Thandai | Thandai Recipe
Thandai is a traditional North Indian beverage served during holi festival. It's a milk based beverage made with nuts and spices.
Ingredients
- 1 ltr Whole Milk
- 1 cup Cashew Nuts
- 1/2 cup Almonds
- 1/4 cup Pistachio
- 1 tbsp Poppy Seeds
- 7 Cardamom
- 5 to 7 Black Pepper
- 1 Tbsp Fennel Seeds
- 1 Tbsp Melon Seeds
- 4 or 6 Saffron
- 1/4 cup Sugar
Instructions
- Soak almonds, cashew nuts, pistachios and poppy seeds in warm water for an hour.
- Remove the skin of almonds and pistachios.
- Add cardamoms and grind them to a fine and smooth paste.
- Bring milk to boiling.
- Add a pinch of saffron and sugar to it.
- Now add the almonds paste to the boiling milk.
- Mix well and switch off the flame.
- Let the milk come to room temperature, add the pepper powder and rose essence to the milk.
- Cool the milk completely and refrigerate it for 1 to 2 hours.
- Serve chilled thandai.