Zafrani Sharbat

Name: Zafrani Sharbat (Cold saffron-flavored drink)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 scoops saffron ice cream; 7½ cups (1.5 liters) milk, plus 2 tablespoons warmed; 10 to 12 saffron threads; 6 to 8 pistachios, blanched (see Note) and slivered; 10 to 12 almonds, blanched (see Note) and slivered; Pinch of ground green cardamom; ¼ cup (60 grams) sugar

Cold saffron-flavored drink

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

Saffron is known as zafran in Urdu. Here we use saffron to prepare a delightful cold drink. Look for saffron ice cream (kesar) at Indian grocery stores; if you can’t find it, plain vanilla works well.

Ingredients

10 to 12 saffron threads
7½ cups (1.5 liters) milk, plus 2

Asia
India
Vegetarian
Drinks
Gluten-free

Method

Soak the saffron in the 2 tablespoons warm milk and set aside.
Place a nonstick saucepan over high heat, add the remaining milk, and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium and simmer, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes.
Add the sugar, cardamom, and saf