Mango thandai with simple ingredients and procedure. A yummy twist to the regular thandai, with the tropical fruit added for flavor in this thandai inspired drink.

I got to know this simple thandai recipe from my friend and love it a lot. I saw this idea of mango thandai in a restaurant menu in Insta feed and wanted to try this mango season.
This year, I haven't purchased much mangoes as I did not frequent Indian groceries like I used to. Only a couple of dozens may be. Banganapalli and Alphonso, one dozen in each.
So tried mango thandai when I had stock of mangoes. For such drinks and dishes with mango, I prefer Alphonso as it gives colour, flavour and for it's sweetness as well.
I have cashew in this recipe instead of 1 teaspoon khus khus (poppy seeds). You can also use magz in place of it.
Recipe card
Mango thandai
Ingredients
- 1 Mango large Alphonso
- 7 almonds
- 3 cashews
- 5 black pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon cumin seeds
- ⅛ teaspoon fennel seeds
- 2 cardamoms green
- 3 tablespoon sugar
- 1 cup milk boiled & chilled
- ¼ cup water
Instructions
- First soak almonds, cashews, pepper, cumin, fennel in enough water for an hour.
- Peel the almonds and grind it smoothly with the other ingredients we soaked. Use ¼ cup water for grinding.
- Filter it through a metal strainer. Discard the remains.
- Blend the pulp of mango with sugar(scooped using a spoon form a sliced mango)
- Mix ground pulp with the previously ground item.
- Add boiled cooled milk and mix well. You can also run everything in a blender for a spin to mix.
- Enjoy cold.
Notes
- Instead of cashew, use a teaspoon of khus khus or magaz seeds.
- Do not skip straining the ground nuts/ spices.
- Avoid using black pepper more than mentioned.
- Adjust mango pulp according to the taste you want.
- It is best to consume as soon as you mix milk with mango.
Mango thandai method
First soak almonds, cashews, pepper, cumin, fennel in enough water for an hour.
2. After that, peel the almonds.
3. Grind it smoothly with the other ingredients we soaked. Use ¼ cup water for grinding.
4. Filter it through a metal strainer. Discard the remains.
5. Blend the pulp of mango with sugar(scooped using a spoon form sliced mango)
6. Mix ground pulp with the previously ground item. Add boiled cooled milk and mix well. You can also run everything in a blender for a spin to mix. Enjoy cold.
Serve immediately cold!
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