Thandai

Traditionally associated with festivals like Mahashivratri and Holi thandai is a chilled almond-flavoured beverage and is terrific for when the tempratures soar. This recipe has featured on the show Khanakhazana.

By Sanjeev Kapoor 08 Mar 2017 in Recipes

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Main Ingredients	Full Cream Milk, Almonds
Cuisine	Uttar Pradesh
Course	Beverages
Prep Time	16-20 minutes
Cook time	21-25 minutes
Serve	4
Taste	Sweet
Level of Cooking	Easy
Others	Veg

Ingredients

1 1/2 litres full cream milk
25 almonds, blanched and peeled
20 cashewnuts, soaked
30 pistachios, blanched and peeled
3 tablespoons melon seeds (magaz), soaked
3 tablespoons poppy seeds (khuskhus/posto), soaked
A few strands of saffron (kesar)
1 1/2 cups sugar
8-10 green cardamoms
20-25 rose petals
1 inch cinnamon stick
8-10 black peppercorns

Method

Grind together almonds, cashewnuts, pistachios, melon seeds and poppy seeds with a little milk to a fine paste. Bring milk to a boil in a pan. Add saffron and mix.
When the milk begins to boil add sugar and simmer till the sugar melts. Grind green cardamoms, dried rose petals, cinnamon and black peppercorns to a fine powder.
Add the paste to the milk and mix well. Simmer for three to four minutes. Add the powdered masala to the milk and mix well. Chill the milk and serve.

Nutrition Info

Calories	1937
Carbohydrates	198.1
Protein	60.6
Fat	99.6
Other Fiber	Fiber-23.9gm

#Almonds #Black peppercorns #Cashewnuts #Cinnamon #Green cardamoms #Melon seeds (magaz) #Pistachios #Poppy seeds (khuskhus/posto) #Rose petals #Saffron (kesar) #Sugar