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Thandai (Holi Special)
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Hari
Cocktail-Juice,North Indian,Veggie
    *  1 1/2 liter - Water
    * 1 1/2 cups - Sugar
    * 1 cup - Milk
    * 1 tbsp - Almonds
    * 1 tbsp - Watermelon/Cantaloupe seeds (dried and skinned)
    * 1/2 tbsp - Poppy seeds 
    * 1/2 tbsp - Aniseed
    * 1/2 tsp - Cardamom powder
    * 1 tsp - Peppercorns (whole)
    * 1/4 cup - Dried or fresh rose petals (Gulkand variety)
* Soak sugar in 1/2 liter of water and all other dry ingredients in 2 cups of water for at least 2 hours.

* Grind all soaked ingredients (not sugar) to a very fine paste.

* Mix remaining water to the paste and strain it using a strong muslin strainer to extract the liquid into a vessel until the residue becomes dry.

* Add milk and sugar to the extracted liquid.

* Mix the cardamom powder in the milk.

* Chill for an hour of two before serving.

* Makes about 8 glasses.

Note:The seeds give the taste of thandai...