make a slurry of the corn flour and water, mix well and add it into the saucepan. 

  4. Continue to cook until the glaze thickens. Turn off the flame. Mix vigorously to bring it down to room temperature, then spoon over the set mousse and let it set in the refrigerator for at least 3 to 4 hours or until chilled completely. 

  5. The Eggless Saffron Yogurt Mousse will stay in the refrigerator for 4 to 5 days and hence you can make it in advance before a upcoming party at home.

  6. Serve Eggless Saffron Yogurt Mousse Recipe after a meal of  Mint Pulao, Masoor Dal Tadka, Pyaz & Achar