Thandai

Thandai Video by Tarla Dalal's Team

1. If you like thandai recipe | Rajasthani thandai drink | Homemade thandai Holi and Diwali recipe | how to make thandai powder at home | then also try other Indian drink recipes like
   • piyush
   • muskmelon and vanilla ice cream drink
   • orange mont juice

1. For the thandai masala powder, take ¼ cup of almonds in a bowl. 
   
2. Add 2 tbsp of poppy seeds. These are known as khus-khus in local language.
   
3. Add 2 tbsp of fennel seeds. This lends a very strong, pleasing and sweet taste to the masala powder and thandai. 
   
4. Add ½ tsp of cardamom powder. This is the Indian touch in this drink. 
   
5. Add 20 white peppercorns. 
   
6. Transfer these ingredients in a mixer jar.  
   
7. Grind them into a fine powder. This is how the thandai masala powder looks after blending. 
   

1. To make thandai recipe | Rajasthani thandai drink | Homemade thandai Holi and Diwali recipe | how to make thandai powder at home | take full fat milk in a deep bowl.
   
2. Boil the full fat milk.
   
3.  Cool well. 
   
4. Add the preapared thandai masala powder to it. 
   
5. Mix it very well using a whisk. The milk should be free of lumps and smooth. 
   
6. Refrigerate for 2 hours so all the flavours of the Rajasthani thandai drink blend well. 
7. Strain the thandai Holi and Diwali recipe through a strainer.
   
8. Squeeze out all the excess milk from the strainer. To do so press the leftover mixture in the strainer using a big spoon. 
   
9. Collect the strained milk in a deep bowl. Discard the mixture in the strainer. 
   
10. Add the powdered sugar. If you don’t have powdered sugar, grind the table sugar in a mixer and sieve it before use. We have used ¼ cup of powdered sugar. You can adjust the sweetness as per your taste. 
    
11. Add a pinch of pepper powder. 
    
12. Add a few saffron strands. You can microwave the saffron in a microwave safe bowl for 10 to 15 seconds, crush it and then add it to the drink. This helps to lends a better colour of saffron.
    
13. Mix the thandai | Rajasthani thandai drink | Homemade thandai Holi and Diwali recipe | how to make thandai powder at home | well. The sugar has to dissolve very well with milk. 
    
14. Pour equal quantities of the thandai | Rajasthani thandai drink | Homemade thandai Holi and Diwali recipe | how to make thandai powder at home | into 4 individual glasses and serve chilled. Keep it refrigerated till serving.