Jigarthanda (Super-sweet Milk with Seaweed Jelly, Street Style)
Cool your stomach! Madurai specialty, mysterious jelly sinking pink milkshake
Description
Originating in Madurai, South India. Meaning 'cooling (Thanda)' the 'heart/stomach (Jigar)'; a super-sweet cold drink layering seaweed jelly, tree sap jelly, special syrup, ice cream.
Restaurants serving Jigarthanda (Super-sweet Milk with Seaweed Jelly, Street Style)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Milk
- Badam Gum(Sap jelly)
- Nannari syrup
- Seaweed jelly
- Ice cream
- Sugar
Instructions
- [For
- Servings/Ingredients] 500ml milk,
- tbsp Badam Gum (almond tree sap),
- tbsp Nannari syrup (plant root syrup),
- tbsp sugar,
- scoops vanilla ice cream (or homemade), seaweed jelly (agar) to taste.
- Soak Badam Gum (almond sap crystals) in massive water since previous day, rehydrating into jiggly transparent jelly.
- Slow-boil milk in pot on low to <half volume, add sugar making pale pinkish-caramel ultra-rich milk, chill in fridge.
- Sink
- tbsp each jiggly Badam Gum and seaweed jelly (agar) at stall's tall glass bottom.
- Pour 'Nannari syrup (sarsaparilla root extract)' possessing unique refreshing herbal aroma over it.
- Pour ice-cold ultra-rich milk to 80% of glass, finally drop a giant homemade ice cream (or vanilla) scoop 'boom'. Boldly stir bottom jelly, syrup, melting ice cream with spoon, sucking up with straw. Intense sweetness and mysterious jelly texture act as 'drinkable AC' protecting bodies from South India's scorching sun.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
None(Herb aroma derived from Nannari syrup)
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Milk topped with tapioca, vanilla extract, ice cream (as vibe sub)
Pairing
After spicy South Indian meals(Chettinad cuisine)
Trivia
[Hardcore] 'Jigar' is Hindi/Urdu for heart/liver/stomach, 'Thanda' means cold. Absolute specialty of South Indian temple city Madurai, selling like hotcakes at stalls in midsummer. Packed with Ayurveda wisdom (sap/seaweed) forcibly cooling internal heat (Pitta)—a magic silver bullet considered body-gentle despite being super-sweet.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Taste ice cream/rich milk part first, finally suck up the jiggly sap jelly (Badam Gum) left at glass bottom through straw enjoying texture!
Allergen
Dairy