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Title: Thandai Post by: maheshkumar on February 25, 2008, 03:28:43 AM Ingredients:
2 kg Sugar 4 cups Milk 2 tbsp Aniseeds 4 tbsp Almonds 2 tbsp Khuskhus 2 tsp Rose Water 2 tbsp Cardamoms 4 tbsp Melon Seeds 2 litres boiled Water 8-10 Black Peppercorn ½ cup Rose petals, fresh/dried Method: Boil the milk and cool it. Add sugar in water and boil it to make a syrup of one thread consistency and let it cool. Clean, wash and transfer khuskhus, aniseeds, black peppercorns and rose petals in a jug of water and soak for 3 to 4 hours. Grind to a fine paste. Also grind the soaked and peeled almonds separately and strain with a muslin cloth. To this mixture, add the sugar syrup and stirr it properly. Add cardamom powder, shake well. Syrup is ready. To make one glass of thandai take ¼th glass of the syrup and fill the rest of the glass with milk. Add ice cubes, or chill in the refrigerator. Tip: To prevent formation of ice, rub table salt to the insides of your freeze |