Celebration pistachio and saffron milk

I first tasted this drink during Holi (the festival of colour and love celebrated in the spring) in India. Served in little earthenware mugs and as delicious as a milkshake but with other worldly flavours, thanks to all the spices, it was a flavour I would never forget! Apparently it’s usually spiked with a very happy marijuana called bhang, making it particularly celebratory.

This traditional drink, known as kesar pista or thandai, is traditionally served chilled, but Ayurveda reco