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Thandai Recipe by Manjula
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Thandai

Thandai is a very refreshing spicy cold drink with aromatic flavors; main ingredients are almond, milk, sugar and some spices. Traditionally thandai is served during the Indian holiday “Holi”. Holi is a celebration of the harvest season.
Recipe will serve 4.
Course Drinks
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Holi Drink, milk, Poppy Seeds, Rosewater, Sweet
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  • ½ cup almonds badam
  • 1 ½ cup Milk
  • 4 Tbsp Sugar
  • 1 ½ tsp whole black pepper kali mirch
  • 1 Tbsp fennel seeds saunf
  • 2 Tbsp poppy seeds khuskhus
  • 4 green cardamom ilatchi
  • 2 Tbsp rosewater
  • 2 cup water adjust as needed

Instructions

  • Soak almonds in water for at least 6 hours. Peel off the almond’s skin.
  • Grind black pepper, fennel seeds, poppy seeds, and cardamom.
  • Using a blender, blend the almonds into a paste. Add just enough water to let the almond blend into a paste.
  • In the same blender add the grinded spices and about ½ cup of water with almond paste. Blend until creamy.
  • Add 1 cup of water and sugar blend until sugar dissolve.
  • Strain the mix through the fine strainer or cheesecloth.
  • Return the left over ground paste to the blender with rest of the water.
  • Blend again and extract the liquid once more.
  • Discard remaining ground mash.
  • Mix the almond liquid, milk, and rose water.
  • Thandai is ready. Serve over the crush ice.

Notes

Garnish with rose petals!