North Indian

Thandai

By The Indian Hub Kitchen Vancouver, British Columbia

Cooling spiced milk drink with nuts, saffron, and rose, a Holi favorite.

Food Story

Thandai cools the body during Holi's spring heat, infused with nuts and aromatic spices.

Prep

180 min

Cook

15 min

Serves

4

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1

    Soak almonds, cashews, poppy, fennel, and pepper 2 hours.

  2. 2

    Grind with cardamom and saffron into paste.

  3. 3

    Boil milk with sugar; add paste and simmer.

  4. 4

    Strain; cool and refrigerate.

  5. 5

    Add rose water; serve chilled, garnished with nuts.

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