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Thandai is a Cold Milk Drink prepared with a mixture of almonds, fennel seeds, watermelon kernels, rose petals, pepper, vetiver seeds, cardamom, saffron, milk and sugar. There are variants of thandai and the most common are badam (almond).
Ingredients For Thandai Powder
15 Pieces of Almonds
10 Pieces of Pistachios
10 pieces Cashew
Pinch of Cardamom Powder
1 tea spoon Fennel Seeds
Few Dried Rose Petals
2 table spoon Melon Seeds
1 table spoon Poppy Seeds
5 Pepper Corns
Ingredients For Thandai
4-5 cup Full cream Milk
3/4 cup Sugar or depends on your taste
Pinch of Nutmeg Powder
Few Saffron Threads
1 tea spoon Rose water
How to Make Thandai?
PROCESS:
1. Add all powder ingredients into the blender and blend it and make a powder.
2. Take a 1 cup of milk and soak the powder for 2-3 hours.
3. Blend it again to make a smooth paste.
4. In another pot add blended mixture and rest of the milk and leave it in freeze for chilled.
5. Strain the soaked milk.
6. Add nutmeg powder, sugar, rose water and saffron threads and Stir properly.
7. Thandai is ready, Garnish it with saffron, rose petals and dry fruits.
8. Serve Chilled.
