Name: Gulab-E-Aab (Rose drink)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 10 almonds, blanched (see Note), peeled, and slivered; ½ cup (125 grams) sugar; 7½ cups (1.5 liters) whole milk; A few saffron threads; ½ teaspoon ground green cardamom; 4 malai burfi (condensed-milk mithai, store-bought); 2 tablespoons rose syrup; 20 pistachios, blanched (see Note), peeled, and slivered

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

This rose drink has a layer of a special type of dessert called malai burfi on top. You can find the dessert at any Indian store. As a variation, you can top the drink with a scoop of vanilla ice cream instead.

Ingredients

7½ cups (1.5 liters) whole milk
½ cup (125

Method

Place a deep nonstick saucepan over high heat and add the milk. Lower the heat to medium, add the sugar, and cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Transfer to a bowl. Add the saffron and stir until it dissolves.
Add the cardamom to the milk and stir. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
Add the rose syrup and stir. Place the bowl in the refrige