Monday, September 28, 2020

Lemonade with a Difference

Ingredients:
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 6 tsp sugar
  • 1/4 tsp pepper powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp ginger powder or juice of fresh ginger
  • 1 bottle chilled soda or 2 glasses water (as desired)
  • 2-3 mint leaves chopped fine


Method:
  • Mix all ingredients in very little water.
  • When dissolved add the soda or iced water.
  • Pour in 2 glass.
  • Sprinkle chopped mint. Serve immediately.

Seasoned Buttermilk

Ingredients:
  • 500 ml butter milk or 200 ml curd.
  • 1/2 tsp each cummin & mustard seeds.
  • 1 inch piece ginger
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 1 stalk curry leaves
  • 2 green chilies
  • Salt and 1 tsp cummin seed powder
  • 1 tbsp coriander
  • 8-10 leaves mint (optional)
  • 1 pinch asafetida


Method:
  • Take butter milk in a big vessel.
  • If using curds, add 300-350 water and blend with hand or electric whippier till smooth.
  • Make seasoning with cumin seeds, mustard seeds, curry leaves, green chilies, grated ginger and asafetida.
  • Put the seasoning in the butter milk. Add salt and mix well.
  • Add coriander leaves and cumin powder. Keep as it is for 2 hours in the fridge.
  • Then filter it and serve.
  • With out filtering also you can enjoy the Masala Butter milk

Rose Lassi

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups fresh curds
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp or more rose syrup
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 10-12 crushed ice-cubes
  • 10-12 drops vanilla essence


Method:
  • Put all ingredients in a blender and blend till smooth and frothy.
  • Serve in tall glasses, chilled.
  • Vary the flavour by substituting rose for khus, kewra or pineapple.
  • Very finely chopped pieces of fruit may be added.

Mango Lassi

Ingredients:
  • 1 ripe mango
  • 2 cups fresh curds chilled
  • 1/4 tsp. cardamom powder
  • 3 tbsp. sugar


Method:
  • Peek and chop mango.
  • Put in a mixie, and blend.
  • Add all other ingredients.
  • Blend till smooth.
  • Chill well before serving.
  • Or add crushed ice if desired.

Ginger Lime Sherbet

Ingredients:
  • 100 gms fresh ginger
  • 1 cup lime juice
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tbsp. water
  • 2 cups sugar


Method:
  • Wash, peel and grind ginger to a fine paste.
  • Add 2 tsp. water; pass through a clean muslin cloth to extract juice.
  • Dissolve sugar in one cup water on low heat.
  • Add ginger and lime juice after sugar has dissolved.
  • Heat till mixture boils (approx. 5 minutes).
  • Remove from and heat and cool till warm.
  • Pour into clean sterile bottle.
  • Refrigerate and use as concentrate, when required.

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