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Thandai Recipe

Thandai Recipe with step by step pictures. This is the perfect drink for the festive occasion of Holi and Shivratri. This drink is packed with dry nuts and flavored with fragrant spices.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
chilling time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Course Bevarages
Cuisine Indian
Servings 3 servings
Calories 203 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ½ liter Milk
  • 3 tablespoon Sugar
  • Pistachios few teaspoon chopped finely for garnishing
  • Saffron a pinch for garnishing
  • ½ cup Water
  • Rose Essence few drops
  • For Masala:
  • 20 Badam / Almonds
  • 15 Cashew nuts
  • 1 teaspoon Poppy Seeds / Khus Khus / Kasa Kasa
  • 1 teaspoon Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf
  • ½ teaspoon Whole Pepper
  • 5 Cardamom Pods
  • Saffron a pinch
  • 2 tablespoon Milk for soaking saffron

Instructions
 

  • Bring milk to a boil, add in sugar and mix well. Chill this till cold.
  • Soak saffron in 2 tblspn of milk and set aside.
  • Take badam, cashews, poppy seeds, fennel seeds, pepper, cardamom in a bowl and pour in ½ cup of hot water over it and soak it for 15 mins.
  • Now take this in a blender and puree smoothly.
  • Pour this mix into the milk and add a tblspn of saffron milk and mix well. Leave this to sit for 15 mins.
  • Now strain this and add in remaining saffron milk and rose essence. Chill this for a hour
  • Serve with some pista and saffron toppings.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 203kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 7gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 69mgPotassium: 355mgFiber: 1gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 282IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 232mgIron: 1mg
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