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Mojito with Rose Syrup Recipe

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Rose Syrup is very handy during summer. If feeling tired and sweaty  during the summer due to the hot sun, this rose syrup makes quick drinks. The rose syrup when blended with milk and ice cubes turns out into a super cool drink. It can be mixed with water also.

Here is a small twist with the plain water to prepare the rose syrup mojito. For mojito, we need mint leaves and lemon juice. When plain water is replaced by soda water and mixing the mojito ingredients with rose syrup, we can prepare rose syrup/roohafza in seconds and enjoy the refreshment.

INGREDIENTS

  1. Rose syrup –  2  1/2 tbsp
  2. Mint leaves – 3 sprigs
  3. Lemon  juice – 1 tbsp
  4. Plain soda – 1 cup
  5. Ice cubes – 1 cup or As needed

PROCEDURE

  1. In a mixer grinder, add mint leaves an ice cubes. Pulse it for 2-3 seconds. You can also just break the ice cubes and mint leaves with a ladle
  2. Add more crushed ice as per the requirement.
  3. Add rose syrup.
  4. Add  lemon juice.
  5. Add chilled soda. Mix gently.
  6. Garnish with lemon wedge/ slice and  fresh mint leaves and serve.

Notes

  1. Ice cubes can be used as whole ice cubes also. The consistency is purely based on the requirement.
  2. If not using crushed ice cubes, then crush the mint leaves to get the fresh flavor of the mint leaves.

Ragi-Cocoa Drink Recipe

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The hot scorching sun in this summer tempts us to drink something chill. Here is a healthy yet tasty drink for this summer. Generally, ragi generates heat but the milk added will compensate that. Ragi has various health benefits. It is a rich source of calcium. The milk and ragi used in this drink makes double rich in calcium.

Check the note section for taste enhancement. Kids who hate milk and ragi will love this drink and enjoy till last drop for sure. The step by step pictorial procedure of this drink as follows.

Other summer drinks recipes, mango milkshake, homemade mazza, rosemilk, nannari-coconut water, jigarthanda, lassi varieties, cucumber smoothie, mango mojito and pearl miller porridge.

INGREDIENTS 

  1. Ragi flour/finger millet four – (2-3) tbsp
  2. Cocoa Powder – (1-2) tbsp
  3. Cold milk – 2 cups
  4. Water – 1/2 cup
  5. Sugar – As per the taste

PROCEDURE

  1. In a pan or kadai, add ragi flour.
  2. Add water little by little and mix it well so that there is no lumps is formed.
  3. Cook it in low flame till the mixture thickens. Keep stirring at regular intervals to avoid burning. Turn off the flame. Allow it to cool.
  4. Add cocoa powder to it. Mix it well.
  5. In a blender, add the ragi-cocoa powder mixture, sugar and milk.
  6. Blend it till creamy.
  7. Pour it in a glass and serve chill.

NOTE

  1. White sugar can be replaced with brown sugar, jaggery powder or cane sugar.
  2. If preferred, the ragi-cocoa drink can be topped with whipped cream.
  3. Few drops of vanilla essence can be added for flavor enhancement.
  4. Honey can also be added along white sugar for a good taste.
  5. You can top the drink with chopped nuts also.
  6. Vegans can go for almond milk or coconut milk instead of cow’s milk.
  7. For extra cooling, few ice cubes can also be added.

Non-Alcoholic Mango Mojito Recipe

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Here comes the next mango recipe for this summer season. Mango mojito is a non-alcoholic drink. It is super refreshing with the kick of mango taste. The ingredients used are very simple and easily available. The carbonated water or soda used make this drink fizzy. But that makes it mango mojito.

Mojito is basically an alcoholic drink. This is a non-alcoholic version of mojito. The step by step procedure to prepare mango mojito is as follows

Check other mango recipes, mango milkshake, homemade mazza, mango shrikhand, mango lassi, mango kulfi, mango ice cream, mango popsicle, mango jam, mango sauce, aam panna and raw mango rice.

Check other summer drinks recipe, nanari-tender coconut water, rose milk shake, pearl millet porridge, lassi varieties, cucumber smoothie and jigarthanda.

INGREDIENTS 

  1. Mango – 1
  2. Lemon juice – 3 tbsp
  3. Mint leaves – 5 sprigs
  4. Sugar – 5 tbsp
  5. Sparkling water (soda) or Sprite – 6 cups

PREPARATION 

  1. Wash and peel the skin of the mango
  2. Roughly chop the mango pulp into pieces.
  3. In a blender, add mango pieces, lemon juice, mint leaves and sugar.
  4. Grind it into a fine paste. Add water only if required.
  5. Take a glass, add 2 tsp of the ground mango paste, add few mint leaves, mango pieces and lemon slices.
  6. Pour the sparkling water (soda) or sprite and mix it well.
  7. Serve chilled.

NOTE

  1. The excess mango pulp can be stored in refrigerator for upto 1 week. Add little sugar to it so that the freshness and taste will be preserved.
  2. Mojito can be served plain without adding mango pieces, mint leaves and lemon pieces also.
  3. If preferred ice cubes can be added before adding soda.
  4. Adjust the ingredients as per the taste required.

 

Refreshing Cucumber Smoothie Recipe

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Hot hot sun making you hotter…..cool down with cucumber smoothie…Here is the recipe of very simple and easy cucumber smoothie with curd. Cucumber is great coolant. It is also a seasonal  vegetable which is edible as such. It has good amount of water content in it.

To enhance the cooling effect, we are going to add curd, mint leaves and cumin seeds to it. It is a perfect and healthy cool drink to our body when compared to aerated bottle drinks.

Check out other summer special drinks recipe, mango milk shake, nanari-tender coconut water, homemade mazza, rosemilk, pearl millet porridge, jigarthanda

INGREDIENTS

  1. Cucumber – 1
  2. Curd – 2 tsp
  3. Mint leaves – 3 sprigs
  4. Roasted cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp
  5. Sugar – 1/2 tsp
  6. Salt – As per the taste
  7. Water – 1 cup

PROCEDURE

  1. Wash and peel the skin of the cucumber.
  2. Chop into slices.
  3. In a mixer grinder, add chopped cucumber.
  4. Add curd.
  5. Now, add fresh mint leaves.
  6. Add roasted cumin seeds.
  7. Add sugar to it.
  8. Add required salt.
  9. Finally, add water to it.
  10. Grind it well.
  11. Transfer it to a glass and serve.

NOTE

  1. You can serve it chill or plain as it is.
  2. If preferred, feel free adjust the ingredients as per the taste desired.
  3. Instead of curd, lemon juice can be used. If using lemon, the final output will be different in texture and taste.
  4. As this is smoothie & taking health benefits into account I haven’t strained the mixture. If you want, you can strain the mixture and extract the juice alone.

Mango Kulfi – Frozen Dessert For Summer

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INGREDIENTS

  1. Milk – 1⁄2 litre
  2. Sugar – 1⁄3 cup
  3. Cream – 2 tbsp
  4. Saffron – few strands
  5. Mango pulp – 1 1⁄4 cups
  6. Pistachio – 2 tbsp

PROCEDURE

  1. Heat up the milk in a wide pan and get it to a boil.
  2. In a small bowl, take out 1-2 tbsp of the boiled milk and add the saffron strands to this milk. Set it aside.
  3. Now, working on the milk, reduce the milk in a medium flame, stirring it occasionally to prevent burning. Stirring the milk evenly gives amazing texture to Kulfi.
  4. Add the soaked saffron to the reducing milk and stir it and reduce it till it becomes half of its original volume. Add the sugar and cream, and cook it for another 1-2 minutes.
  5. After reducing the milk, let it cool down completely. After it cools down, add mange pulp to it and the pistachio. Mix it well and add it to the Kulfi Moulds.
  6. After pouring it in the Kulfi Moulds, set it for 2 hours in the freezer. After 2 hours take it out, insert ice cream stick to each of the kulfi moulds and let it set again for 3-4 hours.
  7. Chill and Serve.

Orange Lassi

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INGREDIENTS

  1. Curd  – 2 cups
  2. Fresh orange juice – 1 cup
  3. Sugar – (3-4) tbsp
  4. Ice cubes – As required

PROCEDURE

  1. Add curd, fresh orange juice, sugar and few ice cubes in a mixer grinder.
  2. Blend it well.
  3. Top it with ice cubes and serve chill.

NOTE

  1. Honey can be used instead of sugar.
  2. Water can be added if thick consistency is not preferred.

 

Simple sweet lassi

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Sweet lassi is a typical North Indian summer drink. It is a famous drink in Punjab and Rajasthan. When lassi is served in mud glass it tastes heavenly.

INGREDIENTS

  1.  Chill curd – 1 cup
  2. Sugar – 2 tbsp
  3. Ice cubes (optional) – As required

PROCEDURE

  1. In a mixer grinder, add curd,sugar and few ice cubes. Blend it well till the the curd becomes creamy.
  2. Wooden churner can also be used instead of mixer grinder.
  3. Top it with few more ice cubes and serve chill.

NOTE

  1. Sweet lassi can be served plain without ice cubes also.
  2. If preferred it can be topped with chopped dry fruits and saffron strands.
  3. Crushed cardamon can also be added.

Banana lassi

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INGREDIENTS

  1. Curd – 1 cup
  2. Cool water – (1-2) cups
  3. Banana – (2-3)
  4. Sugar – 2 tbsp
  5. Ice cubes – As required

PROCEDURE

  1. In a mixer grinder add curd, banana, sugar and required cool water. Blend it well and avoid the lumps.
  2. Top it with ice cubes and finely chopped banana pieces.

NOTE

  1. Honey can be replaced instead of sugar.
  2. Any kind of banana ca be used.
  3. Powdered cardamon can be added for a additional flavor.