- Bring the water to boil in a small sauce pan. Add the spices. Remove from heat and set aside to cool for 10 minutes. Make a fine paste of all the nuts and poppy seeds along with the heated spices.
- Pour into a strainer lined with a damp cloth and set over a clean bowl. Squeeze all the milk out of the nuts by tightening the cloth by wringing it. You may use the nut pulp for thickening Indian curries or in baking.
- Mix this paste with the other spices into the milk and stir well. Mix the honey and chill. Serve in glasses with crushed ice.