Thandai

Thandai

Ingredients

Almonds (Badam) 20-25 pieces
Cashew nuts (kaju) 2 table spoons
Poppy seeds (khus khus) 1 table spoon
Melon seeds (Magaz) 2 table spoons
Fennel seeds (saunf) ½ tea spoon
Green Cardamom (elaichi) seeds ½ tea spoon
Black peppercorns (kali mirch) ¾ tea spoon
Sugar (Chini) ½ cup
Milk (Doodh) 1 liter
Water (pani) ¾ cup
Dried rose petals (Gulab ki pankhudi) 1 tea spoon
Saffron (Kesar) few strands

For Garnishing

Pistachios, crushed

Instructions

  1. Soak and peel almonds and keep aside.
  2. Soak melon seeds and poppy seeds in water for 2 hours.
  3. Boil milk, add sugar and let it dissolved, turn off heat and allow it to cool.
  4. Take almonds in a grinder jar, add the drained melon and poppy seeds and grind it.
  5. Now add cashew nuts, fennel seeds, pepper corns, rose petal and green cardamom and grind it well.
  6. If needed add little milk and make a smooth paste. (Traditionally this process is done with motor and pestle.)
  7. Add the ground paste to the milk-sugar mixture, stir and leave aside for 1 hour.
  8. After one hour, add saffron strands and chill it for 5 -6 hours.
  9. Once chilled, pour into serving glasses.
  10. Top with crushed pistachios and one or two saffron strands and serve chilled.

Tip

  • You can also strain the mixture before chilling.

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