Energizing Almond Protein Powder

Hi everyone! I’m back with a recipe post. It’s been a while since the last one so I hope y’all are excited! This is a traditional sweet drink recipe from India called Badam Milk. Badam translates to Almonds in English.

The procedure to make it requires blanched almonds and then grinding them into a fine powder. You can use almond powder in warm milk or put a scoop of it into protein smoothies! After all it is a protein powder!

Almonds are very healthy. That’s all I know and all I need to know to make me drink it! But if you want more facts about it here you go:

great source of protein
contains vitamin E which is shown to reduce risk of cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s
magnesium
fiberous
healthy unsaturated fats
reduces hunger
promotes weight loss
reduces cholesterol

You will need:

1 cup of almonds
3/4 cup of rock sugar or plain sugar
1 tbsp cardamon powder
1 tbsp nutmeg
saffron – optional

Instructions:

Roast almonds for 5 to 10 minutes. Be careful not to over roast!
Then boil water in a wide pan. When the water is bubbling, add in the roasted almonds.
After 3-5 minutes, you can see the skin of the almonds will look soft and wrinkly. Remove from the pan!
Drain the almonds and rinse with water. Dry them completely on a towel or tissues.
Now, remove the skin of the almonds. It should just pop right out if you boiled it well.
Then spread out the almonds and let them dry. **We don’t want to feel any water or moisture on the almonds**
Quickly, heat the almonds in a pan to dry it completely. In the first picture the almonds look shiny. The raosted almonds will look dry.
Lastly, put the almonds, sugar, cardamon powder and safforn in a food processor to grind it into a powder!