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Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Ingredients:

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1 ltr full fat milk 1/2 cup powdered sugar 10 to 12 black peppercorns (kalimirch) a few saffron (kesar) strands .ungummapp

1 litre milk 1 can sweetened condensed milk 30 almonds blanched 6 tsps whole pumpkin/sunflower seeds (unsalted) 1 1/2 tsp cardamom powder 3 tsps rose water (optional) Crushed ice Rose petals to garnish

To be ground into a fine powder 1/4 cup almonds (badam) 2 tbsp popp/ seeds (khus0khus) .asa kasaa 2 tbsp fennel seeds (saunf) perun1eeragam or sombu 1/2 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder 20 white peppercorns ,ethod

Preparation:

rind the almonds! sunflower/pumpkin seeds! cardamom powder and rose water into a fine paste in a food processor" #dd the milk! condensed milk and crushed ice to the paste and blend well" $train the drink through a fine sei%e or muslin and ser%e in glasses! granished with rose petals"

Boil the milk and allow it to cool completely. Keep aside. Add the ground powder and mi well. !efrigerate the mi ture for " to 4 hours. #train the mi ture through a sie$e% add the sugar% peppercorns and saffron and mi well. Serve chilled.

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Panna Juice

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!efreshing !aw )ango or Aam *anna +rink ,f you are not an ,ndian you might be wondering what an aam panna drink is. Aam *anna is a delicious drink made of (reen )angoes. -his is mostly a seasonal drink but you can also get this at many departmental stores in bottles throughout the year. &ow to make Aam *anna or (reen )ango +rink. (i$en below are the ingredients and method of preparation

boil for another 10 minutes. !emo$e from the sto$e and drain the water off the mangoes and allow cooling. 0nce cool peel of the skin of mangoes and remo$e the pulp into a bowl using a spoon. 0nce the pulp is e tracted from all the mangoes% add cumin seed powder% red chili powder% sugar and salt and mi well using a fork. 1ow add the finely chopped mint lea$es and whisk again. -o this mi ture add chilled water and ice cubes and by stirring thoroughly. 2our refreshing Aam panna drink is now ready. 2ou may now ser$e the green mango 3uice to the guests or family members and be ready to hear that it tastes wonderful.

of this delightful 1uice recipe" Ingredients of Green Mango Drink

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4 servings A tive Time: 10 minutes Total Time: *6 minutes (including chilling time)

6 medium si2ed unripe or raw reen ,ango

1 tsp 3r/ roasted cumin seed powder 1/2 tsp Red chili 'owder 4 cup chopped fresh ,int 5ea%es 1 tsp $alt 6 tsp $ugar or $ugar $ubstitute 12 ice cubes

-+ R73-7+($ 1/2 cup fresh mint lea%es 3 green tea bags 2 tablespoons hone/ * cups boiling water 2 cups sake! di%ided * stalks lemongrass! for garnish 'R7'#R#(-&+

Method of Preparation of Aam Panna

&eat water in a sauce pan and drop the unripe mangoes into it. /lose the lid and allow the water to

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Combine mint lea%es! tea bags! hone/ and boiling water" 5et steep for 6 minutes8 remo%e tea bags" Refrigerate

until chilled" 3i%ide among * large ice0filled glasses" #dd 1/2 cup sake to each glass" arnish with a stalk of lemongrass" +on0alcoholic %ariation) &mit the sake"

GULAB SHARBAT RECIPE

Ingredients: 11/2 cup freshl/ picked Rose 'etals ( ulab .e 'atti) 3/* cup boiling 9ater 1/*th tsp Cardamom $eeds 3/*th cup $ugar (Cheeni) 1/*th cup strained fresh 5emon :uice (+imbu .a Raas) 2/3rd cup 'omegranate :uice 6 cup cold 9ater !ow to make gulab sharbat:

BADAM Milk
Ingredients:

/rush the rose petals with mortar and pestle and place them in a large bowl. Add the boiling water% then pour the mi ture to a metal container and add cardamom seeds. set aside for 4 hours or o$ernight. *our the rose'cardamom water through a muslin lined strainer set o$er a bowl. Add the sugar% and float the bowl o$er a hot water filled sink until the sugar dissol$es. !emo$e from the hot water and filter it again. /ool it to room temperature. /ombine all the ingredients in a pitcher and stir well. #er$e in a glass half filled with crushed ice.

1 cup almonds 1 cup pistachios 3 cups chilled/ warm milk $ugar to taste 2/3 tsp cardamom powder 2 tbsps kewra essence (a%ailable at -ndian groceries) 0 optional 2 tsps rose water

Preparation:

(rind the almonds and pistachios to a smooth paste in your food processor. Add a little milk to do this. A lot of people like to remo$e the skin from the almonds before grinding them. , don5t do this as the skin contains many nutrients. 2ou can do it if you wish% by soaking the almonds in hot water for 6 minutes. 7hen soaked% press the

almonds between your thumb and inde finger. -he skin will slip off 8uite easily. Add the milk% sugar% cardamom powder% kewra essence 9if using: and rose water. Blend well. #er$e chilled/ warm in a tall glass.