Thandai

Preparation Time: 5 minutes.

 Makes 4 glasses. 

Ingredients :

4 ½ cups full-fat milk, boiled and cooled
¼ cup powdered sugar
A pinch of freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch)
A few saffron (kesar) strands

To be blended into a fine powder

¼ cup almonds (badam)
2 tbsp poppy seeds (khus-khus)
2 tbsp fennel seeds (saunf)
½ tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder
20 whole white peppercorns

Instruction : 

1. Combine the prepared powder and milk in a deep bowl, mix well using a whisk and refrigerate for 2 hours.
2. Strain the mixture through a strainer, add the sugar, pepper powder and saffron and mix well.
3. Pour equal quantities of the thandai into 4 individual glasses and serve chilled.

Handy Tip: The strained thandai powder can be stored and used later also.