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Thandai
🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Thandai

🇮🇳 Indian

The glass that fixes the weather: thandai, made the way a roadside stall or a grandmother would. Gives you a proper meal in 20 minutes.

Prep 10 min Cook 10 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Saffrona pinch
  • Milk1 litre
  • Sugar3 tbsp
  • Cashews2 tbsp
  • Almonds3 tbsp
  • Black Pepper1/2 tsp
  • Green Cardamom3
  • Fennel Seeds1 tsp

Optional extras

  • Fresh Cilantroto finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Warm the base gently — never a rolling boil, or the milk risks catching.

  2. 2

    Grind the nuts and spices to a fine paste with a splash of the warm liquid.

  3. 3

    Stir the paste through, sweeten, and steep 5 minutes off the heat.

  4. 4

    Strain into glasses and serve warm; a chill does it no harm either.

Chef's tip

Chill the glasses first; a warm glass undoes an hour of refrigeration.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Easy Thandai Recipe | No Syrup No Powder | आसान और स्वादिष्ट ठंडाई | Chef Sanjyot Keer · on YouTube