Badaam Dhood (Almond Milk) Recipe from India

II Badaam (Almond) Milk II

Badaam or Almond Milk, Delicious and easy to make Drink. It is simply a good drink at any time of the day/night, whether hot or
cold

Ingredients:

1/4th cup blanched almonds
2 cups milk
1/4 tsp. cardamom seeds
3tbsp. honey
3-4 saffron threads (optional)

Preparation:

Place the nuts in a blender and process until finely chopped. Add 2/3 cup milk and process until smooth paste.
Pour the milk and saffron into a heavy-bottomed pan and whisk the remaining milk.
Place the milk over moderately high heat and, stirring constantly, bring it to full boil. Remove the pan from the heat, add cardamom seeds. Place the pan over high heat and bring to boil. Remove the pan from the heat and add honey.
Again place the pan over heat and bring the milk to just boiling point, pour it the strainer resting over a pan. Pour the milk back and forth from one pan to another for at least a minute or until frothy.
Pour into warmed mugs and serve at once.

Note : For Cold Badaam Milk, cool and refrigerate it for an hour or so...