Thandai (ठंडाई) is a very special cold drink made in North India during Maha Shivratri and Holi .Thandai is also known by the name as Sardai .
Thandai is a milk based drink which comes in various flavors like kesar -badam , rose ,mango and the latest being Chocolate thandai .
Various condiments ,dry fruits and spices are roasted and ground to a fine powder or paste which is then mixed in milk along with sugar in the right proportion and then served chilled .
There are various ways in which thandai can be made and you can decide what goes into the thandai mixture depending on your likes .
I have kept the essence of fennel very mild as it would cut the taste of the rose flavor which is the Star of this thandai . Also,the condiments and spices used in this recipe will be easily available in everyone's kitchen and you can easily manage to prepare a lipsmacking thandai in no time.
I have used concentrated rose syrup in my thandai as I didn't have an access to edible rose petals and I don't want to risk using any other rose petals. You can also add a spoon of gulkand while blending for added taste and flavor. Using sabja seeds or chia seeds is purely optional.
Preparation Time - 10 mins
Cooking Time - nil
Serves - 3 to 4 glasses
Complexity- easy
Ingredients
7 to 8 pistas /pistachios
1/2 tsp fennel/saunf seeds
2 cardamoms
Few pepper corns
3 tablespoons rose syrup
2 - 3 tbsp Sugar or as needed
3 cups of boiled and cooled milk
Few strands of saffron
1 tsp chia / sabja seeds soaked in water
Method
- In a pan dry roast the badam,pista , fennel, pepper ,cardamom until it feels warm. Cool it for a few minutes and make a fine powder in pulse mode . Don't run the blender for long as the nuts will release oil making the powder sticky.
- In a juice jar ,add this thandai powder ,sugar and 1 cup milk and blend to a fine paste .
- Add the remaining milk ,rose syrup and give it a quick blend .
- Pour it into a jug and refrigerate until you serve.
Serving suggestions
Add 1/2 tsp of soaked sabja /chia seeds in a glass ,pour the thandai and top it with some chopped nuts and few saffron strands.
Yummy recipe.👌👌
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