Sikarni (Spiced Sweet Yogurt-Pistachio Dessert)

Sikarni (Spiced Sweet Yogurt-Pistachio Dessert)

Ingredients:
Plain nonfat Greek yogurt
Sour cream
Whipped cream
Sugar
Ground cinnamon
Black pepper
Cardamom
Ground nutmeg
Saffron
Pistachios

Directions:
1. In a large bowl, mix yogurt and sour cream together.
2. Pour the yogurt mixture into a large colander with a cheese cloth liner.
3. Allow draining for about 12 hours.
4. Transfer the mixture into a mixing bowl.
5. Dissolve saffron, if used, in lukewarm cream.
6. To the yogurt mixture add sugar, cinnamon, black pepper, cardamom, nutmeg, dissolved saffron, and pistachio nuts; fold in thoroughly. Chill overnight in refrigerator.
7. To serve, scoop a cup of chilled dessert into a serving plate, topped with a generous amount of unsalted, shelled, whole pistachio nuts.