Almond and Saffron Milk
by Hetal Kamdar
Ingredients
- 1- liter Full-fat milk
- 15-20 Almonds soaked in water
- 10-15 Saffron strands
- 1 tsp poppy seeds
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1 tsp Cardamom powder
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper powder
- 1/2 tsp Dry Ginger powder
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Soak 15-20 almonds in warm water for 1/2 hour. Also, soak Poppy seeds in water for 1/2 hour.
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Peel the skin of the almond and puree it in a blender till it forms a smooth paste.
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Soak saffron strands in hot milk for 30 minutes.
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HOW TO BOIL MILK:-1. Boil 1-liter full-fat milk in a heavy bottom pan. Add sugar, cardamom powder, pepper powder, dry ginger powder to the boiling milk, and boil the milk for 10 minutes.
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Once it comes to a boil, add the almond paste and saffron strands.
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Let the milk boil for 10-15 minutes on a medium flame stirring it in between till the milk reduces in quantity.
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Add sugar and cardamom powder in the boiling milk and boil it for another 5 minutes.
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Switch off the flame and let the milk cool down.
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