Drink
Dry fruit milk
Warm milk blended with soaked almonds and cashews, saffron and cardamom. A night glass, lightly sweet, not a heavy thandai.
15 min
0 of 3 steps done
2 servings
Heat: No chilli
Approximate nutrition
A rough guide per original serving, not a lab test.
- Energy230 per serving
- Protein8g per serving
- Carbs24g per serving
- Fibre2g per serving
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Method
Related remedies
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