A rich, festive, spiced cold drink made for Holi, Maha Shivratri, and summer. Now completely dairy-free.
Tags: V (Vegan) | DF (Dairy-Free) | GF (Gluten-Free)
Prep Time: 10 minutes (plus soaking time) | Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 cups Alt Milk fresh almond milk (chilled)
- 1 tbsp melon seeds (soaked for 2 hours and drained)
- 1 tbsp cashews (soaked for 2 hours)
- 1/2 tsp fennel seeds (saunf)
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
- A few rose petals (dried, edible)
- 1 tbsp jaggery syrup or 4 dates (blended smooth) for sweetness
- A few saffron strands soaked in warm water
Instructions
- Blend soaked melon seeds, cashews, fennel, black pepper, cardamom, and cinnamon with 1/4 cup almond milk into a smooth paste.
- Strain this paste through a fine mesh or muslin cloth, pressing firmly to extract all the liquid.
- Mix this strained liquid with the remaining chilled almond milk.
- Add saffron water and date paste or jaggery syrup. Stir well.
- Pour into glasses with ice.
- Garnish with rose petals and a saffron strand.
- Serve chilled.
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