Recipe- Healthy Blend Of Dry Fruits And Flavorful Spices Masala Milk Powder

Masala Milk powder / Badam Milk / Turmeric Milk / Golden Latte / Turmeric Latte are all drinks with the same underlying concept – milk warmed with a blend of spices to make a very comforting drink with very high nutritional value. In India these days, cold badam milk is also a popular drink during summers. Traditionally the cold version has been an accompaniment of more elaborate desserts such as ras malai, or doodh pakodi.

Milk Masala Powder is a fragrant, very refreshing healthy mix of nuts, saffron and spices. It is very good for all ages. This powder is also available ready-made in the stores but you can make it very easily at home. Making this mix at home is way better than buying ready-made as you have direct control over the quality of ingredients going.

Ingredients

1 cup Almonds / Badam
1 cup Pistachio / Pista
1 cup Cashew Nuts / Kaju
1 tsp Nutmeg/Jaiphal powder
1 whole Mace/ Javitri
3/4 tsp Saffron / Kesar strands -optional
1 tbsp Peppercorns / Sabut Kali Mirch whole
3/4 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
15 Green Cardamom / Hari Elaichi
1.5 tsp Dried ginger powder
1.5 tbsp Dried Rose flower petals optional

Method

* Take a pan and dry roast all the nuts for 2 minutes on low heat. remove from the pan and keep aside to cool down completely

* Heat a heavy bottom pan on low heat and then add the saffron and roast for few seconds and then remove the pan from the heat. the saffron strands will start curling or shrinking slightly and become crisp.(Don't cook for longer time or on medium heat as it will burn the saffron)

* When saffron cool down crush it and keep aside.

* Open and peel the cardamom and collect the seeds and discard the peel.

* In the mixer jar add all the spices and grind to make a fine powder and keep aside.

* Now add the nuts and rose petals and pulse gently to make a coarse powder as per your preference.

* Now mix the ground nuts,spice mix and the saffron and give a pulse in the mixer to blend every thing.

* Store in a glass jar and keep refrigerated for a long shelf life and use when required.

* How to serve- add 2-3 tsp of masala milk for a glass of milk and give a nice boil, It can be used to make hot or cold milk.

* You can add this powder directly in hot or cold milk,boiling is optional after adding it in the milk.