Navratri Special: Energising
Matcha Thandai
Recipe

Name: Navratri Special: Energising ~Matcha Thandai~ Recipe
Total time: 62 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Indo-Japanese
Ingredients: 3 cups Full cream milk; 12 Almonds (soaked & peeled); 8 Cashews; 6 Pistachios; 2 tbsp Melon seeds; 1 tbsp Poppy seeds; 1 tsp Fennel seeds; 6 Black peppercorns; 4 pods Green cardamom; 1 tbsp Rose petals (dried); 4 tbsp Sugar or rock sugar (mishri) (adjust to taste); 1 tsp Matcha powder; 6–8 Saffron strands (soaked in 2 tbsp warm milk); ½ cup Water

62 mins

Cooking Time

Easy

Difficulty

Ingredients

Veg + Dairy

Diet

This Navrati put a modern spin on the classic thandai. Matcha thandai fuses the calming qualities of Japanese green tea with the rich nuttiness of thandai, creating a refreshing and energising drink that’s just right for the occasion. It’s the perfect refreshment to keep you energised throughout the celebrations.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients

3 cupsFull cream milk

12Almonds (soaked & peeled)

8Cashews

6Pistachios

2 tbspMelon seeds

1 tbspPoppy seeds

1 tspFennel seeds

6Black peppercorns

4 podsGreen cardamom

1 tbspRose petals (dried)

4 tbspSugar or rock sugar (mishri) (adjust to taste)

1 tspMatcha powder

6–8Saffron strands (soaked in 2 tbsp warm milk)

½ cupWater

Matcha Thandai

Navratri Special: Energising Matcha Thandai Recipe

Ingredients

Navratri Special: Energising
Matcha Thandai
Recipe