Thandai Masala Powder
Thandai Masala Powder is a blend of dry nuts and spices used to make a cool beverage Thandai , a must drink during Holi Festival
Servings 200 grams
Calories 72kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup Almonds
- ⅓ cup Cashews
- 25-30 no's Cardamom Seeds
- 20-25 no's Black peppercorns , around ½ teaspoon
- 2 tablespoon Poppy Seeds / Khus khus
- 2 tablespoon Melon Seeds
- 2 tablespoon Fennel Seeds
- 2 tablespoon Dry Rose Petals
- ¼ teaspoon Saffron Stands
Instructions
- Transfer all ingredients into a dry mixer jar .
- Pulse for few seconds , stop the mixer jar and scrape sides .
- Again start to pulse for few secons and stop. Pepeat this process of pulsing in intervals for few seconds until all nuts and spices are powdered.
- Don't pulse more or overdo it as nurts and seeds ,starts to release oil and it becomes sticy .
- Once the seeds and nuts are powdered enough , remove from the jar and store in dry glass jar.
- Thandai masala powder stays good for upto 3 months in refrigerator ,
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Notes
- To make thandai drink , mix 2 tablespoon of thandai masala powder in water/ milk , blend to fine paste and mix with 250 ml of hot milk. Once flavours infuse, strain milk, chill and serve.
- You can also add ½ cup of sugar and blend spices and nuts , this way you can avoid thandai powder turning out sticky.
- Use 2 tablespoon of Thandai Masala Powder for every 250 ml of milk , to make Thandai Drink or any other dessert !
Nutrition
Serving: 2tablespoon | Calories: 72kcal