Instant Thandai Powder Recipe | Thandai (ठंडाई) Milkshake | Thandai Masala at home | Holi Special

Thandai Powder (premix) is a healthy and delicious powder mix made with the goodness of nuts, seeds and aromatic spices like saffron, cardamom and rose. Makes a perfect pick me up go-to cool or warm drink for anytime of the year.

Thandai Powder is a North Indian cooling drink that is widely used in making Thandai (aromatic delicious Indian milk cooler) that is customarily prepared during the Indian festivals of Holi and Maha Shivratri.

This aromatic spice blend Thandai Powder is a versatile masala powder that can be used to make Thandai (flavored milk), yogurt, and many desserts. With this thandai powder you can flavor any milk, sweet dish with added nutritional value.

Thandai is better known for its cooling and hydrating properties, and thus this easy to make cooling drink Tandai is usually made throughout the summers. Thandai is loved by all age groups — even the fussy milk drinkers (like me) love Thandai.

Thandai powder is an instant solution for all thandai cravings when you don’t have time to soak nuts. You just need 5 minutes of your effective time to enjoy your favorite thandai. Plus, it can be refrigerated for up to 3-4 months.

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Serves: 12
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Ingredients to make Thandai Powder:
☛ 1/2 cup whole almonds
☛ 1/2 cup whole cashew nuts
☛ 1/2 cup whole pistachios
☛ 1/2 (25-30) teaspoon saffron strands
☛ 25-26 whole black peppercorn (kali mirch)
☛ 25-26 whole green cardamom pods (hari ilacihi)
☛ 2 tablespoons white poppy seeds (khus khus)
☛ 2 tablespoons fennel seeds (saunf)
☛ 2 tablespoons melon seeds (tarbuj ke beej)
☛ 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder (optional)
☛ 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
☛ 5 tablespoons dried rose petals

Ingredients for Thandai Milkshake:
☛ 1 1/2 cups chilled milk
☛ 2 tablespoons cream, optional
☛ 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar to taste
☛ 2 tablespoons thandai powder
☛ 2-3 ice cubes
☛ 1 1/2 teaspoons rose water
☛ Dry rose petals, sliced nuts, saffron strands, for garnish

How to make Thandai Powder:
1. Add almonds, cashews, pistachios, saffron strands, and green cardamom pods to a pan.
2. Dry roast at medium heat for about 1 minute or until they are warm.
3. Transfer toasted nuts to a plate and keep them aside.
4. Now to the same pan, add melon seeds, fennel seeds, poppy seeds, and black peppercorns.
5. Also, dry roast them at medium heat for about 1 minute or until they are fragrant.
6. Transfer them to the same plate with the nuts mixture and let them cool slightly.
7. Now add all roasted nuts and seeds mix to blender or spice grinder jar.
8. Also add dried rose petals, turmeric powder, and cinnamon powder.
9. Now grind to make a coarse or fine powder. The texture of the powder is entirely up to you. You can also sift the powder if you want very fine powder.
10. Transfer the thandai powder to a plate and break if you find the nut mixture sticky. You can also sift the powder if you want very fine powder.
11. Store the thandai powder in a sterilized airtight jar/container at room temperature for up to a week. Or store it in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 months.

How to make Thandai Milkshake:
1. To make a thandai Milkshake, add 1 1/2 cups of chilled milk to a blender jar.
2. Also add 2 tablespoons of thandai powder, sugar, rose water, cream, ice cubes, and blend until frothy.
3. Divide thandai milkshake into 2 glasses/cups.
4. Garnish with dried rose petals, sliced nuts, saffron strands, and serve chilled.

How to make thandai with thandai powder:
1. To Make Thandai, heat 1.5 cups of full cream milk in a saucepan on medium heat.
2. Once it starts boiling, turn the heat to low. Add 2 tablespoons of thandai powder, sugar to taste and mix well.
3. Cook 2-3 minutes on low heat. Then turn off the heat.
4. Refrigerate thandai until chilled and serve. You can also serve it warm.

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