Almond Beverage Recipe

Almond Beverage Recipe

(Thandai)

Ingredients : Serves 4

90 g

10

60 g

1/2 teaspoon

3 cups

2 cups

125 g

Blanched almonds

Whole peppercorns (optional)

Raw sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds

Cardamom seeds or ground cardamom

Water

Milk

Sugar or to taste

Rose water (optional)

Method :
  • In an electric blender combine almonds, peppercorns and seeds with half the water and blend at high speed until finely ground.

  • Strain into a jug using double thickness of clean muslin.

  • Press out as much moisture as possible.

  • Then return the residue to the blender with the remaining water and repeat.

  • Mix strained liquid with milk and sugar to taste, and a dash of rose water if like.

  • Pour over crushed ice and serve.

Note : Save the ground almond meal and use it for thickening curries, particularly northern Indian classics like lamb korma. Or collect in a freezer container and when you have sufficient, make one of the almond sweetmeats.

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