Thandai

Name: Thandai
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 6 - 8 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/4 cup almonds; 1/4 cup cashew nuts; 1/4 cup pistachio; 2 tbsp melon seeds; 1 tbsp fennel seeds; 1 tbsp poppy seeds; 1 tbsp black peppercorns; 6 cardamom; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg powder; 1/4 teaspoon saffron; 2 tbsp dry rose petals; 6 cup chilled milk; 6 tbsp powered sugar; As required Rose petals and pistachio slivers to garnish

spicequeen @mrunalthakkar

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Thandai is traditional Indian cold drink which is very refreshing and has cooling effects that is why the name "thandai" meaning "cooling". It is prepared with combination of nuts, spices, saffron and rose petals. Traditionally everything is soaked together and then ground into a paste. Then milk and powdered sugar is added to it. This drink is enjoyed the best when it is chilled.
Even instant thandai powder can be prepared buy roasting all the nuts n spices together then making a powder out of it. But soaking and grinding method gives much more flavour and taste to the drink.
This drink is usually prepared during the festivals of Holi and Mahashivratri. It is very popular in the Northern part of India. This is a best cooling drink during summers.

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Ingredients

15 min

6 - 8 servings

1/4 cupalmonds
1/4 cupcashew nuts
1/4 cuppistachio
2 tbspmelon seeds
1 tbspfennel seeds
1 tbsppoppy seeds
1 tbspblack peppercorns
6cardamom
1/4 teaspoonnutmeg powder
1/4 teaspoonsaffron
2 tbspdry rose petals
6 cupchilled milk
6 tbsppowered sugar
As requiredRose petals and pistachio slivers to garnish

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Steps

15 min

1

Prepare all the nuts and spices and soak them in one cup of water for 5 to 6 hours. You can even soak them in hot water for a couple of hours if you are in a hurry. You can even dry roast all the nuts and spices on low heat and cool it down then grind it to a powder. This powder also can be used to make thandai but the flavor and the taste from the soaking and grinding method is much better than the instant powder method.
2

Now grind all the spices along with the water in a mixer jar and make a smooth paste. Add 2 - 3 of paste in a glass along with 1 tbsp of powdered sugar. You can adjust the amount of thandai paste and sugar according to your liking. Now pour chilled milk over it. Mix everything well.
3

Serve thandai chilled along with few ice cubes. Garnish it with pistachio slivers, dry rose petals, and fresh rose petals.

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spicequeen @mrunalthakkar

on March 27, 2021 11:46

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I am Mrunal Thakkar. I can introduce myself as a passionate cook. All the time there is mainly one thing on my mind and that is to cook something that my family likes to eat. I just love food ingredients and I love to feed family and friends.The same love has inspired me to start my cooking channel on YouTube under the name spice queen. I would love to share my recipes with you all. There is no greater joy.Keep cooking! Keep experimenting! Keep spreading love!