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Stir up your own thandai, or head to one of these places

If you like your thandai the traditional style, try the Shibuji Special Kesar Badam Thandai (above) that comes with nuts, saffron, pista, their special spicy masala and loaded with malai. 

TT Bureau Published 01.03.18, 12:00 AM
If you like your thandai the traditional style, try the Shibuji Special Kesar Badam Thandai (above) that comes with nuts, saffron, pista, their special spicy masala and loaded with malai. There’s also Special Kesar Badam Thandai with lots of nuts and saffron in milk and malai, to go glug-glug. Rs 80 each @ Shibuji on Camac Street
The traditional thandai gets a kick with a dash of rum in the Bollywood Bhang — for those who are looking for a little bit more.  Rs 280 @ Gabbar’s Bar & Kitchen on Ho Chi Minh Sarani
If flavoured thandai is your choice of drink, then spoil yourself with (from left) the Rose Malai, Cocoa Malai and Kesar Malai. Topped with nuts, raisins and malai, each drink is a glass full of goodness. Rs 100 each @ Paramount near College Sqaure
Try the Milk Thandai made with Ralli’s syrup with the perfect balance of sweetness and flavour. 
Rs 75 @ Ralli’s, Golpark
A good old thandai for those who like their Holi drink without any fancy frills. Rs 25 
@ Shiv Shakti Sherbet in Girish Park

MIXOLOGIST IRFAN AHMED OF TFO CHURNS OUT EASY-TO-MAKE THANDAI COCKTAILS FOR YOUR PARTY 

JALEBI BAI

Serve in: Chilled Martini glass.

Ingredients:
Gin: 40ml 
Cointreau: 20ml 
Orange kulfi: 1 piece 
Orange ice cream: 1 scoop
Ginger powder: 1 pinch 
Rose water: 5ml 
Method: Blend the above ingredients together with ice and pour into a Martini glass.
Garnish: Four pieces of rose petals along with gin-ful jalebis! 

LAAL GULAAL

Serve in: Any fancy glass (300ml volume)
Ingredients: 
White rum: 60ml 
Kesar pista kulfi: 1piece 
Condensed milk: 2tsp
Milk: 120ml 
Orange juice: 30ml 
Rose syrup: 40ml
Falooda: 2tbsp 
Pomegranate: 1tsp
Method: Blend the white rum, kulfi, condensed milk, milk and orange juice and 15ml of rose syrup together with ice. Add 1tbsp falooda and 15ml rose syrup to the glass and stir. Add the blended drink with ice into the glass.
Garnish: A pink balloon along with a shallow shell of crushed ice topped with 1tbsp falooda, 10ml rose syrup and the pomegranate. Serve with a straw.

SHARABI CASSATA

Ingredients: 
Vodka: 30ml
Baileys Original Irish 
Cream: 30ml 
Orange kulfi: 2 pieces
2 pinches of white cardamom powder
Method: Blend the above ingredients and add almond and pista chunks. Pour the blended mix into a large hollowed orange shell. Deep freeze the same for 36 hours. Cut and serve with seasonal fruits dipped in 10ml of sweetened vodka.

BASANTI IN KUTTO KE SAMNE MAT NAACHNA

Serve in: Cute dog-shaped plastic containers 
Ingredients:
Vodka: 60ml 
Chiku kulfi: 1 piece 
Milk: 60ml 
Honey: 20ml 
Cinnamon powder: A pinch 
Chocolate powder: 1tsp
Method: Blend the above ingredients together with ice and pour into the containers. Top up with phuchka coated with chocolate (take the help of your local confectioner). Serve as a shot.

Text: Anannya Sarkar
Pictures: Arnab Mondal

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