- Soak almonds, pistachios, cashews, poppy seeds, melon seeds, fennel seeds, and black peppercorns in water for 5-6 hours or overnight.Grind the soaked ingredients with dried rose petals into a fine smooth paste. Add a little milk if needed.
- Boil the milk in a pan. Once milk starts to boil add sugar and saffron strands. Simmer the flame until sugar melts.Add nutmeg powder, cinnamon powder, and the ground paste. Stir continuously and let it boil for another 2-3 minutes more.
- Turn off the flame and let it cools down.The best homemade thandai recipe is ready to serve.
Thandai is an Indian traditional, festive drink made with milk, nuts and exotic spices. A quick recipe that tastes heavenly. It is served at times of the festival Maha Shivratri and Holi. This beverage is very popular especially in NorthWestern states of India.
Thandai
#FoodismSummerBonanza
By Vinay Kumar
Mar, 17th
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Servings
2 persons
Cook Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
11
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Ingredients
- 2 cups whole milk
- 6 almonds
- 6 pistachios
- 6 cashew nuts
- 1 tsp poppy seeds
- 1 tsp melon seeds
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 1 tsp dried rose petals
- 4 black peppercorns
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1/4 tsp saffron
- 2 tbsp sugar
