Chikoo Milkshake Recipe / Chikoo Shake Recipe / Sapota Milkshake / Chickoo Milkshake / Sapota Shake

Chikoo Milkshake

Ingredients

Ripe chikoo/sapota - 4

( remove skin and seeds)

Cold Milk - 2 cups

Sugar/ brown sugar / honey - as needed

( I added 2 tsp brown sugar)

Ice cubes - as needed

Sapota Milkshake

Method

Take a blender add the chikoo pulp,sugar and gold milk, blend to a smooth mixture.

Pour this inside a glass add ice cubes and serve immediately.

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Pink Lemon Juice / Malabar Special Pink Lemon Juice - Summer Drink Recipe

Pink Lemon Juice

Ingredients

Cold water - 2 cups

Basil seeds / Sabja seeds - 1 tbsp

( soaked in water for 10 minutes)

Lemon juice - 1/2 of a big lemon

Sugar as needed - around 4 tsp

( instead of sugar honey can be used)

Salt a tiny pinch

Red grapes - 1/4 cup or a handful

Pink Lemon Juice

Method

Add the grapes into a blender and grind smooth.Filter the mixture to get a clear juice.

Take a wide bowl pour the lemon juice,grape juice,cold water,salt and sugar,mix well till sugar is dissolved.

Just before serving mix the soaked sabja seeds and serve cold.

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Chocolate Chai Recipe / Chocolate Tea Recipe - How to make Chocolate Tea

Chocolate Chai

Ingredients
Water - 1/4 cup
Whole milk - 3/4 cup
Sugar - 1 tsp
( add more if you want it sweet)
Tea powder - 1 tsp
Cocoa powder - 1 tsp
( Use any brand i have used Hershey's)
Cinnamon - a tiny piece
Cardamom - 1
Cloves -1

Method
Crush the spices and keep it aside.
Boil water in a pan add the crushed spices,tea powder and sugar boil for a minute.
Pour the milk and give a boil.Switch off the stove.
Add cocoa powder into a mug and filter the tea into the mug.
Mix it well and serve the chocolate tea hot.

Note:
a) For extra richness you can add cream on top and serve.
b) Instead of putting the cocoa powder into the mug you can add it to the boiled tea mix it and then filtered it into the mug.


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Sesame Juice / Ellu Juice / Til Juice /Sesame Seed Juice / Sesame Seeds Milkshake / Sesame Drink - Refreshing Summer Drinks

Sesame Juice

Ingredients
Sesame seeds - 2 tsp
( use any colour seesame seeds)
Jaggery/Palm Sugar/White Sugar /Brown sugar - as per taste
( I used 2 tsp jaggery)
Cold milk - 1 cup
Cold water - 1 cup
Cardamom - 1

Ellu Juice

Method
Heat a pan add the sesame seeds and dry roast till they splutter.
Do not burn them,let it cool completely.
Take a mixi jar add the roasted sesame seeds,cardamom and jaggery grind to a fine powder.
Then add the milk and grind to a smooth liquid.
Filter this liquid and dilute with water.
Pour it into a glass and serve cold.
Best refreshing summer drink!

Note:
a) While grinding you can also add some fresh coconut too for extra richness and flavour.
b) I usually like to serve this juice cold.


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Jamun Fruit Juice Recipe / Healthy Jamun Cooler / Jamun Juice / Summer Coolers Recipe / Black Plum Juice - Summer Drinks

Jamun Juice

Ingredients
Jamun/Jambul/Black Plum/Jaman - 20
( I used the frozen jamun so the colour of the drink will differ)
Fresh mint leaves - 8
Black salt - 1/4 tsp
Jaggery or Brown sugar - 1/2 tsp
Cold water as needed to dilute
Ice cubes

Jamun Juice

Method
Take a mixi jar add the jamun,mint leaves and black salt pulse it to remove seeds.
Remove the seeds and blend the pulp to a smooth liquid.
Filter the juice using a seiver into a bowl to this add the brown sugar needed water and ice cubes.
Mix and serve chill.
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Mohabbat Ka Sharbat / Pyar Mohabbat Ka Sharbat /Watermelon Rooh Afza Drink / Popular Delhi Style Watermelon Rooh Afza Drink

Mohabbat Ka Sharbat

Ingredients
Cold whole milk - 1 cup
Watermelon juice - 1/2 cup
Rooh Afza - 1 tbsp or according to your taste
Finely chopped watermelon pieces - 1 cup
Ice cubes - few

Mohabbat Ka Sharbat

Mohabbat Ka Sharbat

Method
Take a bowl add all the above mentioned ingredients.
Mix well and pour it into a tall glass and serve immediately.
A perfect refreshing summer drink,Enjoy!


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Virgin Pina Colada / Pina Colada - Summer Drinks Recipe

Pina Colada

Ingredients

Pineapple juice - 2 cups

Thick coconut milk - 1 cup

( I used the can coconut milk)

Ice cubes few

Sugar - 1 tsp (optional)

Method

Put all the above mentioned ingredients except ice cubes in a blender.

Blend well till its smooth.

Pour it into a glass add some ice cubes and serve cold.

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Homemade Vetiver Drink / Vetiver Sarbath / Khus Sharbath / Vetiver Sharbat / / Vetiver Syrup / Khus Sherbet

Vetiver Sarbath

Ingredients
Vetiver root/grass / Camel Grass - a small bunch ( around 100 gms)
Jaggery - 1 cup
Water - 6 cups

Method
Wash the vetiver root well to remove mud or dust.
Soak it in fresh water overnight.
Next day add the vetiver with water in a pan and boil for 5 minutes. add jaggery and boil it for another 10 minutes.
Cool and filter the syrup/essence discard the root,store it in a clean bottle in fridge.

How to use?
Take 1/4 cup of the essence/syrup in a glass pour 3/4 cup cold water.
Add few drops of lemon juice,mix and serve cold.
Your refreshing drink for summer is ready!

Note:
Do not boil too much otherwise your syrup will turn bitter.
Store this in fridge.
Add jaggery according to your sweetness.
You can replace jaggery with white sugar or palm sugar


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Gulkand Lassi / Gulkand Lassi Recipe / Dried Rose Petals Lassi - Summer Drinks

Gulkand Lassi

Ingredients
Cold milk - 1/2 cup
Thick curd - 1 cup
( Curd should not be sour)
Sugar - 1tsp
( As my gulkand was not sweet so i added sugar)
Rose syrup/Rooh Afza - 1 tsp
Chopped pistachio  - 1tsp
Crushed cardamom - a generous pinch
Gulkand - 1tbsp
( I used homemade gulkand, click HERE for the recipe)

Method
Take a blender add sugar,gulkand,curd and milk,blend until smooth
Pour into a glass, top it with chopped nuts,few edible dried rose petals ( optional) and Rooh Afza.
Serve them immediately!



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Homemade Grape Squash / Grape Juice Recipe / Grape Cordial

Grape Juice

Ingredients

Seedless red grapes - 5 cups

Sugar - 1 & 1/4 cups

( adjust sugar according to the sweetness of your grapes)

Lemon juice - 1 tsp

Salt a pinch

Water - 3 cups

Grape Juice 

Method

Wash the grapes well put it inside a sauce pan add sugar and pour water.

In medium low flame simmer the mixture till the grapes are soft and mashed,

Mash the grapes occasionally using a masher.

This will take about 15 minutes add the lemon juice and salt boil for couple more minutes and switch off the stove.

Cool the mixture and strain the juice and discard the skin.

Store the juice in a clean bottle in fridge.

Take a glass add 1 tbsp or more syrup pour cold water add ice and serve.

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Saffron Lemonade / Saffron And Cardamom Lemonade / Homemade Saffron Lemonade

Saffron Lemonade

Ingredients
Cold water - 2 cups
Lemon large - 1/2 squeeze out the juice
Sugar or Honey as needed
Salt a pinch
Crushed cardamom seeds  - 4
Saffron strings - a generous pinch
Ice cubes
Method
Pour water in a glass add sugar,lemon juice,salt and crushed cardamom,mix well till sugar dissolves.
Add the saffron strings and ice cubes,serve chill.
Enjoy this refreshing summer drink.

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Jasmine Flower Tea / Jasmine Tea / Malligai Poo Tea / Mallipoo Tea

Jasmine Tea / Mallipoo Tea

Ingredients
Water - 1 cup
Cardamom crushed - 1
Tea powder - 2 tsp
Sugar - 1 & 1/2 tsp
Hot milk - 1 cup
Fresh arabian Jasmine flowers - 10
Method
Pour water in a saucepan add the tea powder,jasmine flowers and crushed cardamom,bring it to a boil.Now add the hot milk and sugar bring once again to a boil and switch off the stove.
Filter and enjoy this tea!

Note:
Instead of white sugar you can replace with honey,palm or brown sugar,

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Melon Beet Rose Coolers / Melon Beet Rose Syrup Juice / Melon With Beet Rose Syrup

Melon Beet Rose coolers

Ingredients
Melons peeled and  chopped - 2 cups
( I used santa claus melons / piel de sapo melons)
Beet Rose Syrup - 2 tsp
Mint leaves for garnish
Method
Take a blender add the melon cubes and blend to a smooth juice.
Take a tall glass pour the beet rose syrup next on top pour the blended melon juice.
Garnish with mint leaves and serve cold.Just before drinking stir and enjoy!

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Beetroot Syrup / Beet Syrup / Rose Milk With Beetroot Syrup

Beetroot Syrup

Ingredients
Beetroot - 1 medium size
( wash the beetroot peel and pressure cook with some water till soft,cool and grind to a smooth semi thick paste.Measure the paste i got 1 & 1/4 cup so i used the same amount of sugar)
Sugar - 1 & 1/4  cup
Rose essence few drops

Beetroot Syrup

Method
Take a pan add the ground paste & sugar in medium low flame keep cooking till raw smell has disappeared and the liquid has come to a thin syrup consistency.
Do not over cook when cooled the syrup will turn hard and crystallize.
Switch off the stove and add few drops of rose essence and mix.
Cool completely pour it into a clean jar and keep in fridge.

How to use
Take some cold milk in a glass add 1tsp of the syrup and mix it well and serve.
If you like add soaked chia seeds and serve.

Note:
a) Do not cook the syrup till thick,this take just couple minutes to get a thin syrup.
b) If you don't like rose essence add cardamom powder.
c) You can make this with cane or palm sugar but there will be a slight change in taste.
d) If you don't want to add milk add some ice cubes pour water and drink like a juice.
e) You can cut the beets into cubes blend it to a smooth paste,filter and then cook it with sugar.

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Orange Tea Recipe

Orange Tea

Ingredients
Water - 1 & 1/4 cup
Cloves crushed - 1
Orange slice - 1 chopped
Honey as needed
Tea leaves - 1/4 tsp
Method
Pour water in a sauce pan add the tea leaves,chopped orange slice,cloves and bring it to a nice boil.
Switch off the stove filter the tea,mix honey as needed and enjoy hot.

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Dalgona Coffee / How to make Dalgona Coffee

Dalgona Coffee

Ingredients
Instant coffee powder - 1 tsp
Sugar - 3 tsp
Hot water - 1 tsp
Cold milk 3/4 cup
Method
Take a cup add the coffee powder,sugar and hot water using a hand beater or spoon start whisking till they are fluffy,frothy and forms peaks.
Pour cold milk in a cup and top the whipped coffee on top sprinkle some cocoa powder and serve immediately.

Note:
Hand beater is better to get good result,

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Lemongrass Tea / Fresh Lemongrass Tea / Easy Lemongrass Tea

Lemongrass Tea

Ingredients
Water - 2 glasses
Tea leaves - 1 tsp
Honey as needed
Lemon wedges - 2
Fresh Lemongrass - 1 long leaf chopped
Method
Pour water in a pan add tea leaves and copped lemongrass leaves bring it to a boil.
Switch off the stove add the lemon wedges and honey,cover and wait for a minute.
Filter the tea and serve hot or warm.

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Melon Fresca / Tuscan Melon Juice / Melon Juice - Summer Drinks

Melon Fresca

Ingredients
Tuscan Melon / Melon - 1/2
( Remove skin and seeds,chop them into cubes)
Mint leaves - 8
Sweetener - 1 tbsp
( you can use honey or sugar)
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Dry ginger powder or fresh ginger - 1/4 tsp (optional)
Salt a pinch
Ice cubes as needed

Method
Take a blender add the cubed melon,mint leaves,lemon juice,sweetener and ice cubes.
Blend to a smooth juice.Pour it in a glass and enjoy this chill.


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Gulkand Tea Recipe / Gulkand Chai Recipe / Rose Flavoured Tea / Rose Petals Tea

Gulkand Tea

Ingredients for a cup of tea
Water - 1/2 cup
Milk - 1/2 cup
Homemade Gulkand - 1/2 tbsp
( For Gulkand recipe click HERE )
Tea powder - 1 tsp
Sugar add if needed
Method
Take a sauce pan pour water add tea powder and gulkand boil for a minute.
Now pour the milk and give a boil.
Switch off the stove and filter it using a tea strainer.
If sugar is needed add to your taste mix and serve them hot.

Rose Petals Tea
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Instead of Gulkand use a big red rose petals and a crushed cardamom and follow the same instruction.

Rose Petal Tea

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Watermelon Mango Juice / Watermelon Mango Mocktail – Refreshing Summer Drink

Watermelon Mango Juice

Ingredients
Ripe mango - 1 small
Chopped seedless watermelon - 2 cups
Sugar/Blue Agave sweetener - as needed
Vanilla ice cream - 2 scoops
Mint leaves for decoration
Ice cubes

Method
Peel mango and chop into cubes
Remove skin from watermelon and cut into cubes.
Add mango,sweetener and ice cubes to a mixi jar and blend to a smooth thick juice.
Put watermelon,sweetener and ice cubes in a mixi jar and blend smooth.
Take a tall glass pour the mango juice at the bottom.
Pour the watermelon juice on top of the mango juice.
Top it up with vanilla ice cream,decorate with mint leaves and ready  to serve.


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