Last night someone told me about a delicious ice cream being made/served at a hot new restaurant in Nashville.
"Milk Chocolate with pistachios and cardamom," she said - "to die for."

And I immediately thought of Shrikand, or Shrikhand, an Indian yogurt dessert - but sometimes served with savory entrées, too.
(Here's a typical Shrikand recipe: I posted it in a blog here 6-1/2 years ago:
http://www.dadamo.com/B2blogs/.....n-dairy-fat-a?blog=8
)

Basically, shrikhand is yogurt that has been hung/dehydrated, then sweetened and spiced. Sometimes nuts are added. The classic combo is pistachio/saffron/cardamom in yogurt that's been sweetened with powdered sugar and flavored with rosewater.

I surfed around to find that there are gazillions of Shrikand recipes/ideas in the cybersphere.
I put 2 and 2 together to deduce that those who pine over Days of Ice Cream Gone By could have plenty of fun with the basic idea. The sky's the limit: Sweetener, spices, extracts... Chocolate... I've seen it with chocolate chips...of course, nuts. You can give it a whipped texture, you can add a little cream (mmm), etc.

(Many are familiar with Raita - a runny yogurt accompaniment to spicy dishes. It usually contains pepper and some raw vegetable such as shredded carrot and/or cucumber. But I've had delicious banana raita - very effective with some curries.)

I'm starting to fantasize about chocolate shrikand, however. Maybe laced with raspberry preserves...

...uh oh.

Quoted from san j

The classic combo is pistachio/saffron/cardamom in yogurt that's been sweetened with powdered sugar and flavored with rosewater.

Happiness! This is the recipe for happiness!

Quoted from Averno

Happiness! This is the recipe for happiness!

Did you follow the recipe I provided or use another?

Well, it's what I imagine heaven to taste like    Quite possibly my favorite sweetfloralspiceynutty flavor!

I haven't made it, but this sounds like a great substitute for eggy, creamy creme brulee, which, sadly, is too rich for me these days.

I'll try this ASAP.