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Wednesday, 4 May 2011

As the temperature around you soars, cool off with these summer chillers!

                                                      INDIAN DRINK




THANDAI
In India, all foods are believed to be either heat-giving or cooling. Thandai is a North-Indian drink made especially when the hot, dry summer winds blow through the region leaving everything and everybody parched. This thirst-quencher is tasty and cooling. The recipe below makes 6 glasses.


 PREP TIME:10 MINUTES
COOK TIME:10 MINUTES


INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 LITER MILK
  • 1 CAN SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK
  • 30 ALMOND BLANCHED
  • 6 TSPS WHOLE PUMPKIN/SUNFLOWER SEEDS (UNSALTED)
  •  1 AND 1/2 TSP CARDAMOM POWDER
  •  3 TSPS ROSE (OPTIONAL)
  • CRUSHED ICE
  • Rose petals to garnish 


Preparation: 
  • Grind the almonds, sunflower/pumpkin seeds, cardamom powder and rose water into a fine paste in a food processor.
  • Add the milk, condensed milk and crushed ice to the paste and blend well.
  • Strain the drink through a fine seive or muslin and serve in glasses, granished with rose petals.



                                                      



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