Thandai

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Chef Rakesh Sethi

Last Updated: Sep 05, 2019

Thandai

About Thandai

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No Holi celebration is complete without thandai

  • Full cream milk 1½ Litre
  • Saffron a few strands
  • Sugar 1½ cups
  • Almonds, blanched and peeled 20 to 25
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  • Boil milk in a non-stick pan. Add saffron and sugar, mix well and simmer.
  • Put almonds, cashewnuts, pistachios, melon seeds, poppy seeds, green cardamom pods, rose petals, cinnamon powder, black peppercorns and a little milk in a mixer jar and grind to a fine paste.
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Ingredients

  • Full cream milk 1½ Litre
  • Saffron a few strands
  • Sugar 1½ cups
  • Almonds, blanched and peeled 20 to 25
  • Cashewnuts, soaked 15 to 20
  • Pistachios, blanched and peeled 25 to 30
  • Melon seeds (magaz), soaked 3 tbsps
  • Poppy seeds (khuskhus), soaked 3 tbsps
  • Green cardamoms 8 to 10
  • Dried rose petals 20 to 25
  • Cinnamon powder ½ tsp
  • Black peppercorns 8 to 10

How to Make Thandai (Stepwise Photos)

Method

  1. Boil milk in a non-stick pan. Add saffron and sugar, mix well and simmer.
  2. Put almonds, cashewnuts, pistachios, melon seeds, poppy seeds, green cardamom pods, rose petals, cinnamon powder, black peppercorns and a little milk in a mixer jar and grind to a fine paste.
  3. Add this paste to the simmering milk and mix well.  Cook over low heat for 3-4 minutes.
  4. Take the pan off the heat and let it cool down to room temperature. Chill in the refrigerator.
  5. Pour into serving glasses and serve chilled.

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About chef

Chef Rakesh Sethi

Chef Rakesh Sethi

Chef RAKESH SETHI host of the show Tea Time on FOODFOOD Channel

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