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Masala Doodh served in a brown clay glass

Masala Doodh (Spiced Milk with Nuts | Kojagiri Masala Doodh)

Masala Doodh or Masala Milk is a nut and spice flavoured milk that is slightly sweetened with sugar and is made during winters or festive like Kojagiri.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 cup of Milk -Approximately 1 Litre
  • 4-5 tablespoons of Sugar -Can be added more or less
  • ¼-½ cup nuts of choice -I have used almonds, pistachio and pine nuts
  • Few strands of saffron
  • ¼ teaspoon Nutmeg powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Cardamom powder

Instructions

Preparing Nuts

  • In a heavy bottom, pan add in the nuts.
    ¼-½ cup nuts of choice
  • On slow roast the nuts until lightly brown.
  • Let the nuts cool completely and then chop them finely.
  • If you do not like to use the skin of almonds, one can soak the almonds overnight or 1 hour in lukewarm water.
  • Once it is soaked, peel the skin of the almonds and chop them.

Preparing the milk

  • In a heavy bottom, pot add milk.
    4 cup of Milk
  • Let the milk come to a boil.
  • On slow, let the milk simmer stirring in between.
  • The milk should be reduced to half.
  • Once the milk has reduced, add sugar and let it simmer again until the sugar has dissolved.
    4-5 tablespoons of Sugar
  • Add nutmeg, cardamom powder and saffron strands.
    ¼ teaspoon Nutmeg powder, ¼ teaspoon Cardamom powder, Few strands of saffron
  • Let this simmer for 1-2 minutes.
  • Switch off and serve it warm.
  • If you prefer cold milk, let it cool completely and refrigerate for a few hours.

Preparing the milk powder (If you are making the milk powder and storing it)

  • In a heavy bottom, pan add in the nuts.
    ¼-½ cup nuts of choice
  • On slow roast the nuts until lightly brown.
  • Let the nuts cool completely.
  • In a blender jar add in the nuts, cardamom and nutmeg.
    ¼ teaspoon Nutmeg powder, ¼ teaspoon Cardamom powder
  • Blitz this in a blender or a processor. Do not process finely or at once as the nuts release oil and it becomes lumpy

Notes

  • Standard US Size Cups used.
  • Measurements are a rough guideline. One can adjust as per taste.
  • Step by Step pics are missing, will post it next time when I make it