Badam Milk
Badam Milk - An Indian beverage where almonds are blended with milk and flavoured with saffron, pistachio and cardamom.
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Almonds
- 1 litre Full Fat Milk
- 5 Pistachios
- 2 Green Cardamom
- Saffron Few Strands
- 2 Tablespoon Sugar As per taste
- 3 Grams Mace Powder
Instructions
- Soak almonds in warm water for 1-2 hour so that they are soft and can be peeled easily.
- Take milk in a heavy bottom pan and keep it on medium to high flame. After first boil, simmer the flame and let it cook for 15 minutes.
- Peel the soaked almond and take out 5 almonds from them and grind the rest almonds in to a thick fine paste. Finely chop these 5 almonds which can be used for garnishing in the end.
- Take Pistachios, 5 almonds, cardamom, mace powder and 2-3 strands of saffron in a mixie jar and grind them to fine powder.
- Now add almond paste and saffron strands to the milk and let it cook.
- Add 2 tablespoon of that powdered nuts and cook the milk for 10 more minutes.
- Now switch off the flame and your almond milk is ready.
- Serve it hot or cold depending upon your choice. Whilst serving garnish milk with soaked chopped almonds and dry nuts powder.
Notes
- Grind smooth both soaked almonds and dry nuts as it can change the texture if not grounded properly.
- Use sugar as per taste.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Badam Milk
Amount Per Serving
Calories 240
Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Fat 18g28%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 1mg0%
Sodium 1mg0%
Potassium 276mg8%
Carbohydrates 15g5%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 98mg10%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.