Homemade Thandai Powder

Making "Thandai Powder" at home is real quick and easy. It hardly takes ten to twenty minutes to make the powder and it is extremely flavourful too. You can check out the recipe to know how easy it is. You can use the nuts after slightly roasting them, which makes them very flavourful.

PREP TIME: 10 mins

COOK TIME: 10 mins

TOTAL TIME:20 mins

COURSE: Condiment

CUISINE: Indian

SERVINGS: 12 people

INGREDIENTS

• 50 gm Almonds

• 50 gm Cashew

• 50 gm Pistachio

• 1 tbs Poppy Seeds

• 2-3 tbs Cucumber Seeds

• 1 tsp Fennel Seeds

• 1/4 cup Rose Petals

• 10-15 nos Cardamom

• 2 pinch Saffron

• 10 nos Peppercorns

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Roast almonds, cashews and pistachios at 180C for ten minutes.

2. Allow them to cool down.

3. In a mixer jar, take all ingredients along with cooled down nuts and pulse until it is finely powdered.

4. Do not over grind as the nuts will become oily. Only pulse the mixer 10-15 times.

5. Transfer to a plate and when it is completely cool, transfer to an airtight jar and refrigerate.

While grinding the powder, you need to be very cautious. You just need to pulse the mixer. Don’t grind the nuts because it would emit oil and your powder might become a paste. So ten to fifteen pulses are enough to powder the given quantity. 

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