Boil half a litre of milk and add 250 gms sugar in it. Allow it to boil continuously till the colour changes and the quantity reduces.
Now, remove this from the flame and allow it to cool. Add one teaspoon of thick curd, mix well and keep aside. When it becomes curd, hang in muslin cloth and let all the water drain out. You can use this hung curd.
Once hung curd is made, blend together mangoes, this hung curd, and cardamom powder. Refrigerate the mixture for an hour.
Chilled Amrakhand is ready to serve. Transfer to a serving dish, and sprinkle some saffron strands with chopped almonds.