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Almond & Holy Basil Thandai

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients
Serves: 3 – 4 people (approx. 200ml each)
  • Soaked Almonds, skin removed 2 tbsp
  • Soaked melon seeds 2 tbsp
  • Soaked poppy seeds 1 tbsp
  • Almond slivers ½ cup
  • Sugar ¼ cup
  • Saffron strands a pinch
  • Fresh holy basil leaves 4 no.
  • Milk 2 cup
  • Green cardamom powder ½ tbsp
  • Black Peppercorns 1/2 tsp
  • Soaked Fennel seeds ¼ cup
Preparation
  1. Make a smooth paste of fennel seeds, poppy seeds, and almonds.
  2. In a heavy bottom pan, bring the milk and saffron strands to boil. Dissolve the sugar in the milk.
  3. Grind the fresh holy basil leaves and black peppercorns to a paste and add it to the milk.
  4. Add the almond, poppy seed and fennel seed paste along with cardamom powder and almond slivers to the milk and simmer it for 2-3 minutes.
  5. Refrigerate the thandai.
Did you know?

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