Kesari Haalu | Saffron Milk
By Leena Hegde, Puttanamane
This delightful kesari or kesar or saffron milk is a sweet drink flavoured with ground saffron, cardamoms, and almonds. Almonds are soaked overnight, peeled, and ground along with saffron and cardamoms and then added to boiled cow’s milk. This traditional tasty beverage is enjoyable all year round either hot or cold depending on the season.
Prep time
30 mins
Cook time
5 mins
Cool off time
0
Total time
35 mins
Course
Beverages
Diet
Vegetarian
Difficulty level
Easy
Servings
2 cups
Ingredients
-
2 cups milk – at room temperature
- ¾ tablespoon sugar or as required
- 15 to 20 saffron strands
- 10 almonds
- 2 cardamoms
Cookware / Utensils
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Bowl
- Pan
- Spoon
- Mixer or blender
Instructions
Instructions
- Rinse and then soak almonds in room temperature water overnight.
- Peel the almonds.
- Remove cardamom seeds and rinse them.
- Add peeled almonds, saffron strands, cardamom seeds, and sugar in a mixer or blender.
- Add 2 tablespoons of milk.
- Grind to a fine consistency.
- Pour the ground mixture to the remaining milk. Mix well.
- Heat the saffron milk on a low or medium heat. Stir at intervals.
- Switch off the heat when the milk becomes hot and starts boiling.
- Serve saffron milk hot or warm.
Step by step guide
How to make Saffron Milk
1. Rinse and then soak almonds in room temperature water overnight.
2. Peel the almonds.
3. Remove cardamom seeds and rinse them.
4. Add peeled almonds, saffron strands, cardamom seeds, and sugar in a mixer or blender.
If you want you can keep few saffron strands for garnishing.
5. Add 2 tablespoons of milk.
6. Grind to a fine consistency.
7. Pour the ground mixture to the remaining milk. Mix well.
8. Heat the saffron milk on a low or medium heat. Stir at intervals.
Switch off the heat when the milk becomes hot and starts boiling.
9. Serve saffron milk hot or warm.
Notes
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Milk can be either whole milk or boiled milk.
