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| Alternative names | Sardai |
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| Course | Beverage |
| Place of origin | India, Pakistan |
| Serving temperature | Chilled or sometimes hot |
| Main ingredients | Milk key ingredient, cardamom, almonds, sugar, and saffron, cannabinoids (bhang thandai only) |
| Variations | Rose thandai, Mango thandai, Badaam kesar thandai, Bhang thandai |
Thandai is a South Asian cold drink prepared with a mixture of almonds, fennel seeds, watermelon kernels, rose petals, pepper, poppy seeds, cardamom, saffron, milk and sugar. It is native to Indian Subcontinent. It is mainly used in summer. In Hinduism, it is often associated with the Maha Shivaratri and Holi or Holla mahalla festival. It is most commonly consumed in hot areas of North India (Uttar Pradesh) and Pakistan (Southern Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan). There are variants of thandai and the most common are badam (almond) thandai and bhang (cannabis) thandai.