Star granate Shake :)

I was so excited and was jumping when I saw star fruit in the market a day back. The excitement was because I had just heard of it, but never tasted it before. Now that I got it, I was wondering what to do with it!!!!!!

Finally came this combinational, unusual, weird, moctailed star fruit pomegranate fruit shake. ;)

Believe me it was really good. I liked the taste of this blend very much.

Why agree to me blindly.. Try it out yourself ;)


Ingredients:

Star fruit(Carambola) - 3
Pomegranate - 1
Milk - 1 cup
Vannila ice cream - 1 scoop
Sugar - for taste



Method:

Blend all the ingredients in a blender and serve it chill. :) Happy drinking :)




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Kiwi Shake

I would like to introduce my two little zulu buddies to you all. Sam and Pam, the most adorable ones that belong to me. :)

Though Kiwi fruit is from China and New Zealand, my zulu buddies and me love it so much because it has a lot of vitamins like A, E and C. :)

That too kiwi with vanilla shake is just too too tempting. :)

Ingredients:

Kiwi fruit - 2
Milk - 1 cup
Sugar - for taste
Vanilla Ice cream - 2 tbsp




Method:

Blend all the ingredients in a blender and top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. :)

Serve it cold. Kiwi shake is ready to slurp :)





Have a happy weekend!!!!

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Pearl Millet (Kambu/Bajra) Koozh and an Award

Kambu Koozh is an extremely healthy dish famous in South India. Kambu is rich in Vitamin B6, folic acid, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium and zinc. This koozh helps in reducing the body heat. When a simple dish can do it all, what more do we need for a healthy life??? :) Happy making :)

I will be on a vacation for the next 10 days :) But going to miss my blog and fellow bloggers a lot.. :(

Anyways will try to be back with a bang once I return. ;)

Ingredients:

Pearl Millet(Kambu) - 1 cup
Water - 3 cups
Butter Milk
Salt - for taste
Onion - 1




Method:

Wash and dry the peral millets for an hour. Now powder it coarsely in mixie. Dilute the powder in 1 1/2 cups of water. Boil the remaining water and add the diluted mixture to it mixing it well not allowing lumps to be formed. Now keep mixing it until it becomes thick. Now place this vessel in the cooker and cook it for 3 whistles. After it cools down add butter milk and salt to it.

Serve this with raw chopped onions. :) Its a very yummy drink.

You can have the cooked bajra rice with some sugar and ghee too. :)




Enjoy with this healthy drink this summer. :)

Now for the award

I should really thank Prathibha and Sailaja for their encouragement. :) This lovely award makes me feel so happy and proud. Will try my best to stand up to it always. :) Thanks again.

Now I would like to pass this to few people.

* Tina of Kaipunyam.com
* Swapna of My world of stitching



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Aam Panna (Raw Mango Juice)

Usssssssssssss!!!! Its not just another hot day.. but the elections results are heating it up all the more.. We have done our jobs by casting votes.. So lets sit back and relax with a drink.

Aam panna the famous Manga juice is here for us to sip and enjoy. :) Remember its mango season now, so if not now, then when???? ;)

Ingredients:

Raw Mango - 1
Sugar - 4 tbsp
Food color green - a pinch
Jeera powder - a pinch



Method:

Cook the mangoes in pressure cooker for 5 whistles. Remove the seed and skin and take the pulp. Now blend it along with sugar and jeera powder without adding water. Finally add the color and mix well. This pulp can be preserved in refrigerator for a week.

Mix 2 tbsp of the pulp for one cup of water and server it chill with ice cubes. :) Aam Panna is ready to drink.

The sweet and sour taste would be heavenly for this summer :)



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Pina colada

Damn hot! Sultry! exhausting! Pricking! Damp! what not!!!!!!!!

SUMMER is at the peak and all what we would rejoice now is a cold drink as many times as possible in a day. So I am sharing few such I quenched with...

Pina colada is a Spanish delight which is basically a cocktail where rum is used instead of tender coconut water. ;) Here as we are extremely good people..., ahem ahem!!!! I have made a mocktail of it. :)

Ingredients:

Pineapple - 1
Tender coconut - 1
Tender coconut water - 1 cup
Sugar - for taste

Method:

Blend pineapple and stain the extract and keep it aside. Now take the tender coconut and grind it along with enough coconut water and sugar. Now mix both the mixtures. Piana colada is ready. :) Serve it cold with ice cubes. :) Enjoy drinking.




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Chikku Chocolate

Chikku Chocolate... This name attracts me so much and so does the combi. Extremely interesting blend. Nothing can go so great like chikku and chocolate. For ppl who like chocolate flavor, I bet this is going to be a sure treat for them. :)


Ingredients:

Chikku (Sapota) - 4
Milk - 1 cup
Chocolate Ice cream - 2 scoops
Sugar - 8 tsp
Chocolate syrup - for taste

Method:

Blend milk, chikku, sugar and 2 scoops of chocolate ice cream together. Serve it chill with a scoop of ice cream and some chocolate syrup on top. Chikku chocolate is ready to eat. :)

This can be served in a tall glass or a goblet, but i prefer a wider cup which makes me enjoy each spoon of it rather than gulping it all in one sip. ;)



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Jack and Jill Shake :)

Jack and Jill shake is an Indo-western drink that is made out of Jack fruit and is made Jill(tamil) using the refrigerator. :) Okay okay no more udans lets go on to make it :)

Ingredients:

Pitted Jack fruit pieces (Solai) - 5
Milk - 2 cups
Sugar - 5 tbsp
Honey - 2 tsp

Method:

Chop jack fruit into small pieces and blend it along with milk and sugar. Freeze it in a glass and serve it topping with a tsp of honey. Jack shake is done :P

Truly exotic flavor! Enjoy drinking :)




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Melon Scotch :)

Ha ha expecting something fishy in my kitchen???!!!!! Should be taking wild guesses of what scotch could be right???? Okay with no more delays go on reading the mocktail recipe...

Ingredients:

Water melon - for your thirst
Butter Scotch Ice Cream - 1 scoop per serving
Sugar - to taste
Ice - as chill as you can sustain :)

Method:

Blend melon, butter scotch, sugar and ice well and add a surprise scoop of scotch... I mean butter scotch on top also and serve as cold as possible to quench the hot summer. :)

This mocktail would surely be favorite of all. :) happy drinking :)




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Fire on Ice

Fire on Ice!!!! yeah. It really means the name. Its a very simple recipe which really works well as a welcome drink or appetizer. Lets rush up to break the surprise!!! :)

Ingredients:

7 up or Sprite - 2 l
Mint (pudina) Leaves - 30 leaves
Green chillies - 3
Ice (crushed) - to make it as cold as u like :)

Method:

Take a tall glass of 7 up and add crushed ice to it. Now chop chillies and pudina leaves very finely and add it to the drink. Mix it well. Fire on ice is ready :)

Serve it strictly cold and with a straw. The hint of mint and hot chillies make it really exciting. :) Try it out and happy drinking :)




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Badam Kheer

Badam Kheer is a rich delicacy that can make any occasion a special one with its presence. Its yummy and I have heard that badam makes our skin beautiful. So girls out there do make a note :)


Ingredients:

Badam - 15
Milk - 2 cups
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Food color - a pinch

Method:

Soak badam in hot water for ten min. Now peal the outer brown skin off and grind the badam finely(extremely fine) adding few drops of water to it and keep it aside. Now boil the milk along with sugar in a sim flame for fifteen min so that the milk becomes slightly thick. Finally add the ground badam paste to the milk and mix well and let it boil for another five min. Once done add the food color to it and blend well. Badam kheer is done :) Decorate it with some badam scrappings and saffron if available.

You can serve it either hot or cold. Badam kheer is yummy either ways. This quantity will suffice 4 such glasses. Happy drinking :)




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Ice lemon Tea

Ingredients:

Lemon - 1
Tea powder - 1 tsp
Sugar - for taste
Honey - 1 tsp
Ice cubes - few.

Method:

Make tea dicaution(i.e. add a spoon of tea power in boiling water and filter the contents) and keep it aside. Now to a glass of cold water add 3 tsp of the dicaution and 2 tsp of lemon extract. Add sugar to it and stir well. Now take the serving glass and pour in 1 tsp of honey and the mixed contents to it. Top it wit some ice cubes and serve it cold. Yummy yummy home made ice lemon tea is ready. :)

Simple yet attractive. Happy drinking this time :)



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