Kini's Kitchen

Thandai is a cold drink prepared on Holi festival !! It is prepared with a mixture of almonds,fennel seeds,watermelon seeds,pepper,cardamon,saffron,milk and sugar  !!! this yummy recipe belongs to master chef Sanjeev Kapoor !! INGREDIENTS: 1 .5 ltr Full cream milk 25 almond blanched and peeled 20 Cashew nuts soaked  30 pistas blanched  and peeled 3 tblsp melon seeds soaked 3 tblsp poppy seeds (khus khus) soaked Saffron/ kesar few strands 1.5 cups sugar 8-10 green cardamoms 1 inch stick cinnamon 8-10 black pepper corns PROCEDURE: Grind together almonds,cashew nuts,pistas,melon seeds, poppy seeds with little milk to a fine paste Bring remaining milk to a boil in a pan ,add saffron and mix When the milk begins to boil,add sugar and simmer till sugar melts Grind cardamom,cinnamon ,black pepper to a fine powder Add the ground paste to the milkand mix well Simmer for 3-4 mins,add the powdered masalaand mix well Refrigerate it when it ...

INGREDIENTS: 2 mangoes 1/4 cup chilled milk sugar to taste Some ice cubes PROCEDURE: Wash and peel the mangoes,take the pulp  Put the pulp in mixer jar,add sugar,milk ice cubesand blend well transfer in a vessel,add chilled water and adjust the consistency Serve chilled!!!

INGREDIENTS: 2 cups roughly chopped melon pieces sugar to taste 8-10 ice cubes 1/4 cup milk Water if needed PROCEDURE: Blend all the ingredients in a mixer jar and serve chilled.

INGREDIENTS: 2 cups chilled milk 5 tsp sugar 2 tsp instant coffee powder 1/2 tsp cocoa powder (optional) 1/2 cup ice cubes 3 tsp chocolate sauce for garnishing PROCEDURE: Blend all the ingredients in the blender and serve chilled.