Chaimui (Curdled Milk Dessert)

Chaimui is a Konkani dessert made from curdled milk.  In summer, milk gets spoilt easily.  You can make this dessert with such curdled milk.  If you dont like using spoilt milk, you can use lemon juice and a dessert like Kalakand is ready.  Cooking time is 5 - 10 minutes, much lesser than Kalakand.
My Dear Aai's easy recipe -:)

Ingredients:

Milk - 500 ml

Lemon juice - 1 tsp

Sugar - about 2 tsp

Green Cardamom/Elaichi - 1 pod

Pistachios or any nuts - 4 (optional)

Method:

1. Heat milk in a heavy bottomed vessel.  After milk starts boiling, turn off the gas and add lemon juice.  Milk will start curdling.  (In case of spoilt milk, follow the method from step 2 as lemon juice is not required to curdle milk.)

2. Once the chenna settles, sieve/strain through a strainer.  Use a spoon to press out excess water.  Discard the liquid.
3. Add the chenna in a heavy bottomed vessel and cook for 2 minutes.  Add sugar, ground cardamom, crushed pistachios (or almonds) and continue cooking.
4. Continue cooking till moisture is lost and chaimui is ready.  Refrigerate it for an hour.