INGREDIENTS
- 2 tablespoons almond/ badam
- 2 tablespoons pistachios
- 2 tablespoons poppy seeds/ khus khus
- 2 tablespoons fennel seeds/ sauf
- 2 tablespoon rose petals
- 1 teaspoon peppercorns
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamon powder
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Pinch of saffron
PREPARATION
- To make thandai paste, soak almonds, pistachios, poppy seeds, peppercorns, rose petals in one cup of water for overnight. If you want to make instantly then soak in warm water for one hour.
- Grind the mixture into fine paste with the water used to soak in.
- Add 1/2 cup of sugar, cardamon powder and a pinch of saffron strands to the paste and grind once again.
- Take two tablespoons of thandai paste in a glass. Add chilled milk and ice cubes (optional). Mix well and garnish with saffron and rose petals.
NOTES
- Store thandai paste in refrigerator.