Holi Receipe - Bhang

Ingredients
1½ liters Water
1½ cups Sugar
1 cup Milk
1 tbsp Almonds
1 tbsp Watermelon Seeds, peeled
1/2 tbsp Khus-khus (poppy seeds)
1/2 tbsp Saunf (aniseed)
1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder (or 15 whole pods)
1/2 tsp Rose Water (optional)
1 tsp Peppercorns, whole
1/4 cup Rose Petals, dried or fresh (gulkand variety)
Method
Soak sugar in 1/2 liter of the water used.
Wash clean all other dry ingredients.
Soak in 2 cups of remaining water.
Allow all soaked items to stand for at least 2 hours.
Grind all soaked ingredients to a very fine paste.
Mix remaining water to the paste.
Place a strong muslin strainer over a large deep vessel and press through muslin with back of hands to extract the liquid into the vessel.
Add milk, sugar and rosewater to the extracted liquid.
Chill for a hour or two before serving.