Milk Masala Powder is a fragrant healthy mix or blend that is added to flavor milk. This healthy blend is made with nuts, rose petals and a few fragrant spices. With nuts and spices in it, this healthy Masala Dudh Powder makes an excellent beverage when mixed with milk.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: Not specified
  • Total time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 1 · 1 medium jar
  • Category: Spice Blend
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • ½ cup almonds (- unsalted)
  • ½ cup cashews (- unsalted)
  • ½ cup pistachios (- shells removed and unsalted)
  • 20 green cardamoms (- only seeds and the husks removed)
  • 3.5 teaspoons nutmeg powder ((jaiphal powder) or half of a nutmeg - grated or powdered)
  • ½ to 1 tablespoon dry rose petals (- optional)
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper (- if you prefer you can increase the amount to ½ teaspoon)
  • ½ teaspoon saffron strands (- check notes if you plan to skip saffron)
  • 5 tablespoons raw sugar (or regular white granulated sugar. you can also add as required)
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds (- optional)
  • ½ cup pumpkin seeds (or melon seeds (magaz) - check notes if not adding pumpkin seeds - optional)
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder

Method

  1. Heat a heavy frying pan or skillet and add these ingredients - almonds, pistachios, cashews, pumpkin seeds/melon seeds.
  2. Dry roast for 3 to 4 minutes on a low heat stirring often until lightly toasted.
  3. Remove and keep aside in a plate or tray. Use fresh nuts and not the ones whose shelf life has expired.
  4. In the same pan, add the saffron strands.
  5. Keeping heat to a low, stir and roast for more than half a minute, till the color of the saffron changes to a darker shade. Remove and keep aside.
  6. Grate the nutmeg and keep aside.
  7. Once the nuts cool down, then add everything in a dry grinder jar, including rose petals, fennel, black pepper, turmeric powder, cardamom seeds and sugar.
  8. If you have a small dry grinder jar, then you will have to grind in batches. Grind to a fine powder. Grind in short spurts and not at a stretch.
  9. Remove the Milk Masala Powder and keep in an airtight container or jar. Store in the fridge or freezer, as the nuts may get rancid.
  10. The recipe yields a medium jar of milk powder.
  11. To serve, dissolve 2 to 3 teaspoons of the Milk Masala Powder in a glass of hot milk or chilled milk. Add sugar as required. Stir and serve the flavored milk.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.