Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, thandai. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Thandai is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Thandai is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
Thandai is an Indian cold drink prepared with a mixture of almonds, fennel seeds, watermelon kernels, rose petals, pepper, vetiver seeds, cardamom, saffron, milk and sugar. It is native to India and is often associated with the Maha Shivaratri and Holi or Holla mahalla festival. It is most commonly consumed in north India.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook thandai using 12 ingredients and 21 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Thandai:
- Take 3 tbsp almonds
- Get 1 tbsp cashew
- Take 1/2 tablespoon fennel seeds
- Take 1/2 tablespoon melon seeds
- Get 1 tsp black pepper
- Prepare 1 tbsp pistachio
- Prepare 1 tsp poppy seeds
- Get 4-5 cardamom
- Get as needed Saffron
- Prepare as needed Conserve of rose petals (gulkand)
- Get 300 gm sugar
- Prepare as needed Water
It is a traditional drink, popular in the northern parts of India. Its made with a mix of dry fruits, seeds and a few spices. Thandai is a traditional drink popular in UP and some parts of Rajasthan. It has a cooling effect on the body and hence the name Thandai.
Steps to make Thandai:
- Take a bowl and add given amount of ingredients such as add almonds, cashews, melon seeds
- Now add fennel seeds, black pepper, poppy seeds and cardamom and saffron (only 2 pinch)
- Mix all these ingredients
- Soak it for four hours in hot water. If you are using cold water then the mixed ingredients need to be soaked more than 7 hours..
- Now after 4 hours we will put the mixture in the jar
- With this mixture add conserve of rose petals(gulkand) in it..
- Make a smooth paste of this mixture in jar..
- Now keep the paste aside for some time
- Now take a open big pan and add 300gm sugar in it
- Add 250ml water to it and also saffron strands into it
- Cook it at high flame so that sugar completely mix with water
- Now add the paste into it
- Cook it for 5-7 minutes at medium flame
- After 5-7 min it will become thick, add 150ml water to it
- And now cook it again for next 5-7 minutes..
- Now it will be ready after next 7 minutes with proper consistentcy
- You can store it in a glass jar or bottle for a month
- For serving take one glass and add the thandai into it
- Now add milk into it
- Mix it using a blender or as you like
- Serve it by garnishing it with pistachio..
Prepared with milk and a lot of dry fruits, this drink is very refreshing, and a perfect summer cooler. Thandai is a perfect Holi recipe to relish and what makes it indulgent is the amalgamation of ingredients like milk, almonds, saffron strands and sugar in the right proportions. This soul-satiating drink is a nice thirst-quencher, which is high on nutrient-value and has some great health benefits. In fact, this traditional drink tastes even. Thandai is a refreshing summer drink popular in India and is always served during festivals of Holi and also Mahashivratri.
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