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Evening · Drink dish, illustrative
Volume I · Nov 4

Badam–Kesar Milk

NovemberEvening · Drink
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

Ingredients for 4 servings
DoneIngredientHousehold measureQuantity (4 servings)Café batch ×5
Almonds30, soaked overnight & peeled40 g200 g
Cow's milk, whole3⅓ cups800 ml4000 ml
Saffron (kesar)10 strands0.1 g0.5 g
Green cardamom⅛ tsp0.5 g2.5 g
Nutmegtiny pinch0.1 g0.5 g
Mishri / sugar2 tbsp (or 3 dates)25 g125 g

Method

How to cook it

  1. Step 1: Grind almonds with 100 ml milk to a fine paste.

  2. Step 2: Boil the remaining milk; add paste; simmer 6 minutes.

  3. Step 3: Add saffron, cardamom, nutmeg and mishri.

  4. 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.

Variations & further ideas