Badam Milk

Name: Badam Milk
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1 litre full cream milk; 5 cardamom (elaichi) - smashed; 5 cashew nuts (thinly chopped or powdered); 30 Almonds (soaked overnight & peeled); 2 tbsp sugar; 6 Tbsp Sweetened Condensed Milk (adjust as required); 6 Almond (thinly sliced); 8 pistachio (thinly sliced); Saffron powder (optional)

7 steps

Prep:20minCook:1h 15min

Badam milk is a popular Indian drink where almonds are blended with milk and flavored with saffron and cardamom. It's a very delicious drink but at the same time it's also very rich both in texture and also in calories.

Updated at: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 04:38:57 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories350.9 kcal (18%)

Total Fat17.6 g (25%)

Carbs37.2 g (14%)

Sugars34.8 g (39%)

Protein13.5 g (27%)

Sodium133.8 mg (7%)

Fiber1.6 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 litrefull cream milk

5cardamom

elaichi, smashed

5cashew nuts

thinly chopped or powdered

30Almonds

soaked overnight & peeled

2 Tbspsugar

6 TbspSweetened Condensed Milk

adjust as required

Garnishing

Instructions

Step 1

Peel the soaked almonds and thinly chop the cashews.

Knife

cashew nuts5

Almonds30

Step 2

Add some milk to the almond and cashew mixture. Blend it to a paste and set aside.

BlenderMix

full cream milk1 litre

cashew nuts5

Almonds30

Step 3

Pour the remaining milk in a large pot and add cardamom. Boil the milk while stirring occasionally and reduce it to half of its original volume. Finally fish out the cardamom from the milk.

Pot

Ladle

CooktopHeat

full cream milk1 litre

cardamom5

Step 4

Now add the almond and cashew paste to the milk. Stir Continuously.

Step 5

Then dissolve the sugar and add condensed milk to the milk mixture. Adjust it to your preferred sweetness. Stir Continuously.

sugar2 Tbsp

Sweetened Condensed Milk6 Tbsp

Step 6

Once the preferred consistency is achieved, turn off the stove. Set aside to cool, then refrigerate before serving (It can also be served hot).

FridgeCool

Step 7

When serving, garnish with the thinly sliced almonds and pistachios. Optionally mix saffron powder in the mixture before garnishing to give it the yellow colour.