Date and Almond Milk, Kharik Badam Doodh

Date and Almond Milk – A very healthy and delicious Milk drink

Dates are very healthy and full of nutrients . They are a good source of Vitamins,Minerals and Iron . It is a natural source of Energy, sugar and fiber .It is a mild laxative, good for our bone health, anemia, boost energy and good for Nervous system health and makes our heart healthy. So when it is so good for our over all health then we should have to include dates in our diets in some form. Here in Dubai we also get good quality of date syrup which is used to sweeten milk,drinks and desserts.

I like dates and prefer to eat few dates after food instead of eating sweets, chocolates and desserts but my family members are fussy eaters and I have to coax them to eat dates . So I often try to create some thing interesting to make them eat this wonder fruit of Mother Nature.

My Daughter loves this Oats date and Nut laddo and My husband just loves this chatapata – Anjeer and date barfi and tangy Date pickle which can also be served as pickle, Mukhwaas or a side dish . One chutney which we all love to make and always keep in our kitchen is this tangy Date and tamarind chutney as it goes well and a must have for all kinds of Indian chats and snacks.

During winter season we all prefer to have some delicious warm drinks and if the drink was made with  some healthy and nutritious ingredients then it was  surely a winner recipe. My grand mother used to make this Date and almond milk/kharik badam ka doodh in my childhood so I last week I made this milk and every one loves this .You can increase the amount of almonds if you wish or use a mix of almonds and pistachio.

Date and Almond Milk, Kharik Badam Doodh

A very healthy and delicious Milk, dates and almond drink

• CourseBeverages /drinks, Breakfast, Kids Friendly
• CuisineNorth Indian Cuisine, Punjabi Cuisine

Servings3 person

Prep Time5 minutes

Cook Time10 minutes

Ingredients

• 4.5cup Milk
• 10 Dates / Khajoor
• 12 Almonds / Badam
• 1/4tsp Cardamom Powder / Elaichi Powder
• pinchof Saffron / Kesar

Instructions

1. Soak Almonds overnight or for 5 hours.
2. Peel almonds and deseed the dates and kep aside.
3. In a pan boil the milk and simmer for 5 minutes
4. Grind almonds and dates with 5 tbsps of milk and make a fine paste.
5. Now add this paste in the boiling milk and let it simmer for 3-4 minutes.
6. Add cardamom powder and switch off the heat.
7. Serve hot with a garnish of saffron and few almond slices.

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