Almond Milk Recipe Card

North Indian Kitchen

Badam Milk (also called Badam Doodh) is a delicious, sweet, creamy drink made with ground almonds, milk, sugar and spiced with green cardamom powder and saffron. This tasty drink is delightful all year round.

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Prep Time 35

Cook Time 5

Total Time 40

Course Beverages

Cuisine Mughlai, North Indian

Servings 2

Calories 251 kcal

Equipments

Ingredients

Baking & Spices

3 Green Cardamom
1 pinch Saffron
2 tablespoon Sugar

Nuts & Seeds

20 Almonds

Dairy

2 cup Milk

Instructions

Soak almond in hot water for 20 mins.
2. After 20 mins discard the water and then remove the skin of each almond. It will come off easily.
3. Transfer blanched almonds with 1/4 cup milk to a blender.
4. Blend to a smooth paste. Set it aside.
5. Now transfer the remaining milk to a pan and & adjust the flame from high to low.
6. Once the milk in the pan come to boil, add the prepare almond paste to it. Stir to combine.
7. Make the flame low & let the milk simmer for 10-15 mins. Stir often so that milk does not get stuck to the bottom of the pan. The raw smell of almonds should disappear completely.
8. Add saffron in the milk.
9. Then add the sugar & stir until it dissolved.
10. Finally add the crushed cardamom seeds.
11. Mix everything together & turn off the heat.
12. Now last but not the least sprinkle some almonds & saffron on it.

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Notes

Remember to always soak the almonds. You can opt to soak them for 30 minutes in hot water or consider soaking them for 8 hours in room temperature water.
Peel the almonds to get a smooth, fine and creamy consistency in the badam milk.
Ensure that the almonds are ground to a fine or superfine consistency. A coarsely ground mixture of the almonds will irritate the throat.
Make a vegan variation by adding your preferred plant based milk.