Is it even Holi without Thandai! How about some Thandai Rabdi?! Make this rich scrumptious Thandai Rabdi with homemade Thandai Powder. Rabdi is a rich thick reduced milk with malai. This is not a dessert that can be whipped in 15 minutes! Milk is simmered on low heat and reduced to 1/3 of its original quantity. Then it is sweetened with sugar and flavored with Thandai Powder. (Recipe already on my site) Honestly for me making Rabdi is not a long process, as I make it on side while doing something else.
In a heavy bottom pan bring milk to boil.
Once boiled keep simmering on low heat.
Layer of malai (cream) will form on top, using a spatula collecting to malai on the sides of the pan.
Keep simmering the milk and collect malai on the side of the pan. Alternatively you can also keep on mixing the malai in the milk instead of collecting the malai on the sides. (I prefer this method)
Keep on doing this till milk is reduced to half. At this point add sugar. Mix everything and simmer again to collect more malai.
Now the milk has reduced to 1/3 of it’s original quantity. Add Thandai powder, rose water and mix. Remove pot from heat.
Scrape all the malai from the sides of the pan and mix it with the reduced milk.
Thandai Rabdi is now ready. Chill the Rabdi and serve!
