Special Thandai For Maha Shivratri 2025: The festival of Mahashivratri is coming in just a few days. In such a situation, it is impossible not to taste Thandai on this special occasion. If Thandai is made in your house on the occasion of Shivratri, then today we are going to share two wonderful Thandai recipes with you. Your guests will be happy after drinking them.

Maha Shivratri 2025: This year the festival of Mahashivratri is being celebrated on 26 February. This day is dedicated to Lord Bholenath. On this day, devotees throng Shiva temples from morning itself. Everyone is immersed in Shiva devotion and performs worship, fasting etc. Apart from this, on the occasion of Mahashivratri, special prasad is also made along with the worship of Lord Shiva. In which Thandai has special significance. There is also a tradition of offering Thandai to Lord Shiva on the occasion of this special festival. Drinking it gives a feeling of coolness and energy.

If you also want to welcome your guests in a special way on the occasion of Shivratri, then today in this article we are going to share two types of thandai recipes. You can easily prepare them at home. The flavor of these delicious thandai will make everyone happy in body and mind. Let's quickly note down the recipe.

Recipe for making Thandai everyday

Material Required

• Milk – 1 liter cold
• Almonds - (15-20 soaked)
• Cashews - (15-20 soaked)
• Chironji - 1 tablespoon
• Magaj - half bowl (soaked)
• Poppy seeds - 1 tablespoon
• Fennel - 1 tablespoon
• Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
• Black pepper - 10-12
• Rose petals - 2 tablespoons (dried)
• Sugar - 2 tbsp
• Chopped dry fruits (for garnish)

Method of making

• For this, first of all you have to soak all the dry fruits in water for about 1-2 hours.
• Now take out all these things from the water and add rose petals and sugar to them.
• Then grind it well in a mixer jar or on a mortar and pestle to make a paste.
• Take out the prepared paste in a bowl.
• After this, add two spoons of this paste in a large vessel.
• Add cold milk and cardamom powder on top and mix well.
• Keep it in the fridge to cool for a while.
• Now pour the Thandai in a glass and garnish it with rose petals and dry fruits and serve.

Recipe for making Paan Thandai

Material

• Milk – 1 liter
• Small cardamom - 2-4
• Fennel - 1 teaspoon
• Black pepper - 8-10
• Cashew-
• Almond-
• Pistachio-
• Magaj- 1 bowl -(soaked watermelon seeds)
• Poppy seeds-
• Saffron-
• Betel leaves - 3-4 (fresh)
• Sugar - 2 tbsp
• Chopped dry fruits (for garnish)

Method of preparation

• First of all, soak almonds, almonds, poppy seeds, black pepper and all the dry fruits in water for 3-4 hours.
• After this, drain the water, add sugar, betel leaves , and fennel and grind it well.
• Soak saffron in milk in a bowl and keep it aside.
• After all the ingredients are ground thoroughly, take them out in a big jar.
• Now put this paste and dissolved saffron as per your requirement in the mixer jar and add cold milk over it and grind it.
• Your Paan Thandai is ready. Cool it in the fridge for a while and then pour it into a glass.
• Finally garnish with saffron and dry fruits and serve.

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