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Pichkari Thandai

A tasty and delightful drink. This recipe has featured on the show Khanakhazana.

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Main Ingredients Full cream milk, Sugar
Cuisine Fusion
Course Beverages
Prep Time 26-30 minutes
Cook time 11-15 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Select Taste
Level of Cooking Medium
Others Veg
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Ingredients list for Pichkari Thandai

  • 1 1/2 litres Full cream milk
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • a few strands Saffron (kesar)
  • 8-10 Green cardamoms
  • 20-25 Dried rose petals
  • 1 inch stick Cinnamon
  • 8-10 Black peppercorns
  • 15 Almonds,blanched and peeled
  • 40-50 Pistachios,blanched and peeled
  • 10 Cashewnuts
  • 3 tablespoons Melon seeds (magaz),soaked
  • 3 tablespoons Poppy seeds (khuskhus/posto),soaked
  • 1/2 cup Khus syrup

Method

  1. Boil milk in a thick bottomed pan. Add sugar and saffron and simmer for five minutes. Set aside to cool.
  2. Grind green cardamom, dry rose petals, cinnamon and peppercorns to a fine powder. Add this powder to the milk. Grind almonds, pistachios, cashewnuts, melon seeds and poppy seeds along with one glassful of chilled milk to a smooth paste. Add it to the milk and mix thoroughly.
  3. Make a design on the inside of the serving glasses with mixed fruit jam. Pour some khus syrup into the glasses and top up with the prepared milk. Serve chilled.