Thandai

By shobhapink

Thandai is a refreshing summer drink recipe made during Indian festival of colors, Holi.

Ingredients

• 1 litre milk
• 15 almonds,blanched & peeled
• 15 cashew nuts,soaked
• 15 pistachios,blanched & peeled
• 2 tbsp melon seeds (magaz) soaked
• 2 tbsp poppy seeds (khuskhus/posto),soaked
• A few strands of saffron (kesar)
• 2 tbsp fennel seeds (saunf)
• 5-6 green cardamoms
• 15-20 rose petals
• 8-10 black pepper corn
• 1/2 cup sugar or as per taste

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from shobhapink.blogspot.in

Preparation

Step 1

1. Grind together almonds, cashew nuts, pistachios, melon seeds, poppy
seeds, fennel seeds with a little milk to a fine paste.

2. Take milk in a pan, heat it. Add saffron & mix.

3. When milk begins to boil, add sugar, simmer till sugar melts.

4. Grind green cardamoms, dried rose petals, cinnamon, black peppercorns to
a fine powder.

5. Add paste to milk, mix well. Simmer for 4-5 minutes.

6. Add powdered masala to the milk, mix it, boil milk for 4-5 minutes
again.

7. Remove from heat. Let it cool & refrigerate for 3-4 hours.

8. Pour the milk into serving glasses,

9. Garnish with chopped almond,cashew nut, rose petals & saffron.

10. Thandai is ready to serve.