Uttar Pradesh

Thandai

Name: Thandai
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: North Indian
Ingredients: 1 litre full cream, chilled milk; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/4 cup soaked almonds; 1 1/2 tbsp soaked melon seeds (melon seeds, peeled); 1 tbsp fennel seeds; 1 tbsp soaked poppy seeds (white poppy seeds); 1/2 tsp whole black pepper; 6 pods cardamom; 1 tsp rose water; a pinch saffron

Chilled milk ground with almonds, fennel, pepper and rose. Holi's signature glass.

30 minTime

10 gProtein each

mildSpice

3hPlan ahead. Soak for 3 hours first; the 30 minutes come after.

Holi's cooling drink2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayNuts, seeds, spice and rose in cold milk.

The original

282kcalsame

10 gproteinsame

3 gfibresame

30minutessame

Classic thandai.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Milk1 litre, full cream, chilled

Sugar½ cup

Almonds¼ cup, soaked

Melon seeds (melon seeds, peeled)1½ tbsp, soaked

Fennel seeds1 tbsp

Poppy seeds (white poppy seeds)1 tbsp, soaked

Black pepper½ tsp, whole

Cardamom6 pods

Rose water1 tsp

Saffrona pinch

Method

4 steps

1Soak almonds, melon seeds, poppy seeds, fennel and pepper in water for 3 hours.
2Peel the almonds and grind everything with cardamom and a little milk to a very fine paste.
3Stir the paste into chilled milk with sugar, saffron and rose water. Strain through muslin for a smoother drink.
4Chill for an hour and serve.

Serve it like this

Pour into glasses just before serving, nicely chilled or piping hot, whichever it's meant to be.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Uttar Pradesh

Thandai

Chilled milk ground with almonds, fennel, pepper and rose. Holi's signature glass.

30 minTime

10 gProtein each

mildSpice

3hPlan ahead. Soak for 3 hours first; the 30 minutes come after.

Holi's cooling drink2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayNuts, seeds, spice and rose in cold milk.

The original

282kcalsame

10 gproteinsame

3 gfibresame

30minutessame

Classic thandai.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Milk1 litre, full cream, chilled

Sugar½ cup

Almonds¼ cup, soaked

Melon seeds (melon seeds, peeled)1½ tbsp, soaked

Fennel seeds1 tbsp

Poppy seeds (white poppy seeds)1 tbsp, soaked

Black pepper½ tsp, whole

Cardamom6 pods

Rose water1 tsp

Saffrona pinch

Method

4 steps

1Soak almonds, melon seeds, poppy seeds, fennel and pepper in water for 3 hours.
2Peel the almonds and grind everything with cardamom and a little milk to a very fine paste.
3Stir the paste into chilled milk with sugar, saffron and rose water. Strain through muslin for a smoother drink.
4Chill for an hour and serve.

Serve it like this

Pour into glasses just before serving, nicely chilled or piping hot, whichever it's meant to be.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

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