Thandai - Refreshing Holi Drink

Serves 3-4
Prep Time

10 mins
Total Time

12 mins
Difficulty Easy
Recipe by Jonali Everyday Cook!

Rooted in Shillong’s farming traditions, Jonali shares the fresh, soulful spices she grew up with — cook her recipes and experience true authenticity.

Thandai - Refreshing Holi Drink

About This Dish

Thandai is a traditional Holi drink, bursting with the richness of almonds, poppy seeds, fennel, and melon seeds, blended into creamy milk and infused with fragrant cardamom, golden Lakadong turmeric, and premium Pampore saffron. 

Ingredients

This recipe features

Pampore Saffron Pampore Saffron

Pampore Saffron

Spices

$10.00
Lakadong Turmeric Lakadong Turmeric

Lakadong Turmeric

Spices

$10.00

Instructions

 

  1. Blend almonds, poppy seeds, fennel, and melon seeds into a fine paste.
  2. Boil the milk and add the paste, Coorg cardamom, and Pampore saffron -infused milk.
  3. Stir well.
  4. Sweeten with sugar or honey
  5. Mix in Lakadong Turmeric, and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
  6. Chill before serving and garnish with rose petals!