De-seed the Dates and keep aside
In a vessel, bring 2 cups of water to a boil and turn the gas flame off
Add the de-seeded Dates,Cardamom Powder & Jaggery into the hot water and keep aside to cool.
Once the Date Mixture has come down to room temperature, blend the Date mixture into a smooth runny paste.
Place a fine Net strainer or Muslin cloth over a vessel and transfer the Date paste into the strainer. Note:- If you wish to enjoy your drink thick, you can skip this step and step no.6 Strain this mixture into the same vessel used for soaking the dates
In the same mixer Jar, add the fresh grated coconut and 200 ml water, extract thick Coconut milk and using the same fine net strainer, strain the Coconut Milk into the same bowl in which the date mixture in strained
After extracting the Coconut Milk, add the coconut remains back into the mixer jar. Add 250ml water and extract Thin coconut milk and follow the same procedure(you have to extracts Coconut Milk twice, basically)
Using a ladle, Mix the Date Mixture and the Coconut Milk well
Here you have two options.A) You further strain the mixture using a Muslin cloth (this will give you a runny drink)B)You use it as it is (This will give you a thick drink) Add the Saffron water,soaked Sabja seeds, chopped Pistachios and Pomegranate seeds and give it a gentle stir
Tuck the bowl into the refrigerator until chilled. You can add some Ice cubes if you wish
Once nice and chilled, Our Jhil-Mil cooler is ready to be servedNote: Besides Pistachios, You can use any other Dry Fruits of your choice as wellYou can also add finely chopped fresh fruits like Mango and Watermelon or grapes into the drinkIf you don't have access to fresh grated coconut, you can use tinned Coconut milk as wellIf you don't wish to go through the entire process of extracting coconut milk, you can either use tinned Coconut milk or use regular Fresh Milk or Almond Milk as well