Topic started by Dave (@ 6.core.plus.net) on Mon Feb 18 15:00:34 .
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I remember enjoying a drink made from milk, sugar and almonds, rather like a thick milk shake, when I lived in south India in the early 1950's. Does anyone know what this is called and how it is made please?

Responses:

• From: Preeti (@ ppp-222-113.usc.edu) on: Mon Feb 18 20:58:18
  
  Hi Dave,
  
  Please try this. I found this recepie on the internet. Probably this is what you are talking about. This is Vanilla Milk Shake with Almonds in it.
  
  Vannila Milk shake
  
  Ingredients :
  
  Milk - 3 cups
  
  Vanilla essence - 1/4 tsp
  
  Almonds - 5
  
  sugar- 1/2 cup
  
  Preparation:
  
  Soak the Almonds in water and peel the outer skin off the Almonds after 3 hours
  
  Add the Almonds, milk, sugar, vanilla essence in the Food Processor and use the whipper for about 3 minutes, until the Almonds becomes a fine paste or pieces.
  
  Cool and serve.
  
  
  
  
• From: Preeti (@ ppp-222-113.usc.edu) on: Mon Feb 18 21:03:08
  
  Hi Dave,
  
  There is one more preparation called ALMONDS KHEER. Its slightly thicker than Vanilla Milk Shake, whose recepe I provided above.
  
  Almonds Kheer
  
  Ingredients :
  
  Almonds - 50 gms
  
  Milk - 3 cups
  
  saffron - a pinch
  
  Sugar - 11/2 cups
  
  Almonds essence - 1tsp
  
  
  
  preparation :
  
  Soak the Almonds in hot water for about 3- 4 hours, then peel the outer skin
  
  Heat the milk in a non -stick vessel in a low flame let the milk boil and let it reduce to 3/4 of the original quantity
  
  Now grind the Almonds seperately well adding little milk and the sugar
  
  Add the ground Almonds to the boiling milk and a\let it boil together, now add the Almonds essence
  
  Soak the saffron in luke warm milk and add to the boiling mixture
  
  when the quantity of the boiling milk reduces to half the quantity of the original qty ,remove the vessel from the stove and serve the Almonds milk cold.
  
  Tip : Always keep the flame low when preparing this Almonds Kheer
  
  
  
• From: mini (@ ac8f5959.ipt.aol.com) on: Mon Feb 18 21:54:53
  
  There is another milkshake which I tasted once. Light green color, very tastier than the almond shake. I guess it is milk with pistachio essence. Can anyone tell me how to make it?
  
  
• From: Dave (@ 3.core.plus.net) on: Tue Feb 19 16:41:43
  
  Thanks Preeti and mini for your information I'll give it a try
  
  
• From: Dave (@ 3.core.plus.net) on: Tue Feb 19 16:41:48
  
  Thanks Preeti and mini for your information I'll give it a try
  
  

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