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Classic Holi Thandai
Mocktail · no alcohol

Classic Holi Thandai

Steel tumblerAbout 12 minutesServes 1

You need

  • milk
  • almonds
  • fennel seeds (saunf)
  • black pepper
  • cardamom
  • sugar
  • rose water

How to make it

  1. Grind 8 almonds, 1 tsp fennel seeds, 0.25 tsp black pepper and the seeds of 2 cardamom pods with 50 ml milk into a smooth paste.
  2. Mix the paste into 200 ml chilled milk with 3 tsp sugar and 0.5 tsp rose water.
  3. Strain through a fine sieve and serve over ice.
  4. Lined up in steel tumblers, it kicks off a Holi morning.

Enjoy your drink!Curated & designed by Sudeep Sachdeva

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