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JIGARDHANDA |
JIGARDHANDA..... a summer special drink, available in most of the roadside shops in Tamilnadu. It acts as a coolant and it reduces body heat. It can also be made at home in simple steps. This is my innovative idea using fewer ingredients and without ice cream.
INGREDIENTS:-
Boiled and chilled Milk - 1 glass ( 200 ml)
Badam pisin - 2 pieces
Sabja seeds - 2 tsp
Water for soaking badam pisin and sabja seeds.
Jaggery powder - 3 tsp
Saffron strings - 2 crushed
Elachi powder - 1 tsp
METHOD:-
Soak badam pisin overnight in a glass of water and refrigerate in the next morning. (in the below picture i have taken 5 scoops)
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Soaked Badam Pisin |
Soak 2 tsp of sabja seeds in 100 ml of water and add saffron strings, elachi powder to it.
(Soaking time - 30 minutes)
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Soaked Sabja seeds |
Add 50 ml lukewarm water to the jaggery powder and strain it.
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Jaggery syrup |
Set all the ingredients ready.
In a tall glass, add all the ingredients in the following manner, first badam pisin, jaggery syrup, milk, and at last sabja seeds.
For Garnishing, we can add sliced almonds, pistachios.