BM #73 Week 1 Day 1 -
This week I have opted to showcase some recipes relevant to the festival of colors, Holi.
Today's recipe, Thandai, is traditionally associated with the festival of Holi. It acts as a coolant and is served in summer. There are various versions of this beverage with rose water and melon seeds and some more exotic ingredients.
But I loved the simplicity of these ingredients and tried it out at home. The kids felt the taste of saunf as the dominant flavor and asked me if I could reduce that flavor. Other than that, the beverage was rich, creamy and flavorful.
PS - Don't skip the chilling time as the flavors need to blend in, rather soak in. But the straining part is optional. My personal preference is the smoother drink.
Recipe Source here
Ingredients -
Milk, Preferably Full fat 2 cups
Sugar Powdered 2 Tbsp
Saffron a pinch
Pistachios crushed , crushed pepper for garnish
To Powder -
Almonds handful
Poppy Seeds 1 Tbsp
Saunf/Fennel Seeds 1 Tbsp
Cardamom Seeds 1/4 tsp
Peppercorns 10
Method Of Preparation -
Boil and cool the milk.
Powder the ingredients listed under 'To Powder'.
Blend the powder into the milk.
I didn't separately powder the ingredients. I used a high power blender (Vitamix) to directly blend the ingredients with milk.
Refrigerate for 2 hours.
Strain the milk and mix in the powdered sugar and saffron.
Serve with a garnish of crushed pistachios and crushed pepper.
Preparation Time 5 minutes + Chilling time 2 hours
Serves 2
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Such lovely pictures Harini...the glass makes it look so cool and chilled..I am surprised I am yet to post this, must try it this season.
Ah ! Such an exotic treat for Holi , that glass looks fantastic . Drooling dear .
am bringing in my version later this month :-)) the rustic pot makes it so festive... good one :)
Creamy & delicious drink and i love your presentation.
Creamy, flavorful and delicious drink Harini.
when I made this a few years ago, I had used a recipe given to me by Vaishalli that had a much longer list of ingredients. I thought it was so delicious but with the more complicated process haven't repeated it.
With this simplified version, I would definitely repeat it more often
I love that cute matka and I love thandai!
Thandai tempts me a lot and that matks looks absolutely prefect to serve this fabulous drink.
This is a super rich drink and looks so delicious. I remember making this few years back, but haven't made it again.
I grew up drinking this during the festival season, but have never made it myself. Looks so awesome!
This has been on to do list for long and I need to try it out this summer. Your version sounds rich and yummy and looks creamy.
I love chilled thandai.. perfect drink for upcoming holi festive time.
Wow such a pretty drink harini!! So beautifully presented, love that cute pot!! I m yet to try thandai, should make it atleast this holi season! :)