
- Serves
- 4
- Portion
- 200 ml
- Time
- Soak overnight · 15 min
- Texture
- Smooth
- Season
- AutumnWinterNovember
- Dosha
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Vata-pacifying, nourishing
Ingredients
What you need
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (4 servings) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almonds | 30, soaked overnight & peeled | 40 g | 200 g | |
| Cow's milk, whole | 3⅓ cups | 800 ml | 4000 ml | |
| Saffron (kesar) | 10 strands | 0.1 g | 0.5 g | |
| Green cardamom | ⅛ tsp | 0.5 g | 2.5 g | |
| Nutmeg | tiny pinch | 0.1 g | 0.5 g | |
| Mishri / sugar | 2 tbsp (or 3 dates) | 25 g | 125 g |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Grind almonds with 100 ml milk to a fine paste.
Step 2: Boil the remaining milk; add paste; simmer 6 minutes.
Step 3: Add saffron, cardamom, nutmeg and mishri.
Step 4: Serve warm.
Nutrition
Per serving, estimated
213kcal
Energy
8.5g
Protein
12.6g
Fat
18.1g
Carbohydrate
1.3g
Fibre
0g
Salt
Where the energy comes from
Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g
Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.
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