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thandai (traditional Almond milk)

thandai (traditional Almond milk)

March 14, 2025
15 minPrep
10 minCook
25 minTotal
4Servings
300Kcal

Ingredients

  • Almonds(Badam) : 1/2 cup (soaked at night )
  • Milk : Boiled and cooled : 3 cups.
  • Grated coconut: (Or coconut milk- optional) : 1/2 cup.
  • Poppy seeds (khaskhas) : 2 tablespoons
  • Muskmelon seeds : 1 tablespoon
  • Fennel seeds (Saunf) : 1 u0026 1/2 tablespoons
  • Black pepper corns : 8 to 10 crushed into powder : 1 teaspoon.
  • Cardamom : 7 to 8 crushed.
  • Sugar : 1 bowl : ( Adjust the sweetness according to your preference (Can use sugar syrup) )
  • Water : 1 cup.
  • Kewra water essence : 1/2 teaspoon ( Optional- the smell and taste might not be preferred by all )
  • Saffron strands : 8 to 10 for garnishing.

Instructions

  1. Soak the almonds overnight, drain the water, peel and make paste, keep it aside.
  2. In separate- separate bowls soak fennel seeds, poppy seeds, muskmelon seeds and cardamom. ( can soak overnight or 2 to 3 hours before for better results)
  3. Now,grind them in a fine paste, add pepper powder too.( can use mortar-pestle too )
  4. This is the most important step, now take a bowl,cover it with muslin cloth and seive the above mix- add water to get a fine paste.
  5. In another bowl,repeat the same process with the almonds make paste and seive.
  6. In a blender mix the rose petals and sugar and grind it well.
  7. At the end bring all of the above mix in a bowl, whisk it well,add cornflour to it if you find the mix thin and want it thick. ( Can add water or milk if you need to make the mix thin.)
  8. Seive the entire mix one last time and keep it to cool.Serve chilled and garnish with saffron.

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