About 2 1/2 weeks ago, my Gran fractured her knee cap. As well as the obvious pain and distress of the injury itself, she has also had to cancel a holiday and she is stuck at home unable to do much.
To cheer her up, various family members and friends have been popping around to see her. I myself have been trying to boost her vitality and cheer her up with a few delicious foods. My first course of action was to teach her to mix mashed banana with teaspoon of ghee, a teaspoon of jaggery and a pinch of ground cardamom. Of course, I gave her a jar of fresh ghee and some jaggery-cardamom mixture to help her out! I think I am right in saying it has become a favoured dessert - in fact she even made some for my brother when he popped into visit!
However, now that some of the initial shock and annoyance is wearing off, boredom is setting in, and along with boredom has come trouble sleeping. So this afternoon I decided to make her a nutritious, delicious drink mixture that will help her body heal and also soothe her to sleep. And what could be more soothing and delicious than badam (almond) milk? It's so easy to put together.
Ingredients:
200g ground almonds
100g sugar, ground in a coffee grinder to make it fine
1-3 tsp saffron threads, grounds (basically as much as you can afford!)
1/2 tsp cardamom, ground
1/3 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
Mix everything together in a bowl. Carefully transfer the mixture to clean jars.
The amount of sugar in this recipe makes it pleasently sweet without being sickly. If you have a very sweet tooth, you can add more.
To make a cup of almond milk:
Heat one cup of milk, preferably whole, in a small pan. When it comes to a boil, turn the heat right down and add 1-2 tablespoons of the almond mix. Mix well. Turn the heat up and bring to a foaming boil again. Pour into a cup from a height to create a froth.
This is also delicious cold on a hot day. You may want to add a bit more sugar to the milk if you want to drink it cold.
To cheer her up, various family members and friends have been popping around to see her. I myself have been trying to boost her vitality and cheer her up with a few delicious foods. My first course of action was to teach her to mix mashed banana with teaspoon of ghee, a teaspoon of jaggery and a pinch of ground cardamom. Of course, I gave her a jar of fresh ghee and some jaggery-cardamom mixture to help her out! I think I am right in saying it has become a favoured dessert - in fact she even made some for my brother when he popped into visit!
However, now that some of the initial shock and annoyance is wearing off, boredom is setting in, and along with boredom has come trouble sleeping. So this afternoon I decided to make her a nutritious, delicious drink mixture that will help her body heal and also soothe her to sleep. And what could be more soothing and delicious than badam (almond) milk? It's so easy to put together.
Ingredients:
200g ground almonds
100g sugar, ground in a coffee grinder to make it fine
1-3 tsp saffron threads, grounds (basically as much as you can afford!)
1/2 tsp cardamom, ground
1/3 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
Mix everything together in a bowl. Carefully transfer the mixture to clean jars.
The amount of sugar in this recipe makes it pleasently sweet without being sickly. If you have a very sweet tooth, you can add more.
To make a cup of almond milk:
Heat one cup of milk, preferably whole, in a small pan. When it comes to a boil, turn the heat right down and add 1-2 tablespoons of the almond mix. Mix well. Turn the heat up and bring to a foaming boil again. Pour into a cup from a height to create a froth.
This is a great recipe for some instant badam milk.Hope your gran gets well soon!!
ReplyDeleteHow finely ground should the almonds be? This sounds delicious.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Divya, I'll pass on the get well message!
ReplyDeleteSylvia, you should grind the almond as finely as you can. If you cannot buy whole blanched almonds, you can even buy ground almonds and use them. I hope the recipe works well for you.
Thanks for the quick answer! Do you feel the texture of the almonds in the drink? This reminds me of the Spanish/Mexican horchata drinks, made from ground seeds/nuts with sugar, but those are usually strained.
ReplyDeleteSylvia, you the milk is a little thicker than normal and has a slight almondy texture. I guess if it bothered you, you could strain it. But I think you would lose some of the rich, pleasurable almondy-ness.
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine was asking about how to make almond milk, I've just posted your recipe to her. Luckily I have some almond meal in the pantry from making macarons and I can give this a try myself!
ReplyDeleteHi Sefie, thanks for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeletePlease be aware that this is not almond milk in the western sense of the word (e.g. a milk alternative made of almonds). It's a popular milk drink in India flavoured with almonds. It's still tasty though!