Homemade Thandai Powder|Vodka Paan Thandai for Holi

Name: Homemade Thandai Powder|Vodka Paan Thandai for Holi
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 betel leaves; 10 blanched almonds; 10 Cashewnuts; 10 Pistachios; 1 tbsp Melon seeds or magaj; 1 tbsp Poppy seeds or khuskhus; 5 Strands Saffron or Kesar; 4 tbsp Brown Sugar or castor sugar; 4-5 Green cardamoms; 1 tsp fennel seeds or saunf; 5 Rose petals; 1/4 inch Cinnamon or nutmeg; 5-6 Black peppercorns; 60 Ml Vodka; 1 leaf Betel; 1 tbsp Gulkand; 200 Ml Milk; 1 tsp Vanilla essence; 1 tbsp Thandai powder; 2-3 tbsp Brown Sugar or castor sugar

Harjeet Kaur @cook_13349754

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Colour, joy, camaraderie and lots of Homemade Thandai Powder|Vodka Paan Thandai will make the festival of Holi, fun all day. The traditional thandai is a concoction of chilled milk, almonds, cashew nuts, pistachios, rose petals, fennel seeds, cardamom and pepper. I have a thick betel vine growing in my patio and I decided to give the thandai powder a unique twist with betel leaves, gulkand and brown sugar added to all the other awesome ingredients. The thandai powder is available in most stores in India and if you want to make instant thandai then get a pack. I have made the thandai powder myself and it is just a blend of all the ingredients together.
Paan, also known as Betel is an age-old mouth-freshener in India. I love the melt-in-the-mouth Paan available in Lucknow. When I munch on some Paan, after a meal, I feel it is a complete meal. When the festival of Holi is around, thandai is much in demand these days and is available in many amazing flavours to suit your palate. In India, Holi marks the onset of summer and this Paan thandai is one of those refreshing summer drinks and when you add a shot of Vodka, it is worth drooling over.

Harjeet Kaur @cook_13349754

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Ingredients

Thandai Powder Recipe
Ingredients
4betel leaves
10blanched almonds
10 Cashewnuts
10 Pistachios
1 tbspMelon seeds or magaj
1 tbspPoppy seeds or khuskhus
5 StrandsSaffron or Kesar
4 tbspBrown Sugar or castor sugar
4-5Green cardamoms
1 tspfennel seeds or saunf
5Rose petals
1/4 inchCinnamon or nutmeg
5-6Black peppercorns
Ingredients of Paan Thandai
60 MlVodka
1 leafBetel
1 tbspGulkand
200 Ml Milk
1 tspVanilla essence
1 tbspThandai powder
2-3 tbspBrown Sugar or castor sugar

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Steps

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In a mortar or a blender grind together almonds, cashew nuts, pistachios, melon seeds, and sugar, saffron, fennel, black pepper, nutmeg and poppy seeds. Tear the betel leaves and add to the rest of the ingredients.
You will get a rough paste. Keep this aside to make Thandai immediately or store it in the fridge in an airtight container and it will stay for a week. Whenever you feel thirsty just add some milk and ice and enjoy a refreshing drink.
2

Blend all the ingredients. Top with lots of ice cubes.
Garnish with almond flakes the soaked sweet basil seeds and strands of saffron. Serve cool. Get ready to celebrate Holi tomorrow with this slightly intoxicating drink and dunk in the colours of the season.