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Thandai

One serving has 287 kcal and 10 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of riboflavin (43%), phosphorus (39%), cobalamin (38%), manganese (37%), calcium (32%) and copper (31%). Ready in 130 minutes.

Thandai
Photo: Aparna Balasubramanian, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 125 min
  • Cooking: 5 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (245 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
  • Contains: dairy, nut

Ingredients

  • 200 g Milk, whole
  • 10 g Almonds
  • 5 g Pistachios
  • 3 g Poppy seeds
  • 1 g Fennel seeds
  • 0.3 g Cardamom
  • 0.2 g Black pepper
  • 0.03 g Saffron
  • 15 g Sugar
  • 10 g Water

Method

  1. Soak the almonds, pistachios, poppy seeds and fennel seeds in a little warm water for 2 hours, then drain and grind to a smooth, fine paste with the cardamom and black pepper.
  2. Bring the milk to a gentle simmer, then whisk in the sugar until dissolved.
  3. Whisk in the nut and spice paste and simmer gently for 3-4 minutes, stirring, then take off the heat.
  4. Stir in the saffron and the rose water, then strain through a fine sieve, pressing to extract all the flavor.
  5. Chill well and serve cold, garnished with a few extra slivered pistachios.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy287 kcal14%
Carbohydrates29.8 g
Water187 mL
Fiber2.9 g10%
Protein10.2 g21%
Tryptophan0.12 g
Threonine0.39 g
Isoleucine0.48 g
Leucine0.88 g
Lysine0.68 g
Methionine0.22 g
Cystine0.09 g
Phenylalanine0.52 g
Tyrosine0.42 g
Valine0.6 g
Histidine0.29 g
Fat15.2 g
Monounsaturated6.2 g
Polyunsaturated3.2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-63 g
Saturated4.5 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol20 mg
Calcium316 mg32%
Copper0.28 mg31%
Iron1.2 mg7%
Magnesium68.5 mg22%
Manganese0.67 mg37%
Phosphorus273 mg39%
Potassium434 mg9%
Selenium8.7 µg16%
Sodium88.5 mg
Zinc1.5 mg18%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.19 mg17%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.47 mg43%
Niacin (vitamin B3)0.7 mg5%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.83 mg17%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.18 mg14%
Folate (vitamin B9)19.5 µg5%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.9 µg38%
Choline34.1 mg8%
Vitamin A93.4 µg13%
Vitamin C0.61 mg1%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)102 IU17%
Vitamin E2.9 mg19%
Vitamin K0.93 µg1%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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