{"id":5155,"date":"2017-07-18T11:17:40","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T11:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/?p=5155"},"modified":"2017-11-22T08:10:15","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T08:10:15","slug":"kesari-thandai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chefreetuudaykugaji.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/18\/kesari-thandai\/","title":{"rendered":"Kesari Thandai"},"content":{"rendered":"

A concoction of nuts , various spices \u00a0and saffron that are soaked and ground and added to milk and served chilled garnished with slivered almonds, pistachio nuts, cashew nuts, rose petals and laced with saffron.<\/p>\n

Thandai\u2019 as the name suggests is a classic summer coolant from the North of India, a very prevalent beverage to celebrate the festival of colours \u201cHoli\u201d.<\/p>\n

<\/u>Course: Beverage<\/p>\n

Preparation Time: 15 minutes excluding time for soaking the ingredients for Thandai Paste i.e. 8 hours \u2013overnight.<\/p>\n

Cooking Time: 5 minutes<\/p>\n

Servings: 04 pax.<\/p>\n

Ingredients and Quantity:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Full Cream milk- 1 \u00bd litres<\/p>\n

Sugar-02 tbsp. \/ as required<\/p>\n

Vetiver water- 05 ml.<\/p>\n

For the Thandai Paste:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Almonds- 30 gm.<\/p>\n

Pistachio nuts-15 gm.<\/p>\n

Cashew nuts-20 gm.<\/p>\n

Poppy seeds- 1 \u00bd tbsp.<\/p>\n

Melon seeds-1 tbsp.<\/p>\n

Fennel seeds- \u00bd tbsp.<\/p>\n

Black peppercorns-08-10 mos.<\/p>\n

Saffron, broiled-02 gm.<\/p>\n

Green Cardamom Powder- 01 tsp<\/p>\n

Cinnamon powder-1\/2 tsp<\/p>\n

For the Garnishing:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pistachio nuts, blanched, peeled and slivered-08 gm.<\/p>\n

Almonds, blanched, peeled and slivered-08 gm.<\/p>\n

Cashew nuts, chopped- 08 gm.<\/p>\n

Saffron, broiled- \u00bd gm.<\/p>\n

Rose petals, dried- 02 tsp.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Soak the ingredients mentioned from almonds to saffron in the Thandai paste overnight in water.<\/p>\n

Strain the mixture and peel almonds and pistachio nuts, now prepare a silk smooth paste of the entire mixture by adding a little water.<\/p>\n

In a heavy bottomed pan add milk and boil add saffron strands, now add sugar and stir till it dissolves. Add ground paste, stir to mix thoroughly. Simmer for 5 minutes.<\/p>\n

Switch off the flame. Add green cardamom powder and cinnamon powder. Mix well<\/p>\n

Cool it completely add Vetiver water and chill in the refrigerator.<\/p>\n

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For the Serving:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stir and serve in glasses or traditional Kulad garnished with slivered pistachio nuts, almonds, chopped cashew nuts, broiled saffron strands and dried rose petals.<\/p>\n

Chef tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. You may strain the Chilled Thandai and serve or it may be consumed as it is i.e. without straining.<\/li>\n
  2. I personally do not suggest adding bhang.<\/li>\n
  3. You may add \u00bd tbsp. of Gulkand to the chilled Thandai to further enhance its flavor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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