Masala Paal

                           

Masala Paal is also called as spiced milk. It's a famous drink back home in Chennai. This drink has an amazing taste with a hint of saffron and richness from nuts like almond & pistachio. We were stuck home due to a brutal winter storm in Chicago and I decided to spice things up with my all time favorite drink. Masala Paal can be served hot in winter and cold in summer. It's a healthy drink for all ages. Let me stop here and get to the recipe. 

                               

Ingredients 

• Milk (2%) - 2cups
• Sugar - 2tsp 
• Palm sugar crystal - 1tsp
• Cloves - 2
• Cardamon - 3
• Cinnamon stick - 1/2 stick 
• Pepper corns - 1/4tsp
• Almond - 5
• Pistachio - 4
• Saffron - few 

Method 

• Soak Almond and Pistachio in hot water for 15 minutes then peel off the skin and chop them finely. Soak saffron in luke warm milk and keep it aside.
• Meanwhile coarsely powder cardamon, cloves, cinnamon and pepper corn all together and keep aside.

                           

• In a sauce pan heat milk and bring it to boil. Add the spice powder, in medium flame, boil for 1-2 minutes without getting burnt at the bottom. 
• Now add saffron, palm sugar crystal and sugar. Allow it to boil for 3 minutes. 
• Switch off and serve it hot with chopped nuts and saffron for garnish.

Tips 

• You can add whole spice to the milk without coarsely powdering. When it starts to boil discard the whole spice. 
• After discarding the whole spice mix, you can add chopped nuts and allow it to boil.
• Adding palm sugar is optional, if you don't have just add sugar. 
• You can also grind the nuts to fine paste. 

                                 

Enjoy the milk hot or cold!   

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