Channar Payesh Pannacotta

• 2 1/4 cups whole milk
• 1/2 lemon or lime, juiced
• 1/2 cup condensed milk
• 4-5 pods cardamom seeds, powdered
• 2 tablespoons agar flakes
• 3/4 cup water
• 7-8 pistachios, slivered for garnishing
• Candied orange peel for garnishing
• a dashes unsalted butter for rubbing inside the serving bowls

1. Rub the base and walls of the individual serving cups with unsalted butter.
2. In a pan boil 2 cups of milk till its scalding hot & rises. Add the lime juice and immediately remove from stove. Stir well and set aside.
3. After 5 minutes strain out the milk solids, squeezing out the whey completely.
4. Transfer solids into a mixing bowl, add cardamom powder and rub between the fingers till the consistency resembles that of bread crumbs. Set aside.
5. Combine 1/2 cup condensed milk and the remaining 1/4 cup of fresh milk well to make into a smooth creamy consistency. Add the milk solids and combine till mixed evenly. Set aside.
6. In a pan heat the water and add the agar flakes. Bring to a boil, ensuring that the agar flakes have completely dissolved.
7. Combine the agar and the condensed milk mixture stirring well to ensure even, complete mixing.
8. Distribute evenly into the individual cups, cover, and place in refrigerator to set. (~ 1 hr)
9. To serve, simply remove cover, garnish with the candied orange peel & pistachios and serve.
10. Alternatively, insert a thin blade knife between the pannacotta and the cup to dislodge, Invert onto a plate (jiggling the cup to ensure a clean transfer). Garnish with slivered Pistachios & candied orange peel ( or freestyle caramelized sugar threads!)

milk, lemon, condensed milk, cardamom seeds, agar flakes, water, pistachios, candied orange

Taken from food52.com/recipes/9690-channar-payesh-pannacotta (may not work)