On the colourful festival of Holi try out these refreshing Thandai Recipes and add more joy to Holi festivities. In case you also have devised a Thandai Recipe, please do share it with us. We promise to carry your recipe along with your name in this comprehensive web site on Holi Festival.

1.Ingredients:

15 almonds

2 tsp aniseed

2 tsp poppy seeds

8 cardamom pods

12 tsp sugar

2 tsp peppercorns

2 tsp cumin seeds

300ml water

400ml milk

4 tsp crushed ice

Method

Grind all the spices, with the almonds separate. Blend together in a large bowl, and add water and milk. Strain through cheesecloth until liquid is smooth. Serve cold.

Serves 4-5

2.Thandai Recipes: 

Ingredients:

250 gms sweetened condensed milk

1 1/2 litre milk

10 almonds, soaked in water and peeled

6 pepper corns

4 cardamoms, crushed

2 tsp fennel seeds (saunf)

1 tsp khus essence (poppy seeds)

Few ice cubes, crushed

Method:

Grind well the peeled almonds, cardamom and fennel seeds to a fine paste and mix with the rest of the ingredients. Strain the mixture well.

Take crushed ice cubes in a glass till half and fill the rest with the above mixture.

Serve garnished with rose petals.

Makes for 12 glasses

Preparation time: 5-10 minutes

3.Thandai Recipes:

Ingredients:

Milk, sugar, pistachios, almonds, walnuts etc., some charas or bhang.

Method

Powder all dry ingredients and place in a coarse cloth. Heat milk and sugar slowly, holding the cloth with pistas etc. in the milk. Every now and again, squeeze excess liquid from the mass in the cloth. Once the milk has taken the bhang/charas and flavour from the nuts, chill and serve cold.