This Rose and Saffron Thandai is a refreshing delight for the festival of Holi. Chef Vikas Milhouthra and Helen are in Farmer's Kitchen using Spinneys amazing ingredients to make this delicious beverage. Check out the recipe below.

INGREDIENTS

• Full Fat Milk 500 ml

• Low fat milk 500 ml

• 10 no almonds

• 15 no Pistachio

• 3 tablespoon fennel seeds

• 2 teaspoon melon seed

• 250 ml full cream milk

• 3 teaspoon sugar

• 2 drops rose essence

• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

• 1/2 teaspoon green cardamom

• 1/4 cup ice cubes

• 50 gm rose petals

• 2 teaspoon rose syrup Or Gulkhand

• Saffron 1gram

• Gold Leaf – 1 sheet

METHOD

1. Boil milk in a bowl and soak saffron strands in it. Allow it to sit for 15 - 20 minutes. Soaking saffron strands in hot milk releases its color and flavor.

2. Stir and keep aside until it gets a pale yellow colour.

3. Add all the other nuts and spices in a blender and grind to a coarse powder. Traditionally this is done with mortar and pestle if available.

4. Bring milk to a boil and add the ground spices slowly to extract flavor .While the spices are being added allow the milk to stay on simmer.

5. Keep stirring and continue this for upto 5 minutes and take aside .Then add the rose essence (gulkhand) or if not available then add rose water. Finish off with the saffron soaked in milk

6. Refrigerate for a couple of hours until chilled .Pour in a glass and garnish with slivers of dried nuts and small flakes of gold leaf