This Saturday, I visited my
friend at Versova after a long time. ”Your welcome drink is ready” she said as
soon as I entered her house. There was a great variety of food cooked for us,
but in this heat, we can’t eat too much. But almond drink was a clever idea. I
loved the nutty taste plus it’s so nutritious. I can’t remember the number of
glasses I drank ..was it two?…or maybe five…? I can't remember...
The taste lingers till you go for
next sip.
I hate asking for recipes during
eating and drinking moments, the concentration get diverted. But while I take
each sip, savoring and guessing the ingredients is a wonderful game I play
silently in my mind.
I am aware that almond juice is
good for health, it’s good for selfie too…the pretty glowing skin that results after regular cups of this refreshing drink..
And if we are not too logy, why not make it regularly?
Just soak 25-30 almonds in the
water for 5-6 hours.
The skin begins to wrinkle and
easily slips off with soft touch.
Transfer the peeled almond in the
blender and add 1tsp aniseeds (sauf) 1tsp Black pepper (kala miri) 1tsp Poppy
seeds (Khus khus) 2-3 Cardamon(elachi), 1tbsp sugar and 1tbsp of pumpkin seeds.
Add 2glasses of water and grind
it to thin paste.
Line the strainer with cheesecloth
and pour the blended mixture over it.
Gather the cheesecloth over the
almond mixture and twist and squeeze out all the milk
Garnish with saffron threads,
ground cashew nuts, ground pistachio and rose petals
You could add jaggery, figs or
dates instead of sugar.
Serve chilled.
