Holi special Thandai (Flavoured Spiced Drink)

Name: Holi special Thandai (Flavoured Spiced Drink)
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 8-10 glasses
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup warm water; 3 tablespoons almonds – 30 grams, rinsed; 2 tablespoons pistachios – 20 grams, unsalted and rinsed; 2 tablespoons poppy seeds white, (khus khus); 1/4 cup melon seeds; 2 tablespoons dried rose petals or 2 tablespoons rose water; 1 tablespoon fennel seeds; 1/2 teaspoon whole black pepper; 3-4 green cardamoms – husks removed and seeds kept; 1 pinch saffron – optional; 1/2 cup 100 grams sugar –; 8 cups cold milk or as needed; as required ice cubes; as required few rose petals or chopped almonds or pistachios for garnish

Jyoti Prakash Assudani @cook_24726422

#Holi2022
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Thandai has a nutty milky taste. It has a heady aroma and sweet scented flavors of the rose, cardamom and saffron coupled together with a some hits of pungency from the black pepper.

Thandai is one of those drinks that is made during Holi Festival and Mahashivratri. Bhang (cannabis) thandai is also consumed during both these festivals.
Happy Holi to my lovely friends

#Holi2022
#Holispecial
#Thandai

Thandai has a nutty milky taste. It has a heady aroma and sweet scented flavors of the rose, cardamom and saffron coupled together with a some hits of pungency from the black pepper.

Thandai is one of those drinks that is made during Holi Festival and Mahashivratri. Bhang (cannabis) thandai is also consumed during both these festivals.
Happy Holi to my lovely friends

Jyoti Prakash Assudani @cook_24726422

#Holi2022
#Holispecial
#Thandai

Thandai has a nutty milky taste. It has a heady aroma and sweet scented flavors of the rose, cardamom and saffron coupled together with a some hits of pungency from the black pepper.

Thandai is one of those drinks that is made during Holi Festival and Mahashivratri. Bhang (cannabis) thandai is also consumed during both these festivals.
Happy Holi to my lovely friends

#Holi2022
#Holispecial
#Thandai

Thandai has a nutty milky taste. It has a heady aroma and sweet scented flavors of the rose, cardamom and saffron coupled together with a some hits of pungency from the black pepper.

Thandai is one of those drinks that is made during Holi Festival and Mahashivratri. Bhang (cannabis) thandai is also consumed during both these festivals.
Happy Holi to my lovely friends

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Ingredients

1 hr 30 minutes

8-10 glasses

1 cupwarm water
3 tablespoonsalmonds – 30 grams, rinsed
2 tablespoons pistachios – 20 grams, unsalted and rinsed
2 tablespoonspoppy seeds white, (khus khus)
1/4 cupmelon seeds
2 tablespoonsdried rose petals or 2 tablespoons rose water
1 tablespoonfennel seeds
1/2 teaspoonwhole black pepper
3-4green cardamoms – husks removed and seeds kept
1 pinchsaffron – optional
1/2 cup 100 gramssugar –
8 cupscold milk or as needed
as requiredice cubes
as requiredfew rose petals or chopped almonds or pistachios for garnish

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Steps

1 hr 30 minutes

1

Soaking Nuts And Seeds:-
In a bowl, pour 1 cup warm water.
Then add almonds, pistachios, poppy seeds (khus khus), melon seeds, dried rose petals, fennel seeds and black pepper.
2

Mix very well. Cover and keep aside for minimum one hour or two hours. If you use water at room temperature, then you can also keep overnight or for 4 to 5 hours.
Making Thandai Paste :-
After 1 to 2 hours, pour the whole mixture including the soaking water in a grinder or blender jar. Do make sure to use a good grinder or blender
3

Add ½ cup sugar, seeds from 3 to 4 green cardamoms and 1 pinch of saffron.
Blend the mixture to a very smooth and fine paste. Remove in a bowl and keep aside. You can cover and refrigerate if not using immediately.
Making Thandai :-
4

To prepare thandai, take about 4 tablespoons of the thandai paste in a glass. You can add less or more thandai paste as needed.
Add chilled milk. You can also use half-half combination of milk and water. Mix very well. Add a few ice cubes. Garnish with rose petals.
5

You can also garnish with some chopped almonds or pistachios.
6

Serve thandai immediately. Alternatively, you can prepare the thandai drink in a large mug or jug. Refrigerate and then serve. Enjoy your Holi festival. Happy Holi to my lovely friends