Ah Summer! time for heat,but you know the best part of India
Summers are special homemade summer coolers as they are more healthier and tastier than the packaged drinks we get in the market....Here i am sharing one of my favourite summer cooler recipe "Thandai" ,the traditional Indian drink made with milk,dry fruits and spices.The ingredients present in thandai have numerous health benefits, apart from its excellent body cooling property .
Preparation time:5 hours
Cooking time : 20 min
Ingredients :
Dry fruits : Handful of almonds,pistachios,Cashew nuts,melon seeds
Spices : 1 Teaspoon Fennel seeds
1/2 Teaspoon Black pepper
4 Cardamom
1 Teaspoon Poppy seeds
1 litre Milk
1 Teaspoon Rose Petals or Gulkand
A few Saffron strands
Directions :
Soak the almonds, Pistachios, Cashew nuts , Melon seeds and Poppy seeds for 3-4 hours and grind them to a paste and keep aside. Boil the milk in low flame, add sugar and saffron strands,allow it to cool .Crush cardamom,Black pepper,Fennel seeds. Now add the dry fruit paste and crushed spices to milk and strain it(Straining is optional). Add this mixture to the milk along with Gulkand and Rose Petals and refrigerate it for 4-5 hours.Serve chilled.
Spices : 1 Teaspoon Fennel seeds
1/2 Teaspoon Black pepper
4 Cardamom
1 Teaspoon Poppy seeds
1 litre Milk
1 Teaspoon Rose Petals or Gulkand
A few Saffron strands
Directions :
Soak the almonds, Pistachios, Cashew nuts , Melon seeds and Poppy seeds for 3-4 hours and grind them to a paste and keep aside. Boil the milk in low flame, add sugar and saffron strands,allow it to cool .Crush cardamom,Black pepper,Fennel seeds. Now add the dry fruit paste and crushed spices to milk and strain it(Straining is optional). Add this mixture to the milk along with Gulkand and Rose Petals and refrigerate it for 4-5 hours.Serve chilled.
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