Thandai Cheese Cake

No Bake Thandai Holi special Cheese Cake, presenting thandai with a little twist or can say in new avatar. I tried my thandai mix in cheesecake and it really went out yum. To  make it more easier, I went for a no-bake recipe.

Ingredients:

For Cheesecake Base:

1.5 cups digestive Biscuit crumb

1 tbsps sugar

5 tbsps butter melted , cooled

For Cheesecake filling

1 Cup cottage cheese fresh (panner)(water drained completely)( grated)

1/2 cup yogurt thick

1 cup whipping cream 

3/4 cup sugar

5-6 strands of  saffron milk soaked in warm milk

1 tbsps gelatin (bloomed in 1 tbsp boiling water)

1 tbsp rose water

Pan syrup : 2 tsp

For Thandai Mix:

http://yuvikasrecipes.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/thandai.html

Pistachio roses, petal for garnishing

Method:

Follow the above link for Thandai pwder and use here as follows.

For crust:

In a bowl mix together the biscuit crumbs, sugar, and melted butter. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a well-greased 8-9 inch tart pan with removable bottom. (A spring form pan can also be used).Place in the refrigerator to set while you make the filling.

Note: If you want you can bake the base for 10 minutes at 180 degree,it is optional.

In a blender blend cheese, yogurt, cream, saffron infused milk,sugar,gelatin mixture, pan syrup and rosewater until everything is well incorporated. add 4 tsp of above thandai powder and give one more whisk.

Pour the mixture into the biscuit base , smooth the top. Garnish with rose petals and chopped pistachio.

Cover and refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight.

Rest of the mixture can be stored in a small kulfi or candy moulds and served chilled to beat the heat. So, now you have Thandai cheese Cake as well as Thandai Kulfi. Happy Holi.

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