India

Thandai

Name: Thandai
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 1 l Milk; 100 g Almonds & cashews; 1 tbsp each Fennel & melon seeds; some of each Cardamom & saffron; 100 g Sugar; a few Black peppercorns

Spiced milk drink for the Holi festival

Thandai is a chilled Indian milk drink with nuts and spices, especially enjoyed at the Holi festival.

Almonds, fennel and saffron give the drink its festive, aromatic character.

Servings4

Time20 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Milk1 l
Almonds & cashews100 g
Fennel & melon seeds1 tbsp each
Cardamom & saffronsome of each
Sugar100 g
Black peppercornsa few

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Soak the nuts and seeds and grind fine.
Warm the milk with sugar and saffron.
Stir in the nut paste and spices.
Let it infuse well and strain.
Serve chilled with a little cardamom.

Make it original

Cardamom and saffron are in the Asia Boutique.

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