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Homemade Horlicks Recipe

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Nutrition

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About

It is basically a finely powdered malt or nutritional supplement magic powder that is mixed with hot or warm milk and served to kids or women. Horlicks powder is a popular energy drink produced and distributed by GlaxoSmithKline in various countries. It was first marketed as a meal replacement, especially as a lite dinner meal. However, soon the entire narrative was changed after the backlash and rebranded as a nutritional supplement. Preparing Horlicks at home can be a tedious task as it requires a lot of planning and time, especially sprouting the wheat grain. Depending upon the location, and whether condition the sprouting can be easy or complex. Once the sprouts have erupted, the powder mixture can hardly take a few steps to prepare the final homemade horlicks powder.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup wheat
  • water (water soaking)
  • 3 tbsp badam / almonds
  • 2 tbsp peanut
  • ¼ cup mishri / rock candy
  • 4 pods cardamom
  • ¾ cup milk powder
  • 1 tbsp cocoa powder

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Instructions

  1. firstly, in a large bowl soak 1 cup wheat in water for 12 hours. make sure to rinse the wheat a couple of times before soaking.
  2. after soaking the wheat, drain off the water and tie in a cloth.
  3. rest for 2 days or until the sprouts are formed.
  4. now take the sprouted wheat and roast on low flame.
  5. roast until the wheat turns crisp, removing the moisture from the wheat.
  6. now add 3 tbsp badam, 2 tbsp peanut, and continue to roast.
  7. roast until the nuts turn crisp too.
  8. cool completely, and transfer to the mixer jar.
  9. add ¼ cup mishri, 4 pods cardamom, and grind to a fine powder.
  10. transfer the mixture to the sieve.
  11. add ¾ cup milk powder and sieve using a fine sieve.
  12. mix well combining everything well.
  13. finally, homemade Horlicks are ready to enjoy by mixing them with warm milk.
  14. to prepare chocolate-flavoured horlicks, for 4 tbsp of prepared horlicks, add 1 tbsp cocoa powder.
  15. mix well combining everything well.
  16. finally, Homemade Chocolate Horlicks are ready to enjoy by mixing them with warm milk.

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Step-by-step

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firstly, in a large bowl soak 1 cup wheat in water for 12 hours. make sure to rinse the wheat a couple of times before soaking.
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after soaking the wheat, drain off the water and tie in a cloth.
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rest for 2 days or until the sprouts are formed.
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now take the sprouted wheat and roast on low flame. roast until the wheat turns crisp, removing the moisture from the wheat.
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now add 3 tbsp badam, 2 tbsp peanut, and continue to roast.
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roast until the nuts turn crisp too.
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cool completely, and transfer to the mixer jar.
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add ¼ cup mishri, 4 pods cardamom, and grind to a fine powder.
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transfer the mixture to the sieve. add ¾ cup milk powder and sieve using a fine sieve.
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mix well combining everything well.
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finally, homemade Horlicks are ready to enjoy by mixing them with warm milk.
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to prepare chocolate-flavoured horlicks, for 4 tbsp of prepared horlicks, add 1 tbsp cocoa powder.
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mix well combining everything well.
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finally, Homemade Chocolate Horlicks are ready to enjoy by mixing them with warm milk.How To Make Horlicks At Home

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Notes

  • Firstly, using sprouted wheat helps to double the nutritional properties.
  • Also, grind the roasted wheat to a fine powder. else the horlicks will not mix well with milk.
  • Additionally, you can add sugar or jaggery powder in place of mishri for sweetness.
  • finally, Homemade Horlicks Recipe stays good for 1 month in an airtight container.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/homemade-horlicks-recipe-how-to-make/