Holi Special Recipe Thandai

Thandai is a wonderful cold refreshing and healthy flavored milk that is traditionally prepared during the Holi festival (festival of colors). When people become a little exhausted after playing exciting yet tiresome holi a glass of Thandai offers instant energy and cools the body.

Ingredients::

Almonds- 1/4 cup
Blanched Melon Seeds( Magaz) - 1 tbsp.
Soaked Poppy Seeds (Khus Khus) – 2 tbsp
Whole Fat Milk – 500 ml.
Peppercorns – 3
Fennel Seeds (Saunf) – ½ tsp.
Cardamom (Elaichi) - 2
Sugar – 150 gm.
Rose water – 1 tsp
Saffron Strands -Few
Some slivered pistachios and a few saffron strands for garnishing


Method::

||:- Heat the milk ,then add sugar.

||:- Stir it till sugar dissolves completely and remove from flame.

||:- Add Saffron Strands.

||:- Allow the milk to cool to room temperature.

||:- Blend almonds, melon seeds, Soaked poppy seeds to a smooth paste.

||:- Grind the fennel seeds, pepper corns and cardamom into fine powder.

||:- Add the powder ,paste to the boiled milk.Mix well.

||:- Refrigrate it for 2-3 hours.This allows the flavours to infuse into the milk.

||:- Strain the mixture through a fine sieve and discard the solids.

||:- Add rose water and Mix well.

||:- Serve Chilled after granishing with Silvered pistachios and saffron strands.