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I am hunting for several options to include milk in my lil one's diet and this is one powder which i make often. It is tasty, healthy and homemade which is great for kids and toddlers. For sweetness i added palm sugar in this, you can use sugar as well. And the main thing is, dont over grind after you add badam, else it will turn into a paste.
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Preparation Time : 15 mins
Baking Time : 15 to 20 mins
Makes : 1 cup of powder
Badam / Almonds - 1 cup
Panangkarkandu / Palm Sugar Candy - ⅓ cup or as needed
Cardamom - 6 to 8
Saffron a good pinch
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
Method:
Preheat oven to 160 degree C.
Take almonds in a sauce pan, cover with water, heat it and bring it to a boil. Once it boils, take it off the heat and set aside for 5 mins. Now drain it and wash it with cold water. Now squeeze and remove the skin. Pat the almonds dry with a paper towel.
Now put the almonds in a pan and roast it for 15 mins. Remove it cool it completely.
Now take cardamom, saffron, turmeric powder, palm sugar in a blender and powder it. Now add in the cooled almonds and powder it once.
DONT OVER GRIND IT, ELSE IT WILL TURN INTO A PASTE.
Now remove to a bowl and cool little. Now pour this in a bottle and store it in fridge.
When you want to have it, just add a tblspn of the powder in a cup and pour boiled milk or warm milk over it and mix well.
Serve immediately.
BUY PALM SUGAR CANDY
Pictorial:
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| Take your ingredients..You need some turmeric powder as well |
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| Take almonds in a pan |
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| cover with water |
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| Now heat this up |
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| bring it to a boil |
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| remove it and set aside for 5 mins |
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| drain it and wash it in cold water |
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| squeeze and remove the skin |
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| pat it dry using some paper towel. |
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| now put the nuts in a baking pan and bake them |
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| now it has turned light golden..You can roast it in a dry pan till it turns golden. |
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| take cardamom and saffron in a blender |
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| add in palm candy |
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| add in turmeric powder |
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| now it is well powdered |
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| add the cooled nuts in |
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| powder for just few sec..if you over blend them, they will turn into a paste |
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| cool it lightly |
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| store in a air tight container |
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| Add a tblspn of powder in a cup |
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| pour over warm milk |
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| mix well |
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| Serve |
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| Store this in fridge for several weeks |
DHWANI BHATT
if don't have microwave then how i can roast them.
Unknown
How to do without oven??
uttparna
Hey aarti. ... I really liked this powder idea... I have some doubt... whole cardamom? And if I want to add cashews to it then how? And without baking can I dry roast almonds?
JAMALUDDIN N
We have a fresh juice centre at Trichy in an important location.We used to buy HALDIRAMS BADAMKJEER FRO M CHENNAI FOR A LONG TIME.We have a good patronage in our juice parlour.But There is no supply by HALDIRAMS for the last two years, I bought two bottles of BADAM at ROOPSAGER DELHI KAROL BAGH.BUT IT IS IN PASTE FORM.VERY NICE.THE PROBLEM IS SUGAR MIXED?
Your product is safe for sugar patients due to palm Jagger.Now can you send me a sample.
Mrs Ayesha Begum
W/o Prof. Dr Jamaluddin
Trichy?
Aarthi
@uttparnaYes whole cardamom, it is not a isse, it will get blended with the sugar. And if you dont have oven you can roast it on a dry pan till it is well toasted
Aarthi
@DHWANI BHATTRoast it in a dry pan on a low heat till golden.
Aarthi
@Rachna Suprithu can add nuts, but not sure about raisans
Nivetha sundari
Hi can we use dry ginger to this mix. Can we make it and store in refrigerator for future use. Pls help.
Aarthi
@Nivetha sundariu can add dry ginger as well. Keep it in fridge
Rasal Khan
beautyful post
Preetha Jayakumar
Hi aarthi pls Tell me how to do it in microwave oven
Aarthi
@Preetha Jayakumarif you have convection mode u can cook in that
JNayak
Hi Aarthi, where do you buy palm sugar, what is it called in any Indian language?
Aarthi
@JNayakit is called as panangkarkandu, check this
http://www.amazon.in/Ekgaon-Village-World-Network-EKR13/dp/B00URHY700/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=aarthi-21&linkCode=w00&linkId=&creativeASIN=B00URHY700
Chitra Shivaramakrishnan
Which brand of saffron is good... Can u take a picture of the saffron u use?
Aarthi
@Chitra Shivaramakrishnanit is a packet which i got in kashmir. You can use any good brand
Anonymous
Hi Aarthi,
Really likes all your good healthy powder. But I want to know before blend the palm sugar candy, how to remove the stones or some dust particles in that.
Aarthi
@Anonymousi used clean ones, so i dont do anything to it. If you see dirt in them, wash them well and dry them and use
Vijipriya R
We can give this powder to 6months old baby?
Aarthi
@Vijipriya Rno u can start this after 1 year or atleast 9 months
GeethaPriya Shanmugam
Aarthi, Can kids consume almonds with skin? Or should it always be removed?
Aarthi
It is best to remove it. easy for digestion
Anonymous
So nice
sathana thevar
how to identify pure panakarkandu since mostly wat we get is sugar adulterated onee
vandhana
hi aarthi,
my baby gal is almost completing her 11th month. but her weight is not upto the mark. kindly suggest foods to increase her weight. my son is 6 yrs n he is too under weight...
Ms. Abha
Can i give this to a 8 month old baby?
Leena
Any alternative for Palm sugar candy and saffron. It is not available here
Anupama
Hi Aarthi... Thax for this nice post. can we use jaggery or normal sugar instead of palm sugar candy? Also I wonder if almond nutrients are intact after boiling in water.if not can we soak it instead of boiling and then peal the skin off?
Neha
Hi Aarthi.. too good recipes..
Is there any alternative for baking almonds
Anonymous
Is it necessary to use saffron?
Bobby
Hi aarthi
Tell how to roast badam in otg.
Anonymous
it is very easy and it is very nice
Jinzz
Can u suggest an alternative for palm
Sugar candy?normal jaggery is enough?
Aarthi
yes u can