Thandai is an important ingredient after colors in Holi. Without Thandai holi celebration is incomplete.
It is a cold drink in India which is made up of almonds, fennel seeds, watermelon seeds,rose petals, pepper,cardamom, saffron, milk and sugar.
To innovate from a normal thandai recepi, i tried to make “Thandai Shrikhand” It tastes heavenly in hot summer days.
Recepie of Thandai Srikhand
Ingredients
2 Cups Thick hung curd
2 Tbsp Thandai Mix – store-bought or homemade
1 Tsp Rosewater – optional
2 Pinches Yellow Food Color(optional)
1 Tbsp Sweetener of Choice – could be sugar / honey or sugarfree
Garnishing
3 Tbsp Chopped Pistachios
1 Tsp Crushed Saffron
1 Tbsp Dry Rose Petals
Thandai Mix ingredients-
2Tbsp Almonds & pinch of saffron (grind them & keep aside)
1 Tbsp Pistachio
1/2 Tbsp Poppy Seeds
1/2 Tbsp Watermelon Seeds
1/8 Tsp Saffron
1 Tsp Cardamom
1 TspBlack Pepper Corns
1 Tsp Dry Sweetener (sugar or sugarfree)
1Tsp Saunf( fennel seeds)
5-7 dry rose leaves
Mix them all & grind them in a mixture in powder form
Preparation
In a large bowl,mix yogurt, thandai mix,(all ingredients) sweetener, yellow food color(optional, i have not used it) and rosewater for a minute or until everything is combined
Transfer the Srikhand in serving bowls and keep in fridge for a minimum of 15 minutes
Once ready to serve, decorate with pistachios, saffron and rose-petals
Serve chilled
