Ingredients:

20-25 almonds / badam

3 cups milk

3 tbsp sugar (adjust to your taste)

a pinch of salt

1/4 tsp cardamom powder

2 shallots, sliced

2 tsp ghee

Preparation:

1. Soak the almonds in hot water for 30 minutes. Then peel off the skin and grind to a very fine paste adding 1/2 cup of milk.
2. Transfer to a bowl and add 1/2 cup of milk to this paste and mix well.
3. Heat ghee in a sauce pan and add sliced shallots and saute well till brown.
4. Then add 2 cups of milk and almond paste and mix well and cook at low flame for 4-5 minutes, stirring continuously.
5. Add sugar and a pinch of salt and mix well and bring to a boil.
6. Reduce the flame to low and boil for another 2-3 minutes.
7. Add cardamom powder and mix well. Switch off the flame and serve hot...