Recipe: How to make thandai
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 21-03-2022
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Traditionally associated with festivals is a chilled almond-flavoured beverage and is terrific for when
the temperatures soar. Its tasty and cools you down
Ingredients
4
1/2 cups full- fat milk , boiled and cooled, 1/4 cup powdered sugar, a
pinch of freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch), a few saffron (kesar)
strands
To be blended into a fine powder
1/4 cup
almonds (badam), 2 tbsp poppy seeds (khus-khus), 2 tbsp fennel seeds
(saunf), 1/2 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder, 20 whole white peppercorns
(kalimirch)
How to make
Combine the prepared powder and
milk in a deep bowl, mix well using a whisk and refrigerate for 2
hours. Strain the mixture through a strainer, add the sugar, pepper
powder and saffron and mixwell. Pour equal quantities of the thandai
into 4 individual glasses and serve chilled.
Preparation Time: 5 mins
Makes 4 glasses