Note
Prepare all the 3 parts of the trifle – syrup, shrikand, fruits and refrigerate. Assemble only at serving time as the syrup and fruits may make shrikand too watery.
Instead of preparing hung curd at home, use store bought Greek style yogurt. In that case make shrikand by adding all ingredients directly into a bowl.
Instead of layering, you can add chopped fruits of your choice directly into the shrikand. Mix and serve chilled. In that case make sure the curd is sufficiently thick and skip orange.
part from above fruits, you can also add chopped chickoos OR add few tbsps chickoo puree and than add chopped apples for a Chickoo-Apple Shrikand.
You could also hang the curd in muslin cloth overnight to remove whey. In that case keep the tied muslin on a sieve and keep a bowl below the sieve. Refrigerate this as it drains to prevent curd from turning sour.
Serving only chopped fruits with the spiced syrup also makes an interesting for an interesting and a vegan dessert!
You could serve the basic shrikand (flavoured with cardamom and saffron) with hot pooris (fried Indian bread).