Badaam E Shireen or Almond Drink

Ingredients

• 1 cup Almonds
• 2 cups Sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup Poppy Seeds
• 1/2 cup Melon Seeds
• as required Ice cubes

Steps

1. Dissolve sugar on a medium to high flame stirring it all the while. Remove the skin of the soaked almonds and make a paste of it.
2. As soon as the sugar gets a one string consistency, add the paste to it and cook for a further 5 minutes on a low flame.
3. Sieve this after cooling in a clean sterilised bottle and use as and when required. For a single serving, you need to take 3 tablespoons of this mix and add it to the milk. Pop in some ice cubes and serve chilled.
4. Milk should be boiled and chilled. For another variation you can just add this to chilled glass of water and drink it. You can also add this to the sparkling water if desired. With this measurements, you can serve almost 15 people. Enjoy!