firstly, soak ¼ cup badam in hot water for 30 minutes.
peel off the skin of badam and transfer into small blender.
add in ¼ cup milk and blend to smooth paste. keep aside.
now in a large kadai heat 2 cup milk stirring occasionally.
add in prepared badam paste.
also add few thread saffron and 3 tsp sugar. stir well.
simmer for 5 minutes or till milk thickens.
additionally, add in ¼ tsp cardamom powder and stir well.
finally, serve badam milk or almond milk hot or chilled garnished with few saffron.