Fresh Melon Plum Drink | Summer Specials!

This is a very different combo. My dad brought plums and it was too sour. So today I mixed it with water melon and the drink was refreshing. It was sour and sweet. While taking photo my son kept his bus since it was also red in the background:-) Ingredients Plum - 2nos Watermelon - 2 big cups/1/4 fruit Sugar/honey - 2 tblspn(as reqd) Water if reqd. Preparation Method Cut fruits into cubes and blend all ingredients...

Homemade Kulfi | Flavoured Milk Popsicle| My New Method!

This Kulfi or Icecream prepared specially for my hubby and son. Simple and easy method my style, just love I got this idea from the Paal Payasam I prepared for my son's 4th Birthday. I had prepared in large quantity. I had chilled some for him. Then when I was serving my hubby, got this idea by seeing the colour why not I try and see how it comes. My family really enjoyed it and my hubby was surprised with my idea/method....

Homemade Pulpy Orange | No Sugar | Natural Summer Drinks!

Homemade Pulpy Orange is a refreshing energy drink. This is my son's favourite drink, everytime we go out he likes to buy only pulpy orange. This week is a vacation for him and just trying make his favourite dishes. I love to drink fresh fruit juices at home or outside, here in SG they will not add sugar just fresh. Ingredients Oranges - 3 nos Preparation Method Take the manual  squeezer(mine is with...

Mango Lassi | Summer Specials and Lakme!

Mango is one of the favourite fruit in the family. Now the season started and coming up, we bought these in Little India on weekend shopping. Mango Lassi is favourite drink for my hubby and MIL. Kids will also love it. Ingredients Ripe Mango - 1no pulp or chopped Curds/Plain thick  yogurt - 1/2 cup Milk  - 1/4 cup(if the curds are sour) Sugar -1 tablespoon(As per your taste) Preparation Method Put...

Strawberry Rose Juice | Summer Specials!

Strawberry Rose Juice is a new mix of fresh strawberries and rose essence. Since my son loves both thought of mixing and he enjoyed the juice. Serves - 1 Ingredients Strawberry(Korea)- 6 nos Rose Essence - 2 tablespoons Chilled water - 1 glass Sugar -  1 tablespoon Ice cubes as required Preparation Method In a blender/mixie put all the ingredients and blend to smooth juice. Strain it. Serve with ice cubes. Strawberry...

Oats Buttermilk | Summer Specials!

Oats Buttermilk is very healthy and refreshing for this scorching summer. Ingredients Rolled Oats - 2 tspns Ginger - 1" piece Curds/Plain Yogurt - 1 cup Water - 2 cups Salt Preparation Method Soak rolled oats in water for few mins. In a blender, add oats, a piece of ginger and salt. Grind to smooth paste. Take chill thick curds/plain yogurt add 2 cups water. Mix the smooth paste with curds, mix well and...

Oreo Milkshake | Summer Specials!

I was trying to post Summer Specials this week and I am ending with Oreo Milkshake. This is simple and easy, kids will surely love. Next  series will be pickles and lunch box. Take 2 nos oreo biscuits any flavour and crush. Blend with 1 cup chilled milk(Boiled and cooled) and 1 scoop of vanilla icecream in a mixie or blender. Serve with ice and top  with 1tblspoon of icecream. Oreo Milkshake...

Iced Watermelon!

After the refreshing watermelon juice, I had leftover watermelon tried to prepare for my son. Actually wanted to prepare watermelon sorbet but came up with this.This is simple and easy ice cream. Ingredients Watermelon  juice - 1 tall glass Condensed milk - 1 tspn Cardamom/Elachi powder - a pinch Sugar - optional Preparation Method Blend all the ingredients in a blender/mixie. Strain it. Pour it in the icecube...

Lemon Juice | Summer Specials!

This is my favourite drink. In my office, the pantry guys used to make it perfectly, so always used to ask one more! I miss them all in Bangalore. Summer has started and this drink will be refreshing. I am sure this is the topper of all Fresh Juices. Serves - 1 to 2 pax. Ingredients Lemon/lemonade/Nimbu/Elamichai - 1no Chilled water - 1 glass Sugar -  1 tablespoon Salt - a pinch Elachi/Cardamom powder...

Strawberry Milkshake

My son likes strawberry flavour a lot, first time I bought fresh Strawberries and tried the Milkshake. It was refreshing and good to beat the heat. Ingredients Fresh Strawberries -  6 nos Sugar - 2 tspns Water  -1/2 cup Milk - 2 cups Preparation Method Grind strawberries, sugar and water to smooth paste and add milk and again whip to smooth paste. Serve chilled or as it is. Notes - Can use any milk...

Mango Kulfi!!!

Ingredients Milk - 1/2 litre Condensed Milk - 1/2 tin (As per your taste) Sugar - If required Ripe Mango - 1cup(Pureed) (Peel skin cut into cubes and make a paste in mixie/blender) Cardamom/Elachi powder - a pinch(Optional) Water - Optional(I added 1 cup of water to milk)  Preparation Method Boil milk in a thick bottom vessel. When its come to boiling point reduce flame and add condensed milk. Stir well. Allow...

Tomato Juice | Summer Special!

Happy Teachers Day!!! remembering my teachers in school, college and at work. A mother is also a teacher who is the first person to teach a child. Thanking my mom....... Wishing all mothers too. Juices let it be a fruit juice or vegetable is a very healthy drink. With that note I am posting a simple and easy recipe for tomato juice. I had few riped tomatoes so thought of making juice this time. Ingredients Tomatoes...