Recipes · Indian · Beverages
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.

- 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
- 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.
- Bring the milk to a gentle simmer, then whisk in the sugar until dissolved.
- Whisk in the nut and spice paste and simmer gently for 3-4 minutes, stirring, then take off the heat.
- Stir in the saffron and the rose water, then strain through a fine sieve, pressing to extract all the flavor.
- Chill well and serve cold, garnished with a few extra slivered pistachios.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 287 kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 29.8 g | |
| Water | 187 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.9 g | 10% |
| Protein | 10.2 g | 21% |
| Tryptophan | 0.12 g | |
| Threonine | 0.39 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.48 g | |
| Leucine | 0.88 g | |
| Lysine | 0.68 g | |
| Methionine | 0.22 g | |
| Cystine | 0.09 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.52 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.42 g | |
| Valine | 0.6 g | |
| Histidine | 0.29 g | |
| Fat | 15.2 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 6.2 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 3 g | |
| Saturated | 4.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 20 mg | |
| Calcium | 316 mg | 32% |
| Copper | 0.28 mg | 31% |
| Iron | 1.2 mg | 7% |
| Magnesium | 68.5 mg | 22% |
| Manganese | 0.67 mg | 37% |
| Phosphorus | 273 mg | 39% |
| Potassium | 434 mg | 9% |
| Selenium | 8.7 µg | 16% |
| Sodium | 88.5 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.5 mg | 18% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.19 mg | 17% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.47 mg | 43% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.7 mg | 5% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.83 mg | 17% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.18 mg | 14% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 19.5 µg | 5% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.9 µg | 38% |
| Choline | 34.1 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 93.4 µg | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 0.61 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 102 IU | 17% |
| Vitamin E | 2.9 mg | 19% |
| Vitamin K | 0.93 µg | 1% |
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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