Thandai

Name: Thandai
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 tbsp almonds; 1 tbsp cashew; 1/2 tablespoon fennel seeds; 1/2 tablespoon melon seeds; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tbsp pistachio; 1 tsp poppy seeds; 4-5 cardamom; as needed Saffron; as needed Conserve of rose petals (gulkand); 300 gm sugar; as needed Water

Yoshita Ahuja Kwatra @cook_20743725

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Yoshita Ahuja Kwatra @cook_20743725

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Ingredients

3 tbspalmonds
1 tbspcashew
1/2 tablespoonfennel seeds
1/2 tablespoonmelon seeds
1 tsp black pepper
1 tbsp pistachio
1 tsp poppy seeds
4-5cardamom
as neededSaffron
as neededConserve of rose petals (gulkand)
300 gmsugar
as neededWater

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Steps

1

Take a bowl and add given amount of ingredients such as add almonds, cashews, melon seeds
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Now add fennel seeds, black pepper, poppy seeds and cardamom and saffron (only 2 pinch)
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Mix all these ingredients
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Soak it for four hours in hot water. If you are using cold water then the mixed ingredients need to be soaked more than 7 hours..
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Now after 4 hours we will put the mixture in the jar
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With this mixture add conserve of rose petals(gulkand) in it..
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Make a smooth paste of this mixture in jar..
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Now keep the paste aside for some time
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Now take a open big pan and add 300gm sugar in it
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Add 250ml water to it and also saffron strands into it
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Cook it at high flame so that sugar completely mix with water
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Now add the paste into it
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Cook it for 5-7 minutes at medium flame
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After 5-7 min it will become thick, add 150ml water to it
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And now cook it again for next 5-7 minutes..
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Now it will be ready after next 7 minutes with proper consistentcy
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You can store it in a glass jar or bottle for a month
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For serving take one glass and add the thandai into it
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Now add milk into it
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Mix it using a blender or as you like
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Serve it by garnishing it with pistachio..