Photo: Sara Cervera
Nimish
5 ingredients
10 min
Serves 6-8
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This is a light, set cream from Lucknow flavoured with saffron and rosewater – a typical sweet from the era of the Nawabs and their very inventive chefs. It is standard practice to present the nimish covered with silver leaf as well as pistachios.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
259
Calories
6g
Protein
18g
Fat
21g
Carbs
Counts 3 of 4 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pistachio | 1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels) | 159 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Saffron | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 450g/1lb double cream
- 50g/1¾oz icing sugar
- 1 tsp rosewater
- pinch saffron
- few chopped pistachios
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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