THANDAI

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.
INGREDIENTS:

* 1 litre milk
* 1 can sweetened condensed milk
* 30 almonds blanched
* 6 tsps whole pumpkin/sunflower seeds (unsalted)
* 1 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
* 3 tsps rose water (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.