Friday, May 21, 2010

Kaju aur Pista Ki Thandai - काजू और पिस्ता की ठंडाई (Cashew and Pistachio Milk Shake)

ello friends,


So, something good came out of something that didn't exist. OK, sorry that is not very helpful. Here it is, I wanted to make this chilling Badam (Almonds) milkshake this afternoon for evening time, but just happened to notice that I ran out of badam, doesn't happen very often, but today was one of theose days. Anyways, so, I am like ok, so what else do I churn into my milkshake, so I came up with this idea of mixing kaju and pista, so here you go with the milkshake.


Kaju aur Pista Ki Thandai - काजू और पिस्ता की ठंडाई (Cashew and Pistachio Milk Shake)


Ingredients
Milk - 1 cup
Kaju (Cashew) - 1/4 cup (Soak in warm water for 1 hour)
Pista (Pistachio) - 1/4 cup (Soak in warm water for 1 hour)
Saunf (Fennel Seeds) - 1 tbsp
Condensed Milk - 3/4 cup
Kesar (Saffron) - few strands soaked in little bit of warm milk
Ilaichi (Cardamom Powder)
Ice Cubes - 1 cup
Preparation

  • First grind kaju, pista and saunf in a blender
  • Then mix the rest fo the ingredients and blend them till a nice froth forms on the top.

Serving
Serve it chilled either at breakfast or snack time or any other time you feel like having a milkshake. If you use low-fat or skim milk instead of milk and instead of using condensed milk, simply use regular sugar, you can drink it anytime guilt free :) But, the real taste is in drinking the way it is here... lol


I am sending this for Thanda Mela event of Srivalli, Show me Your Smoothies event of Divya.





That's all for now, rest later.

43 comments:

Unknown said...

Thats a yummy milk shake :) Wonderful idea, Priya..Adding fennel seeds to milk shake is new to me. I have all the ingredients except pista, will prepare it tmw with almonds and cashews..I am sure we would love this thandai :)

Aruna Manikandan said...

Delicious milk shake dear :-)
Adding fennel seeds sounds new to me.

Sushma Mallya said...

Easy, rich and yummy thandai..

SathyaSridhar said...

Priya,,thandai drink looks perfect n very healthy drink. We too make thandai with lot of nuts for our bedtime drink.

Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) said...

wow...cool thandai in hot summer...great idea..looks divine..

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Life is beautiful !!! said...

Such a rich and healthy drink. You presented it very beautifully Priya. Fennel seeds is very soothing for the stomach and also gives lots of flavour.

Jayanthy Kumaran said...

wow...looks too good...never tried before...

SS blogs here said...

Hey Priya.. I am all for experimental trial and error! :D This one seems to be one yummy looking smoothie! Cheers!

Priya Suresh said...

Wat a rich and flavourful thandai, irresistible..

Hayley said...

Hi Priya
thandai looks irrisistable...adiing saunf is new to me! I know in rajsthani cooking saunf is must..I'm half rajsthni actually but doesn't know lot..

Suja Manoj said...

Delicious milk shake dear..adding fennel is new to me..but sure it will add a nice flavor.will try this thandai.

Sayali said...

It sounds "Shahi" with kaju and pista wow...

Sailaja said...

what a coincidence I made Badam milk today. Great recipe dear perfect for this weather

Uma said...

looks too tempting. nice drink.

Unknown said...

something i really need now..slurp..

Nupur said...

I love this recipe- will make it for my next get-together! I think almond milk or soy milk would work equally well here.

Melissa said...

I wanna go out and have some milk shake. I can't wait to make one, I don't have the ingredients. So hot perfect for the season.

Simplyfood said...

I love indianised milk shakes adding fennel is new to me it must give a very unique flavour.

Padmajha said...

When life takes an unexpected turn it gives us yummy milkshakes!!Loved it...

TREAT AND TRICK said...

Unique and healthy shake, thanks for sharing dear...

shriya said...

I am sure loving it. Love the combo. Very inviting.

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

looks so yum! I would love a glass too...

Malar Gandhi said...

Awesome nuts smoothie, love it.

Gita Jaishankar said...

That looks totally inviting dear...looks very rich :)

Nitha said...

Looks interesting.. Never tried this before...

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Delicious and refreshing milkshake dear. I love this cool drink. Lovely space dear. And thanks a lot for visiting my blog and for those wonderful comments. I'm honored :-)
Glad to follow you.....Please keep visiting.

Deepa

Anu Nandu said...

I just absolutely love thandai's and this version and recipe looks very impressive - will try soon!

Sayali said...

Hi priya,
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Panchpakwan said...

So lovely thandai..

Namitha said...

Rich n refreshing shake..slurrrrp

PS said...

hmmm, yummy milk shake...

Susan said...

Priya, this is quite rich and lovely.
I'm assuming you use raw cashews?

Do love the photo. The warm tones of the smoothie against the matte gray is very attractive. Nice, nice composition, too.

megan said...

I just love Kaju aur Pista Ki Thandai mixture. thanks for sharing.

Victoria said...

Thanks for the cool recipe. well, Serve it chilled either at breakfast or snack time or any other time you feel like having a milkshake. Thanks

Diane said...

I just love Kaju aur Pista Ki Thandai. Its good for health. my dad always force me to drink thadai. Thanks for the post.:)

Lynn said...

Looks delicious and nutritious milk shake we got here.Thank you for sharing this.

Jane said...

I can't wait to make one, I don't have the ingredients. So hot perfect for the season. thanx for sharing with us.

Kayla said...

I love this cool drink. Lovely space dear. And thanks a lot for visiting my blog and for those wonderful comments. I'm honored, thanx for sharing.

Katie said...

I love milk very much and I love shake also..This is so refreshing..Thanks for sharing this kind of drink..so yum!

jillian said...

Mine was a chocolate, carmel, cashew, banana, strawberry cheesecake shake. It was so good!

Christy said...

. You presented it very beautifully Priya. Fennel seeds is very soothing for the stomach and also gives lots of flavour, thanx for posting.

Jennifer said...

I have all the ingredients except pista, will prepare it tmw with almonds and cashews..I am sure we would love this thandai :)

Brittany said...

what a coincidence I made Badam milk today. Great recipe dear perfect for this weather

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