Ingredients:
1-1/2 cup water
2-1/2 cups warm milk
1 tbsp blanched and chopped almonds
1 tbsp chopped cashewnuts
1/2 tbsp chopped pistachios
1/4 tbsp poppy seeds
1/4 tbsp melon (kharbooj) seeds
1/4 tbsp saunf
1/4 tsp cardamom powder
1/4 cup dried rose petals
1 tsp rosewater
1/4 tsp peppercorns
1/8 tsp ginger powder
1/8 tsp cinnamon powder
1/2-3/4 cup sugar
15 gms cannabis leaves and buds (this is banned at many places and available in limited stores, one may not use this ingredient)
Method:
- Clean the cannabis leaves and buds by removing any stick and seeds
- Wash it thoroughly
- In a pot, boil the water
- Add all the ingredients, except sugar and milk
- Let it boil on slow flame for 10 minutes
- Strain and keep aside the liquid
- The solid part is grinded in stone grinder by adding 1-2 tbsp warm milk
- Press through muslin with back of palms, extracting the liquid into vessel
- Repeat the previous two steps till 1 cup milk is consumed and the residue becomes dry and husklike
- The extracted milk should be smooth
- Mix the extracted milk and boiled water which was kept aside
- Add remaining milk and sugar
- Chill for 2-3 hours and serve
Makes: 4 glasses
Making Time: 45 minutes
Shelflife: 1-2 days
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