Thandai | Spiced Nutty Milk

Wishing All Readers Happy Holi

Holi bring colour, fun in life and to celebrate Holi food is not left behind..gujiyas, malpua and thandai are the most famous food.  My mom use to make gujiyas, malpua, dahi vada and so many other things.  And I manage to make only thandai and happy to share with you guys this simple but delicious recipe, as most of the recipes; thandai also made in few different ways.   One can use fresh rose petals but since I didn't had any with me so I used rose water and you must add peppercorn as gives kick to this drink.  

Ingredients:

Milk - 500ml

Sugar - 4 tbsp or according to taste

Almonds - 10

Cashews - 10

Pistachios - 5[chopped for garnishing]

Green Cardamoms - 4

Black Peppercorns - 2 tsp

Poppy Seeds - 2 tsp

Fennel Seeds/Saunf - 1 tbsp

Rose Water - 2 tbsp

Saffron - few strands 

Water - 2 cups 

Method:

1. Soak almonds and cashews in water for 4-5 hours or over night.

2. In a pan roast poppy seeds, peppercorns, cardamoms and fennel seeds for 2-3 minutes and grind into fine powder.

3. Peel the almonds and grind with cashews into smooth paste, add little water if required. 

4.  Now add the spice mixture with little water and blend until creamy.  

5. Meanwhile bring the milk to boil, add sugar and simmer until sugar dissolves.  Also add 4-5 saffron strands.  Now let the milk cool down completely.  

6.  Strain mixture through a fine strainer or cheesecloth.  Grind leftover spice mixture from the strainer with 1/2 cup of water until creamy and strain again.  

7.  Add milk to the spice mixture and stir well.  Now add rose water and mix well.

Serve with crush ice.

Or refrigerate for 4-5 hours/ over night and serve chill with pista, almonds garnishing on top.  Enjoy the thandai and holi.

 Have a good day ~~