Jigarthanda

Jigarthanda is one of  the most popular drink in Madurai, Tamilnadu. It is generally prepared by road side small shops in Madurai. Not only in Madurai it is much popular in Chennai too. The recipe all most sounds like North Indian Falooda with little changes. Jigarthanda is popular because of it's cooling properties. Almond gum is one of the ingredient in this recipe which has it's original cooling properties. But now a days people replace almond gum with Agar agar, this also had it's cooling properties but the traditional recipe contain  almond gum. You can get almond gum in any Ayurveda shops. In some recipes they add cooked sago in the place of almond gum (If I am not wrong).

This one is my all time favorite drink when ever I pass from that Murugan Idli shop I make sure to have a glass of this delicious drink.
This is my recipe for J under street food theme  J for  Jigarthanda...                                           
INGREDIENTS:--
Milk  ----  200 ml
China grass (agar agar)  --- 50 gms
Water  ---   250 ml
Nannari syrup or rose syrup  ----   1 tab sp
Condensed milk  -----    1/2 tin
Ice cream  ---- 1 scoop for one glass
METHOD:--
1. Boil milk till it turns little pink, remove from heat and let them cool
2. Add condensed milk and mix well and keep it in the fridge to chil
3. Add some water to Agar agar leave it a side for 20 minutes, then boil 200 ml water and boil agar agar till it dissolve well remove from heat and pour it in aplate to set.
4. After 10 minutes cut agar agar in to small pieces and keep it ready.
5. Add nannari syrup and agar agar pieces to milk mix well.
6. Pour this milk mixture in tall glass and top with a scoop of ice cream and serve chill
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