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Thandai Recipe | Holi Special DrinkRefreshing drink made with milk, peppercorn, almonds, fennel seeds, poppy seeds, cardamom and rose
Cold Milk with a mix of Nuts, Rose Petals - this Festival drink is undeniably delicious!
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Ingredients
- 3 Cups Milk1 cup = 250 ml
- 5 Tablespoon Almond1/3 cup
- 2 Tablespoon Cashew
- 2 Teaspoon Poppy Seeds
- 1 Teaspoon Fennel Seeds
- 0.25 cup Sugar1/4 cup
- 1 Teaspoon Black Pepperwhole pepper
- 2 CardamomGreen cardamom
- 1 tablespoon Dry Rose PetalsWe can use Rose essence in place of Rose petals. If you are using rose essence, add 4-5 drops of rose essence
Directions
Thandai is one of the popular summer drink in Maharashtra. It is the special beverage especially made on Mahasivaratri & Holi Festival. I tasted this awesome drink in one of my friend’s house who is a Maharashtrian, I got this recipe from her and I loved this chill and flavorful drink especially during hot day. The rich flavor of fennel seeds and peppercorns along with nuts gives a nice taste to the drink.
Its also called as Sardai, literally translates to coolant or cold in Hindi. It is a refreshing drink that has a cooling effect and gives instant energy in scorching Indian summers. It contains various cooling nuts and spices like almonds, fennel seeds, magaz (kernel of Watermelon seeds), cardamom, khus khus (poppy seeds) etc. A generous pinch of Saffron threads provides it a distinctive taste & colour. Rose petals, pepper, cashew nuts are other items that are many times added to it. It is also rich in calcium & vitamins.
Try this flavor rich Thandai and I m sure you will like this drink for this hot summer!
Video Version of making Thandai (Sardai) Recipe
Notes:
- I used Dry Rose Petals. You can substitute with 4-5 drops of Rose Essence or 2 Teaspoon Rose Water
- Traditionally Melon Seeds are also along with nuts and rose petals. But if we can’t get it, we can skip
- Use more peppercorns and fennel seeds for a stronger flavor in thandai.
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Steps
1 Done 10 mins | Boil the MilkBoil 3 Cups of milk and allow it to come to room temperature. |
2 Done 120 mins | Soak the AlmondsIn a bowl, add the almonds. Add water to soak the almonds and set it aside for 2 hours. |
3 Done 120 mins | Soak the other ingidentsIn another bowl, add cashews, poppy seeds, fennel seeds, peppercorns, green cardamom and add water and soak it for 2 hours |
4 Done 5 mins | Peal the skin on of the AlmondsAfter 2 hours, drain the water from the soaked ingredients. Peel the skin of the almonds and add it to mixer jar. |
5 Done 2 mins | Add the rest of the ingredients to the mixer jarAdd drained cashew, fennel seeds, peppercorns, poppy seeds, cardamom to the mixer jar |
6 Done 5 mins | Grind the ingridentsAdd dry rose petals to the mixer jar. If you don’t have it, you can replace with 4 drops of rose essence or 2 teaspoon rose water and grind everything to a smooth paste |
7 Done 2 mins | Add SugarAdd sugar to the cooled milk and stir well so that the sugar gets nicely dissolved |
8 Done 2 mins | Add the ground paste to milkAdd this ground paste to milk and stir well so the paste gets nicely mixed with the milk |
9 Done 60 mins | Cool itRefrigerate the milk for about 1 hour for the flavor to get incorporated well with milk. After 1 hour, strain the milk in a pitcher. |
10 Done | Garnish itServe the chill Thandai garnished with chopped pistachios and few saffron threads. |
11 Done | Serving TimeThe delicious Thandai is a very refreshing drink for summer. Try this and share your comments! |
