Homemade Badam Milk Mix | Badam Milk Recipe

Badam Milk Mix, a delicious and healthy nut mix that is used to make a healthy drink by mixing it with milk. Badam milk is quite popular throughout India and even considered as a luxurious food because of the addition of almonds which is quite expensive. 

Badam Milk can be made either with the freshly grounded almond paste or with the instant powdered mix. Making badam milk with the freshly grounded almond paste is little time consuming however making and storing this Badam milk power/mix in a container comes handy for making instant Badam milk.

So if you have never tried this homemade badam milk mix then do give a try ! It's so easy to make with a handful of ingredients and the taste and flavor are really amazing and way better than any store bought instant mix.

Almonds

Almonds are the key ingredient in this mix. So use a good quality of almonds for great flavor and richness. In this recipe, i have used cashews in addition to the almonds. In our family, we like the combination of almond and cashew more than the almonds alone.

But it's really a personal choice so you can make this mix only with almonds too. It tastes equally good.

Saffron 

Saffron is the key ingredient for that typical badam milk flavor. So buy a good quality of safron and use it generously. I'm the person who rarely uses saffron in my cooking and rarely buys & stock it in my pantry.  So always skip when the recipe calls for it.

But for this mix, i wouldn't make it without saffron so i highly recommend to use it generously in this recipe.

Sweetener

Today, i have used panam karkandu / Palm sugar candy for the sweetness since i'm giving this to my toddler also. However you can use plain white sugar too. 

Also i have used only 1/3 cup of sugar candy which is very less for the given quantity so you can use up to 1/2 cup of sugar. Keep in mind that you can add more sugar later while making the badam milk too if needed. So keeping the sugar as minimal in the mix would be great.

Other uses of Badam milk mix 

• You can use a couple of tsp of this mix in the pancakes , it would tastes awesome.
• You can also use it in the onion tomato based curries like paneer masala, chickpeas curry. Add a few tsp of this mix in the end of making curries, it gives thickness and richness to the curry and also the mild sweetness balance out the other spices.
• You can use this mix for making Badam kesar kulfi too.

Ok, now let's check out how to make this Badam Milk Mix.

Homemade Badam Milk Mix

Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 10 mins | Serves : 2 
Recipe Category: Health Mix | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Homemade Badam Milk, Badam milk, Healthy mix Badam Milk Mix, a delicious and healthy nut mix that is used to make a healthy drink by mixing it with milk.

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Ingredients

Almond - 1/2 cup

Cashew - 1/4 cup

Cardamom - 7

Palm candy sugar / Panam karkandu - 1/3 to 1/2 cup

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Saffron - a big pinch

For Badam Milk

Milk - 1/2 cup

Badam Milk Mix - 1 tbsp

Procedure

First heat a thick bottomed pan, add the almonds and roast till the skin starts to turn brown and then transfer the almonds into the mixie/blender jar.

Next add the cashews and roast till dark spots appear here and there and then transfer the cashews into the mixie/blender jar.

Finally add the cardamom to the pan and roast it for  2-3 mins and then  transfer that into the mixie/blender jar. Let the roasted ingredients cool a bit and then grind into a coarse mixture.

Then add the palm candy, turmeric powder and saffron and grind into a smooth mixture. That's it! Badam Milk Mix is ready. Store it in the airtight container and use as needed.

To make Badam Milk.

Pour the milk in a saucepan, add the Badam milk mix and bring into a boil. Delicious Badam milk is ready. 

Pour into the serving glass and garnish with a few strands of saffron.

Related : How to make Rosemilk at home

Notes:

• Badam milk can be served warm as well as cold. It tastes good either way.
• For 1 cup of milk, you can use up to 2 tbsp of badam mix. 
  
  
  

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Badam Halwa Using Almond flour | Easy Badam Halwa

Badam Halwa, a rich and delicious sweet made with almond, milk, ghee and sugar. Even today, it's consider as one of the  luxurious sweets because of its richness and heavenly taste.   

Traditionally, Badam Halwa is made from the whole almonds and the whole process is taking a very long time because it involves soaking the almonds, peeling them and then ground them into fine paste. Now, thanks to the readily available almond flour so that you can skip all those steps and make the badam halwa under 30 mins. 

Almond Flour 

In the market, if you're looking for 'grounded almond', you can find almond flour and almond meal. This recipe requires almond flour not the almond meal. Almond flour is basically made from the blanched almonds .So make sure to get the almond flour which has more fine texture compared to almond meal.

Also, in some places, almond meal is made with whole skinned almonds, so the color of the almond meal would be little darker compared to almond flour.

Flavoring Agents

Here in this recipe, i have used both saffron and cardamom for the flavors. I never thought of making Badam Halwa without saffron. But one of my friends told me that she liked it without any flavoring because that's how badam halwa is made by her family for years. 

So it's more of a personal choice or how you like it than what recipe calls for, right?. Hence you can use any one of this flavoring agents or you can skip the both . Still it would be delicious.

 

Milk

Whole or full fat milk is the best for this halwa. For this badam halwa recipe, I have used 1.5 cups of liquid out of which 1 cup is milk. You can make this recipe with 1/2 cup of milk too. But the richness and the creaminess wouldn't be the same. 

Adding more milk would increase the cooking time but however it gives the rich flavor so i highly recommend to use the given quantity of milk for better tasting halwa.

Now let's see how to make this delicious and rich badam halwa!

Badam Halwa Using Almond flour

Preparation Time : 0 mins | Cooking Time : 25 mins | Serves : 4 
Recipe Category: Sweets | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Badam Halwa with Almond flour, Almond flour halwa Badam Halwa, a rich and delicious sweet made with almond, milk, ghee and sugar.

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Ingredients

Almond flour/ meal - 1 cup

Sugar - 1/2 cup

Water - 1/2 cup

Milk - 1 cup

Saffron - a few strands 

Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp

Ghee - 1/4 cup

Procedure

First soak the saffron in 2 tbsp of warm milk for 30 mins. Heat a non-stick pan, add the 2 tbsp of ghee, let it melt completely and then add the almond flour.

Keep the heat in medium and roast the almond flour in the ghee for 3-4 mins. Make sure that the almond flour doesn't change color. Next keep the heat  low and add the water.

Cook till all the water is absorbed by the almond flour. Next add the remaining milk after using i2 tbsp for soaking saffron and mix it continuously so that it doesn't form any lump and smooth. Now increase the heat to medium.

Cook the mixture till the milk quantity is reduced to 1/2(Make sure that the heat is medium and stir it frequently otherwise the bottom would be burnt). Now add the sugar. When the sugar melts, the mixture again loosen a bit. 

Cook the mixture till it become thick. It would take approximately 18-20 mins after adding the milk to the mixture with medium heat. When the mixture starts to thicken, it splatter a bit, so be careful.   At this stage add the saffron milk. Mix it well and the mixture turns pale yellow.

Finally add the remaining ghee and cardamom powder. Cook it for another 3-4 mins and switch off the flame.

Delicious Badam Halwa is ready.

Related : How to make Bombay Karachi Halwa

You can serve this halwa in a bowl or you can pack a spoonful of halwa in a butter paper and serve it like in marriage function. Store the remaining in the refrigerator.

Related: How to make Almond Flour Cookies

Notes:

• This Halwa tends to thicken when it's cool down completely. So remove from the heat when it's a bit runny.
• Added a few pistachios for garnishing on the top. But this halwa doesn't need any nuts.

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Badam Katli | Almond Fudge | Sweet Recipe

Badam Katli / Badam Burfi, a delicious fudge made from the almond and sugar. Yep, with only 2 ingredients, you can make this delicious katli and the best part is unlike other sweets, you no need to worry about the sugar consistency!!! 

I have prepared this katli many times and every SINGLE time it turned so perfect and on few times, i had shared it with my friends, they also liked it very much and asked me the recipe and literally amazed by the simplicity of this recipe. 

So if you're beginner in cooking and want to try some simple sweet, i would recommend this Badam Katli next to rava kesari. It's so easy to prepare and hardly within few mins it would be ready too.

And also this would be ideal for gifting on any festive day. Give it a try, i'm sure you would be amazed by its taste!!! With this sweet, i'm wishing all my readers, friends & family a very "Happy New Year!!! " 

Badam Katli

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Makes : 25 
Recipe Category: Sweet | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Badam Katli,Almond Fudge,Badam Burfi Badam Katli / Badam Burfi, a delicious fudge made from the almond and sugar.

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Ingredients
Badam/Almond - 1 cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Water - 1/4 cup
Ghee - 1 tsp

Procedure

First let remove the skin of almond, for that, bring a pot of water to boil and add the almond and let it boil for 2 mins.

Remove from the flame and drain the water from almond. Now the skin easily comes off when you rub the almond between your fingers, then place all the almonds on tissue paper to remove the moisture.

Put the almond into mixie jar and grind into coarse mixture.

Now take the sugar and water in a pan and put it on heat, let the sugar dissolves completely and then add the coarse badam powder.

Keep the flame in low and mix it continuously. It slowly starts to become a thick mass.

Once the mixture moves with your spoon, take a pinch of the mixture and roll it, if you can form the ball, then it's ready. Remove the flame.

In a plate, add a tsp of ghee and transfer the badam mixture into it and let it comes to hand bearable temperature, then start kneading the mixture until it becomes smooth and looks like dough.

Place the badam dough in between the parchment paper and roll into desired thickness.

Then cut into desired shape.

Tada, Delicious Badam Katli is ready.

Related:How to make Rasgulla

Notes:

• No need to check the sugar consistency, once the sugar is dissolved, you can add the badam powder.
• Use pulse mode in the mixie to grind the badam into coarse mixture.
• Don't grind the badam for long time, otherwise the oil from badam would come out.
• If the dough is still sticky after kneading, then put it back on heat and stir until it reaches the correct consistency.
• If the dough is dry and couldn't hold the shape, add few tsp of milk and knead it. But that will reduce the self life of katli, so finish it off in few days.
• As this sweet is very rich, i cut into thin slices, but you can cut the katli as per your wish
  

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Banana Bread without egg & butter

Banana bread is one of the bread i bake frequently. As i already have banana bread recipe in my space  with egg and butter. This one is totally free from egg and butter. I saw this recipe in Bharathy space, it looks so inviting and easy to make.so immediately i tried it and the result was awesome.
After that, i bake this bread whenever i have over ripen banana.Here i add badam instead of walnuts, when i first bake banana bread , i didnt have walnuts in hand, so i used badam and we love it so much. so now it's a tradition in my home to add badam instead of walnut in banana bread. Ok. let see the procedure now.

Banana Bread without Egg

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 25 mins | Serves : 4 
Recipe Category: Bread | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

Recipe source :SpicyChilly

Ripe bananas - 3 small (or 2 large)

Wheat flour - 1/2 cup

Maida/All Purpose flour - 3/4 cup

Brown Sugar / Demerara Sugar- 3/4 cup

Milk - 1/4 cup

Oil - 1/4 cup

Curd - 2 tbsp

Cooking soda - 3/4 tsp

Vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp

Badam - 10

Procedure

First Preheat the oven to 180°C.Sieve maida, wheat flour and cooking soda together and keep aside.Take bananas in a bowl along with sugar and vanilla essence  and mashed it with masher well.

Add curd, milk and oil into banana mixture and mix it well.

Finally fold in the sifted flour mixture into banana mixture.Chop the badam roughly and mix them into the batter.Grease the loaf pan and dusted with flour evenly and keep it ready . Transfer the mixture into the pan and bake it in the preheated oven for 35 mins(or until tooth pick inserted inthe center comes out clean) at 180°CRemove from oven and allow the bread to cool on wire rack for a while before cutting out slices.Tasty Banana bread is ready.

Notes:

• The original recipe , the baking time is mentioned as 35 mins.but mine got done in 25 mins.so keep on eye on oven after 25 mins.
• Instead of badam , you can use walnut too.
• I used the elaki varitey of banana.

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