Thandai Holi Recipe

It is a popular drink in India.Thandai is a milk based sweet drink.Thandai is one of the traditional drinks of India. It is mostly prepared during Holi. It is a good energizer also.Learn how to make delicious drink in this Holi day.

Ingredients of Thandai  

  

Milk – 1 liter

Water – 2 cups

Sugar – ½ cup

Aniseeds – 1 tsp

Cardamom powder— ½  tsp

A few Saffron strands

Pepper corns – 8

Almonds – 1 tbsp

Watermelon seeds – 1 tbsp

Rose petals – ½ cup

Poppy seeds – 2 tsp

Method of Preparation of Thandai

Soak the almonds, aniseeds, Poppy seeds, water melon seeds and rose petals in 2 cups of water.

Boil the milk and allow it to cool.

Grind the soaked ingredients in a mixer grinder to a smooth paste. Add the water into the paste and mix well. Strain it through muslin strainer.

Extract the liquid into a bowl and add the pepper corns, sugar, and saffron and cardamom powder. Mix well

Add into the boiled milk and blend nicely.

Thandai is ready. Chill and serve.