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Holi is the most colourful festival and like most Indian festivities, it’s incomplete without delicacies. Among all the delightful offerings, you can’t miss out on thandai!
Downing a glass of thandai during Holi is deeply embedded in traditions! Made of milk, sugar, various seeds, nuts and fascinating flavourings, revellers let their hair down with this cooling drink. But who says this traditional Holi beverage needs to be one flavour? Try these thandai recipes this year!
A Classic Never Goes Out Of Style
Thandai is a Holi classic. People can’t envision a Holi party without one! When you don’t need all the extra bits, always depend on the classic. Here’s how you make it:
- Blend UHT milk with almonds, cardamom powder, fennel, khus essence, sugar or condensed milk, muskmelon seeds and white peppercorns.
- Strain the thandai and serve chilled.
A Royal Twist
Like most Indian treats, everyone makes it differently. But everyone agrees adding a few special ingredients elevates the classic thandai to the next level. Here’s how:
- Follow the recipe for the classic thandai and add a pinch of saffron.
- Serve chilled. To make this thandai extra special, decorate with silver foil and chopped almonds.
Manic About Mangoes
We’re set to welcome summer, so this is the time to indulge in the season’s best—mangoes! Here’s how:
- Make mango pulp separately. Add it to the classic thandai recipe. If you sweeten the pulp, make sure to not any extra sugar to the thandai.
- Serve chilled. Garnish with chopped mangoes!
Gulabo In The Glass
Irresistibly flavourful, delicious and aromatic, rose thandai is among the best drinks to serve guests this Holi. Here’s how you make this:
- After you have added the thandai spices and Keventer UHT milk, add rosewater, rose essence and rose petals. You can leave one of the ingredients out if you want a less potent rose flavour.
- Serve chilled with rose petals as garnish.