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Thandai is a traditional Indian refreshing milk-based drink. Chef Ajay Chopra shares the recipe for this cooling beverage.
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Ingredients
For Thandai
5 green cardamom powder
5-8 black peppercorns
½ tsp fennel seeds
12 almonds
12 cashews
10 pistachios
1 tbsp melon seeds (chaar magaz)
1 tsp poppy seeds
1 tbsp rose petal spread
a pinch of nutmeg powder
½ tsp cinnamon powder
½ tsp black cardamom powder
1 tbsp rose water (gulab jal)
1 tbsp gulkand
1/2 cup warm milk
1 tbsp sugar
a few saffron strands
PREPARATION
- Warm some milk, add saffron strands and sugar and let it sit for a while.
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- To make the thandai powder, in a hamam dasta add green cardamom, black peppercorns, fennel seeds and some sugar, start crushing all the ingredients together.
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- Add almonds, cashews, pistachios, melon seeds, poppy seeds, dry rose petals, nutmeg powder, cinnamon powder, black cardamom powder, gulkand, rose water. Once all the ingredients are crushed well add saffron milk and make it into a homogeneous mixture.
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- To serve add 2 tbsp thandai paste in cold milk, top with ice, rose petals and cardamom powder.
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