HARIRAH

HARIRAH (almond flavored drink)

Harirah is an exotic almond and cardamom flavored drink. It is a highly nutritious and very tasty appetizer. It is an ideal drink for growing kids. It is very simple to make with very easily available ingredients. So lets proceed with our recipe. 

Cooking time 20 mins

Serves 3

INGREDIENTS

Milk 2 glass (full fat)

Ghee 1 tsp

Cardamom 2

Sugar Sweeten to taste

Almonds ½ cup (soaked for 5 hours)

Sweet melon seeds 1 tblsp soaked for 2-3 hours (kharbuje ke beenj)

Saffron 1 pinch

METHOD

STEP 1: Soak the almonds for 5- 6 hour. The longer the almonds soak, the creamier the almond milk.  Drain the almonds from their soaking water .Remove its skin. Place the almonds in the blender then blend continuously for two minute until becomes a fine paste.

STEP 2: Place the melon seeds in a blender add ½ cup of water. Blend them for 2 minutes. Pour the seeds mixture into the strainer. 

Press all the seed milk from the melon seed meal.  Squeeze and press with clean hands to extract as much seed milk as possible.

STEP 3: Heat ghee a sauce pan add crushed cardamom saute for a min. Then add milk, set it on a low flame for boiling.

STEP 4: When the milk starts boiling add almond paste, melon seed paste and sugar. Taste the almond milk, and if a sweeter drink is desired, add sugar to taste. Cook until the raw smell is gone (it take about 3-4 mins). Now your harirah is ready to serve. Pour it to a glass garnish it with sugar and saffron strings.