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Nimish
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Nimish

5 ingredients 10 min Serves 6-8 openrecipes

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.

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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 openrecipes

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