Eggless Thandai Mini Cheesecake Recipe
Thandai Mini Cheesecake Recipe is a delicious and creamy dessert that has brilliant flavours from the Thandai Masala and combined along with cream cheese and nuts. The addition of Thandai Masala along with rose water, gives the cheesecake unique refreshing taste to the palate.
Ingredients
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For the crust
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1-1/2 cups Marie Biscuit
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or any digestive cookies (crushed)
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6 tablespoons Butter (Unsalted)
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melted
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For cheesecake filling
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1 cup Britannia Cream Cheese
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1/4 cup Condensed Milk
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1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
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1 tablespoon Rose water
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1-1/2 tablespoon Thandai Masala
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For home-made thandai masala
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6 Whole Almonds (Badam)
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6 Cashew nuts
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1 tablespoon Poppy seeds
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1 tablespoon Fennel seeds (Saunf)
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1/2 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)
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1/2 teaspoon Black pepper powder
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1 tablespoon Melon seeds
Instructions
Step 1
To begin with Thandai Mini Cheesecake, firstly we will prepare the thandai masala
Step 2
Dry roast all these ingredients in a wide pan mentioned under ‘For Thadai masala’ for a couple of minutes
Step 3
Grind the Thandai Masala ingredients in a mixer grinder, until you get a coarse powder
Step 4
The next step is to prepare the crust for the cheesecake
Step 5
Crush the biscuits or any digestive cookies until very fine crumbs are formed
Step 6
Pour crumbs into a medium bowl, add butter and stir until well combined
Step 7
Press the crumb mixture into small cookie cutters, spread and press flat
Step 8
Make all mini crusts to make mini cheesecakes and place them in mini tart pans
Step 9
If you don't have mini tart pan, you can use a regular 8 inch tart pan and set the crust at the bottom
Step 10
Chill cheesecake crust in freezer at least for about 10 minutes
Step 11
For Cheesecake filling, using an electric whipping mixer set at medium-high speed, beat the cream-cheese in a large bowl until smooth
Step 12
Add condensed milk, vanilla extract and rose water in it and beat again
Step 13
Next, add the Thandai masala and mix well
Step 14
Pour the cream-cheese filling on the crust and smooth the top with a rubber spatula and refrigerate the Thandai Cheesecake for at least 5 to 6 hours until it has set well
Step 15
Serve Thandai Mini Cheesecake as an indian dessert for your parties