Thadal is a cooling and energizing drink, used by the pehlwan of Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

 and India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. The drink keep the wrestlers liver cool during fights and exercises.. The drink is prepared using ground char magaz, dry fruits, pepper and almonds.

The refresher is said to be so cooling that it can give you a cold, so a pinch of black pepper is added.

Recipe

Ingredients:
1.5 liter Water
300gms Sugar
250 ml. Milk
20 pc of Almonds [Badam]
seeds of Kharboj [watermelon] 1 tspn
Tarbooj [cantaloupes] 1 tspn
1/2 Table Spoon of Vaduf [aniseed]
1/2 spoon iliayachi powder [cardamom]
1/2 spoonKhuskhus [ poppy seeds]
10 kara Mirch [ black peeper]
50gm Gulkand

Gulkand

Gulkand, or more correctly Gulqand , is a sweet preserve of rose petals from Pakistan and North India. Gul means flower in both Persian and Urdu whereas qand means sweet in Arabic.-Preparation:...

or 20 dried/fresh rose petals

Method:
Soak the sugar in about 0.5 liters of water.
Clean all the ingredients & soak them in 400 ml. of water.
Keep the mixture for 2-3 hours.
Grind the soaked ingredients for getting a paste.
Add the remaining water and put under strong stir.
Filter the liquid, add sugar solution, milk and rose water.
Mix well.
Get chilled before serving, can add ice for the purpose.