Maayeka

Traditional Indian Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes

  • Home
  • Recipe Index
  • Cooking Tips and Tricks
  • Herbal Beauty Tips
  • About Me
  • Media
You are here: Home / Beverage/ Drinks / How to make Thandai Concentrate , Thandai Syrup Recipe

How to make Thandai Concentrate , Thandai Syrup Recipe

2019-03-19 by Anjana Chaturvedi 37 Comments

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

Thandai concentrate -A very healthy and nourishing summer cooler concentrate from North India,specially made on Holi Festival

Thandai concentrate – Thandai is a very famous drink of North India ,It is widely consumed in Western Uttar Pradesh,Gujarat and Rajasthan.Thandai is made with almonds,pistachio,melon seeds,poppy seeds,fennel and many other cooling spices.

Thandai has a very unique flavor that I believe,is not even remotely similar to any other refreshment drink around the world.This Thandai concentrate is especially made during festival of Holi and during other family celebration and weddings etc.

I have also posted a Kesariya thandai recipe before ,which is made and consumed fresh i.e dry fruits and spices are soaked and ground fresh before making the thandai .then mixed with chilled milk ,water or fruit juices.

During summer it is also used as a refreshing drink (sharbat) to cool the body and give freshness and energy as the spices added in this have a cooling effect on our body .

Fennel, poppy seeds ,cardamom ,melon seeds ,gulkand ,nuts have thandi taaseer /cooling effect according to ayurveda and give energy and strength to our body so its a very good refreshing and healthy drink to have during summers.

As making this cooler needs some time and pre-planning to soak and grind the ingredients. So I have made this thandai concentrate which you can make in large quantity and then store it easily .When ever you want to serve it just dilute it with chilled milk,water or any fruit juice of your choice.

Do try these healthy drink Recipes-

  • Thandai Masala Powder
  • Fresh Badam Thandai
  • Date and Almond milk
  • Badam Ka Harira

thandai concentrate syrup

 

You can also follow me on Pinterest , Facebook and Instagram for more delicious recipes and updates

 ★ Have you tried this recipe? Click on the stars ★ in the recipe card to let us know your feedback!

    You can also click the recipe pic and share on Instagram with hashtag #maayeka

thandai
Print Recipe
5 from 4 votes

Kesar Badam Sharbat (Thandai Concentrate)

Thandai -A very healthy and refreshing summer cooler from Northern India
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time30 mins
Course: Beverages /drinks, Home made, Kids Friendly
Cuisine: Uttar Pradesh Cuisine
Keyword: Festival, Holi, Thandai
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 750 gms Sugar / Chini
  • 125 gms Almonds / Badam
  • 75 gms Pistachio / Pista
  • 1/4 cup Melon Seeds / Magaz / Kharbooje Ke Beej
  • 3 tbsp Poppy seeds /khaskhas
  • 3 tbsp Gulkand/Rose petal preserve
  • 3 tbsp Peppercorns / Sabut Kali Mirch
  • 3 tbsp Fennel Seeds / Saunf
  • 15 Green Cardamom / Hari Elaichi
  • 1/3 tsp Saffron / Kesar
  • 3 tbsp Rose Water / Gulab Jal
  • pinch of Citric Acid/nimbu phool/taatri

Instructions

  • Soak almond and pistachio over night and peel the skin in the morning.
  • Soak poppy seeds and melon seeds for about 2 hours in little water.
  • Soak fennel seeds, cardamom and pepper corns in some water for 2 hours.
  • Grind together almonds ,pistachio,poppy seeds and melon seeds with some water and make a fine paste.now add the gulkand and grind again.
  • In a pan add sugar and a glass of water and cook on medium heat to make a sugar syrup of 1+ 1/2 thread consistency.
  • Add 2 tsp of milk in the boiling syrup to remove the scum floating on top.
  • Now add citric acid and mix then remove it from the gas and let it come to room temperature.
  • Add the ground almond paste in the sugar syrup and mix well.
  • Grind the fennel seeds ,cardamom and pepper corn with water and make a fine paste.
  • Add the fennel paste and the soaked saffron in the sugar syrup and mix .
  • Now just give a boil to the sugar syrup after mixing all the ingredients in it.
  • Now strain the hot syrup with a muslin cloth or a strainer and then let it come to room temperature.
  • Now add rose water and fill it in the glass bottles and keep refrigerated.
  • How to serve- Take about 3-4 tbsps of thandai concentrate in a serving glass add some chilled milk/water/juice and some ice cubes ,mix and serve.

Notes

NOTE and Tips-
  1. You can adjust the quantity and ratio of dry fruits according to your preference ,can reduce the quantity of almonds and pista and increase the quantity of melon seeds.
  2. Can use cashew nuts instead of pistachio.
  3. The approx ratio of dry fruit paste and sugar is 1:3 i.e for 1 cup of dry fruit paste use 3 cups of sugar.
  4. You can adjust the quantity of pepper corns according to your tatse ,specially if you are making this for your kids,though traditionaaly thandai have a strong taste of pepper corns.
  5. If you don't have gulkand then can add fresh rose petals or just increase the quantity of rose water.
  6. If you want to make thandai concentrate in large quantity and want to store it at room temperature then do add some food preservative for long shelf life (sodium benzoate)

Related Recipes

  • Kesariya Thandai Recipe, How to make Thandai
  • Aam Panna Concentrate/Kairi Panna Sharbat,Mango and Mint Squash
  • Lauki Ka Raita Recipe | How To Make Lauki  RaitaLauki Ka Raita Recipe | How To Make Lauki Raita
  • Date Almond Milk, Kharik Badam Ka DoodhDate Almond Milk, Kharik Badam Ka Doodh
  • Guvar Phali ki Sabzi Recipe , How To Make Guvar Phali Ki Sabzi, Cluster Bean Stir FryGuvar Phali ki Sabzi Recipe , How To Make Guvar Phali Ki Sabzi, Cluster Bean Stir Fry
  • Kele Ka Raita Recipe , How To Make Minty Banana Raita

Filed Under: Beverage/ Drinks, Festival recipes, Summer special, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine Tagged With: Almonds, Badam thandai, Beverages, Health Drink, Indian drinks, Indian food, Indian recipes, Jain food, preserve, summer cooler, Thandai, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine, vegetarian, vrat ka khana

« How To Make Soft Dahi Vada , Dahi Bhalla Recipe
Rasbhari Chutney, Cape Gooseberry Relish »

Comments

  1. Kumar Aditya says

    2020-03-10 at

    5 stars
    For how much time will the concentrate be preserved
    With and without adding preservatives.

    Reply
    • anjanaskc says

      2020-03-11 at

      It can easily be stored for 2 months in the refrigerator without any preservative ,If you add preservative then can store for 6 months

      Reply
  2. Uma says

    2019-04-26 at

    What does 1+ 1/2 thread consistency means?

    Reply
    • anjanaskc says

      2019-04-27 at

      The syrup will be slightly sticky to touch,take a syrup drop between your finger and thumb and just pull both apart slightly ,see there should be a syrup thread between the finger and thumb

      Reply
  3. Radhika says

    2016-05-26 at

    Hi Mam, this is such a wonderful recipe. I love the pics and I intend to make this sharbat. Is there any substitute for citric acid .

    Reply
    • anjanaskc says

      2016-05-26 at

      Hi Radhika
      You can use lemon juice instead of citric acid . Enjoy 🙂

      Reply
  4. Sumathi says

    2016-05-11 at

    Very nutritional drink for summer.

    Reply
  5. Anonymous says

    2015-02-23 at

    Wow

    Reply
  6. Maayeka says

    2013-10-02 at

    @Zita you can try to find it at Indian super markets.

    Reply
  7. zita says

    2013-10-01 at

    where do we get its concentate in dubai?any idea???

    Reply
  8. Parul Chat says

    2013-05-28 at

    hi this is so nice blog and so nice recipe.parul

    Reply
  9. Maayeka says

    2013-04-15 at

    @Pallavi I have never tried adding brown sugar so not sure about how It will taste with brown sugar:)

    Reply
  10. Pallavi says

    2013-04-15 at

    anjana ji can we use brown sugar instead of white sugar?

    Reply
  11. Maayeka says

    2013-04-14 at

    @Pallavi-Thanks Pallavi for pointing it out..grind melon seeds with almonds and pista.I have updated the post now.

    Reply
  12. Pallavi says

    2013-04-14 at

    Anjana ji at what stage do we have to crush melon seeds?……… seems it was missed out in recipe directions

    Reply
  13. Sobha Shyam says

    2012-05-23 at

    so healthy n refreshing one !!

    Reply
  14. Roshni says

    2012-05-23 at

    wow.. never had this before. looks like i need to try this

    Reply
  15. Hooney Macarooney says

    2012-05-23 at

    Oh nice recipe. I use a similar one every holi, that's when the real fun of thadai begins 🙂

    Reply
  16. Kaveri Venkatesh says

    2012-05-23 at

    Lovely recipe…would love to give it a try

    Reply
  17. Sangeetha says

    2012-05-22 at

    wow…lovely preparation…sharbath sounds very refreshing!
    Spicy Treats

    Reply
  18. Priya says

    2012-05-22 at

    Fantastic concentrate, cant wait to try soon.

    Reply
  19. Julie says

    2012-05-22 at

    Perfect thandai..Loved it!!

    Join me(Erivum Puliyum)
    in the following ongoing events-
    Show me Your HITS -Iron Rich Foods
    EP Series-Ginger or Pepper Corns

    Reply
  20. Reshmi Mahesh says

    2012-05-22 at

    Wonderful preparation..

    Reply
  21. faseela says

    2012-05-22 at

    lovely refreshing and healthy sharbat……….

    Reply
  22. Divya Pramil says

    2012-05-22 at

    Very new to me..Loved the different flavors in it 🙂 Yum!!
    http://youtoocancookindianfood.blogspot.in/

    Reply
  23. Kavita says

    2012-05-22 at

    Truly refreshing and totally agree with you on the uniqeness of flavors in Thandai..i can't think of anything even close to!

    Reply
  24. radha says

    2012-05-22 at

    Wow! You made this with all those ingredients! Great!

    Reply
  25. Shobha says

    2012-05-22 at

    Excellent recipe.. I love thandai..

    Reply
  26. Anu says

    2012-05-22 at

    wow!!! Delicious drink and nice combo

    Reply
  27. simran says

    2012-05-22 at

    wonderful….i always wanted to make this!!!!!!!!we keep buying haldirams….now i'll make it at home.thanks

    Reply
  28. Hema says

    2012-05-22 at

    Thanks for sharing this traditional recipe, very new to me..

    Reply
  29. Spice up the Curry says

    2012-05-22 at

    really such a perfect drink for this summer

    Reply
  30. Reshmi says

    2012-05-22 at

    great combination of flavours.. lovely
    Noel collections

    Reply
  31. Giancarlo says

    2012-05-22 at

    Deve essere buono!! buona giornata…ciao

    Reply
  32. Akila says

    2012-05-22 at

    Very refreshing

    Reply
  33. Hamaree Rasoi says

    2012-05-22 at

    Came returned from my class and all I need is this kind of sharbat !! plz pass me the glass 🙂

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

    Reply
  34. meena says

    2012-05-22 at

    wow this is wonderful

    my mom used to make this often

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




SEARCH MAAYEKA RECIPES

New recipes in email

If you would like new recipe posts to be directly delivered to your inbox, ,please provide your email address. No spam mail - your email address will not be shared with anybody ever - promise!
Loading

About Maayeka

"Maayeka" means a mother's home. I am Anjana Chaturvedi, and I share on this blog traditional vegetarian and vegan recipes from India, that have been handed down to me from my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. All of these recipes are "Sattvic" - cooked without using any onions or garlics - which are known as "taamsic" or negative ingredients in Ayurveda. Hope you enjoy these recipes and feel free to reach out to me for any questions or feedback!

Adsense Sidebar

Browse Recipe Categories

Popular Posts

Khatte Meethe Baingan

How To Make Khatte Meethe Baingan | Sweet and Sour Brinjal Recipe

tomato rice

Tomato Rice Recipe | How To Make Tomato Rice | Thakkali Sadam

amla chutney recipe

Healthy Amla Chutney Recipe | Amla Chutney

baingan bharta

Baingan Bharta Recipe | How To Make Baigan ka Bharta +Video

aloo methi paratha

Easy Aloo Methi Paratha Recipe +Video

Malai dahi bhindi

Malai Dahi Bhindi Recipe+Video

diwali snacks

52 Snacks Recipe for Diwali

DIWALI SWEETS

52 Diwali Sweet Recipes – Festival Recipe List

matar paneer pulao

Matar Paneer Pulao recipe + Video

kadhai paneer

Kadhai Paneer Recipe | How To Make Kadhai Paneer +Video

karela chips

Crisp Karela Chips Recipe | Crispy Fried Bittergourd +Video

shahi paneer recipe

Shahi Paneer Recipe | How To Make Shahi Paneer +Video

mix vegetable pickle

Mix Vegetable Pickle | Aloo gajar ka khatta Achar +Video

KESAR MALAI LADOO

Kesar Malai Ladoo recipe | How to Make Malai Ladoo

moong daal khichdi

Moong Daal Pulao Recipe | Sookhi Khichdi +video

vrat ki ras wali aloo sabzi

Vrat ki Ras Wali Aloo ki Sabzi +Video

suran ki sabzi

How To Make Suran Ki sabzi | Suran Sabzi Recipe | Yam Stir Fry +Video

vrat dahi vada

Vrat ka Dahi Vada | Dahi Vada For Fasting + Video

Imli chutney

Imli Chutney | Tamarind and Jaggery Chutney Recipe+ Video

baby corn fritters

Baby Corn Fritters Recipe | How To Make Baby Corn Pakoda + Video