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Nutrition
Healthy Holi Beverage—Vegan Sugar-Free Thandai
Holi is here, and what better way to celebrate it than with a glass of the quintessential thandai? This version from nutrition and lifestyle coach Vinita Contractor gives the classic drink a healthy upgrade—it’s vegan, sugar-free and easy to make.
The festival of colours is incomplete without some festive food and a glass of chilled, refreshing thandai. This vegan thandai recipe from nutrition and lifestyle coach Vinita Contractor uses homemade nut milk as its base, and dates as a natural sweetener. Spiced with the classic thandai spices like fennel and cardamom and garnished with saffron, this drink can be a hydrating and healthy accompaniment for your Holi festivities.
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Vegan Sugar-Free Thandai - Full Recipe
01
serves
140
K calories
360
minutes
5/10
simplicity
Easy Steps
01Take the almonds, pistachios and melon seeds in a bowl and soak for 6-8 hours. Take out the nuts and discard the water.
02Add half cup of water to the pre-soaked nuts, and grind till it turns into a smooth liquid. Add the remaining water and blend well.
03Take a tablespoon of the nut milk and soak the saffron. In a dry grinder, add all the spices and grind into a fine powder.
04Add the spices to the thandai liquid. Add the dates, rose water and a few ice cubes (optional), and blend together.
- 1/4 cup almonds
- 1/4 tbsp pistachios
- 3/4 tbsp melon seeds
- 2-3 dates soaked and deseeded
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 tsp fennel seeds (saunf)
- 1/2 tsp poppy seeds (khus khus)
- 3 whole black pepper kernels (kali mirch)
- 1 green cardamom
- 1 pinch saffron
- 1/2 tbsp rose water
Pour the thandai into glasses. Spoon the soaked saffron on top. Garnish with slivered almonds or pistachios.
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Nutritive Value
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Protein: 3g
- Fat: 7g
- Fibre: 5g
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