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Thandai Recipe – Maha Shivaratri Prasadam Recipes, Holi Recipes

Chitra

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Maha Shivaratri 2024 falls on 8th of March. So I thought of sharing this yummy, healthy Thandai as Shivratri prasad recipe which is famous in North India.We South Indians, usually make Sweet puttu with rice flour and jaggery on this day. This time I tried thandai as well as arisi vella puttu for a change. Please find the updated Sweet puttu recipe here if interested.

For this recipe, I referred  Sanjeev kapoor and Tarla dalal’s site. I just combined both the recipes and tried. It was very tasty. We loved it a lot. I have used Melon seeds and other nuts & spices. If you don’t have them in hand, you can make it very simple by making Thandai powder using almond, Cardamom, fennel seeds and peppecorns. I used Rose essence instead of Dried rose petals. I read bhang is mixed with this drink. But this one is bhang free/ no alcohol drink. 
Do offer this healthy, tasty drink for Maha Shivaratri and get the blessings of Lord Shiva!!

Thandai recipe

Thandai recipe Thandai recipe for Maha shivratri prasadam

Cuisine: Indian
Category: Dessert
Serves: 3
Prep time: 2 Hours
Cook time: 20 Minutes
Total time: 2H20Minutes

INGREDIENTS

To soak in water

  • Almond/Badam – 8 nos
  • Cashews – 4 nos
  • Pistachios – 6 nos
  • Poppy seeds – 1 tbsp
  • Melon seeds – 1 tbsp
  • Water – as needed

To powder

  • Green cardamom – 3 nos
  • Fennel seeds – 1 tsp
  • Peppercorns – 10 nos

To boil

  • Milk – 1/2 liter (500ml)
  • Sugar -1/3 cup
  • Saffron – to garnish
  • Rose essence – few drops Or Dried Rose petals – few 
HOW TO MAKE THANDAI – METHOD

  • Soak all the nuts, poppy seeds, melon seeds in water for two hours. Grind it to a smooth paste adding the required water. Boil milk , add sugar, dissolve and set aside. Add the ground paste to the milk and boil for 3-4 minutes in medium flame.
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  • Now grind the ingredients given under “To powder”. Mix this powder to the milk and boil for a minute. Add few drops of rose essence and mix well.
  • Let it cool down well. After it completely cools down, strain the milk and discard the residue.
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  • Refrigerate for 3-4 hours or overnight and serve chilled !
Note

  • Skip melon seeds if you don’t have. Poppy seeds and badam is more important. Poppy seeds is the best coolant too.
  • Adding rose essence gives a nice flavor. So please add it
  • Pepper corns gave a mild spicy taste to the milk. Do not add more.


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Chitra

21 responses to “Thandai Recipe – Maha Shivaratri Prasadam Recipes, Holi Recipes”
  1. AparnaRajeshkumar Avatar
    AparnaRajeshkumar

    stunning one 😀 loved it

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  2. Unknown Avatar
    Unknown

    Wonderful drink …Yummy dear 🙂

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  3. Unknown Avatar
    Unknown

    Super ka.. mouth watering recipe ka 🙂

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  4. great-secret-of-life Avatar
    great-secret-of-life

    yummy and filling drink

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  5. Abhivyaktiya Avatar
    Abhivyaktiya

    Perfect thandai recipe for Maha shivratri.

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  6. Menaga Sathia Avatar
    Menaga Sathia

    wowww superra irukku!!

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  7. virunthu unna vaanga Avatar
    virunthu unna vaanga

    wowww its very tempting Thandai… Perfect look aks…

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  8. nandoos kitchen Avatar
    nandoos kitchen

    This is absolutely yumm.. . Very much tempting. and nice presentation..

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  9. Unknown Avatar
    Unknown

    Thandai looks super delicious …… Wonderful clicks too!!

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  10. Laxmipriya Avatar
    Laxmipriya

    new recipe.. yumm.. nice clicks dear.. 🙂

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  11. GEETHA ACHAL Avatar
    GEETHA ACHAL

    Nice recipe…Bookmarked…

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  12. Unknown Avatar
    Unknown

    Let me try for tommorow ….. photo heavenly

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  13. Unknown Avatar
    Unknown

    omg delicious thandai dear 🙂 looks fantastic , I love your presentations a lot 🙂

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  14. Hema Avatar
    Hema

    So delicious, would love to have a glass..

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  15. AJ Avatar
    AJ

    Yumm! My Mum makes this every year!

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  16. Sangeetha M Avatar
    Sangeetha M

    so delicious and healthy drink too…looks very inviting…neat presentation da!

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  17. Sangeetha Priya Avatar
    Sangeetha Priya

    delicious n love the first click, semma 🙂

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  18. notyet100 Avatar
    notyet100

    i feel like trying this right now looks delicious,

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  19. Unknown Avatar
    Unknown

    wow. tempting me a lot. yummy drink chitra.

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  20. RAJUKHAN SR RAJESH Avatar
    RAJUKHAN SR RAJESH

    thandai recipe really mouth-watering recipe., than your guessing was correct, bhang is mixed above 60% of making in Thandai. also Poppy seeds (Khashkhash) called as Opium seeds., if anybody were bring poppy seeds to US, on entry level of airport customs are seize(impound) and legal custody it.

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    1. Chitra Avatar
      Chitra

      Oh really? Thanks for the info 😀

      Reply

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