drinks

Kesar Malai Lassi

July 3, 2013 By

Lassi are an delicious and rich drink served at the end of meal 🙂 A specialty of Jodhpur and Rajasthan in India.Healthy, easy, rich and delicious drink to end with . I am sure this lassi will satisfy all your sweet cravings anytime 🙂 ..This mine and my h’s favorite after a meal feels so refreshed of course we have it after 1 hour we take our meal as it is so rich 🙂 Lets move on to the recipe 🙂

Ingredients

1 tsp Saffron (Kesar) Extract

1 cup Milk

1/2 cup whipping cream

3½ tbsp Sugar (adjust to your taste)

A pinch of Salt

50 ml water (optional)

Method

Put all ingredients in a blender and blend till smooth and the sugar dissolves.
Pour in a tall glass.
Serve chilled.

Mango Orange Sharabat

July 1, 2013 By

This is an delicious and yumm drink which is one my favorite and people living in india may be knowing mazza drink this juice just taste the same like . Drinks are the best way to beat the heat and we feel refreshed after roaming around in a sunny day and having a chilled glass of drink. This is one such drink which can be prepared quickly and taste so yummm .. Lets Move on to the delicious drink recipe .. This is an awesome drink and nutritious vegan one . So this my share for Vegan thursday 🙂

Ingredients

4 Orange chilled
1 Mango chilled
1 tsp sugar (adjust to your taste)
2-3 mint leaves

Method

Juice 4 chilled oranges and pour into the blender.( juice the orange using an hand juicer)
Add the flesh of 1 chilled mango, mint and blend until pureed.
Don’t add any water if you feel the juice a bit thick then add more orange juice to it and blend them

Note

Transfer to a jug and cover with plastic wrap.
Keep in the fridge for up to 2 days.

You can check the other members in this new group “Vegan Thrusday” Here.

Sending to Merry tummy

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Ginger Melon Punch

April 29, 2013 By

Today am going to share the recipe of our guest in Jagruti’s potluck party . I was paired with nayana of Nayana’s kitchen and she brought for us an refreshing drink “Ginger Melon Punch” which was very appealing and colorful treat as soon as i saw the recipe want to try them ASAP. Thank you to nayana for helping me out to with the alternative can be done in the same recipe 🙂 . I haven’t tried Ginger and melon combo before so i was very curious in tasting those colorful drink and so made it at last. 🙂

Ingredients

4 cups seedless watermelon cubes, divided
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp grated peeled fresh ginger
9 (1-inch) seedless watermelon balls
1 cup sparkling lemon water, chilled
ice cubes, optional

Method

Put 4 cups watermelon in a blender; process until smooth. Strain through a sieve into a pitcher; discard solids.
Just press the grated ginger on a strainer and take out as much juice as you can.
Combine Ginger juice , sugar in a bowl; stir with a whisk until sugar dissolves and mix this into the water melon juice.
Pour 3/4 th glass with the melon juice and top them with watermelon balls then stir in lemon sparkling water just before serving.

Note : As I don’t have any special scope too make the melon balls i used Measuring spoon to make melon balls .

Serve over cracked or crushed ice, if desired.

Thank you Nayana for this refreshing drink !! Cheers to all the guests who are present for ” Jagruti’s potluck party “

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Papaya Banana Smoothie

April 28, 2013 By

Hi friends !!! Am back with yummy recipes and healthy drink 🙂 .Am so happy today to share this recipe from my friends space . This blogosphere is so huge and i never dreamt that i will come across so many wonderful persons who are great friends of mine now. Thanks to all my bloggers and virtual friends who so kind in encouraging me and give me ideas now and then . Today am going to share a recipe from my very sweet buddy +Sangeetha M author of Spicy treats :).

Her blog is filled with so many innovative and yummy recipes i have already tried her ” Orange blueberry muffins “ which my H i loved it :). Today am sharing another healthy drink recipe from her blog which i loved and enjoyed a lot .

Recipe Source : Spicy treats

Ingredients

Papaya – 1 cup (chopped)
Banana-1 no medium
Milk – 1 cup
Sugar or Honey – 2 tsp (adjust to your taste buds)

Method

Wash,Peel the skin and roughly chop the riped papaya and keep aside and also chop the bananas.
In a blender,add chopped papaya and banana ,Pulse the blender till they are well blended.
Then add milk and sugar/honey and blend them again.
Transfer the smoothie to a serving glass,add ice cubes if needed.
For garnish you can chop some papaya and sprinkle on top

Tips

You can even top some vanilla ice cream on top .

Sangee even shared a beauty tip with this post which i wanted to spread 🙂 If you are using honey for this smoothie just apply in your face for few minutes and your face will glow and becomes soft . Loved this yummy combo so much 🙂

Green Monster Smoothie (Come On – Lets cook Buddies) Entry 20

April 20, 2013 By

Am here with another entry for my event ” Come on – Lets Cook Buddies” . So happy with response am getting for this event still new participants are joining and i am awestruck with the entries they are sending me .. Some recipes are very unique and i haven’t tried at all.. Am in the mission to try all the recipes am getting for this contest and re-post it giving credits to my participants once this event entries gets over and i announce the winner 🙂 .. Thanks to all participants for the great support and my dear readers for the encouraging words 🙂 🙂 This entry is sent by +Aishwarya Srinivasan . Lets quickly look for the recipe of this healthy drink without further ado :).

Introduction

This is not scary green monster , its yummy green monster…It is an Easy and Healthy Smoothie, especially for kids. A wonderful way to give Spinach to kids. If your kid is ready to learn cooking, u can start with this simple recipe. Yes, My kid helped me to make this recipe 🙂

Ingredients

Spinach (Palak) – 1 cup
Banana – 2
Honey – 2 tbsp.
Whole Milk or Heavy Cream – 2 cups

Method of Preparation

Take a blender, add peeled bananas, honey, washed spinach and milk.

Blend it well without any lumps. Pour it in a glass.
Green Monster Smoothie is ready 🙂

Variation

You can use Skim Milk, if u want as Fat Free. You can also add Ice Cream to it for extra taste.

Pink Paradise (Come on – Lets Cook Buddies) Entry 18

April 17, 2013 By

Today we have One more special entry for my event “Come On- Lets Cook Buddies”:). She is a good friend and encourages me now and then for my work. So happy that she was able to send me her entry . She is my senior in school we know each other from childhood :).She is very kind hearted and jovial person .. Thank you +Sneha Jain for being here with us in-spite of your busy work schedule and sharing a yummy recipe 🙂

Welcome to my space sneha !! I know you very well so tell my readers about you ? 🙂

Hi!! Myself, Sneha from Chennai (India). I am working as Manager- Operations (Recruitment & Consulting). Manju is my junior & have known her since her childhood. She is very creative & used to participate in all arts/crafts competition. Cooking was, is & always be a passion for her. Well, I used to HATE COOKING ! Bleehh…. One could rarely see me step into my kitchen. But off recently, started loving it … My inspirations from Manju & Master Chef J.

I am here to share Jain Jashn-e-khana, which means all my recipes would be –**NO Onion-NO Garlic-NO ginger**….. then how the “TASTE”….???

Well, not only that, NO carrot, beetroot, ginger, potato etc (no veggies which grow under the ground) .. then whats the dish made of..? Wondering !! Keep blogging through “Desi Fiesta” & try out. Would help when the prices of Onions & Garlic rises.. LoL…

Thanks for all the encouragement lady! Wish you the best in whatever you do !!

How did you come to know about this event and tells us how you feel in taking part in this contest ?

I knew this event through FB. Encouraged it, thought to participate as a promoter of this event or the JUDGE J .. But Manju kept encouraging me to participate as a participant J & I am here finally.

That was so sweet of you sneha 🙂 thank you for all your appreciations 🙂

Over to +Sneha Jain …

Introduction

As the name goes, yes its pinky pinky berries, loved by almost all ladies! Not only that the paradise would also have something which; again, almost all ladies love.. yes ! pink roses ! Strawberries are Nutrient-rich and packed with antioxidants. It is widely appreciated for its characteristic aroma, bright red color, juicy texture, and sweetness..

Rose petals are flavoring agents & useful to beat the heat, maintain body temperature & controlling cancer growth.

Serving Size : makes 1 glass

Ingredients

5 medium sized strawberries

1 tsp dry rose petals (soaked in little water for atleast 2 hrs)

250ml Chilled milk

2 tbspn fresh cream

4 ice cubes

2 tsp sugar (or as per taste )

Method Of Preparation

Chop the strawberries roughly.
To get nice froth , first blend icecubes & fresh cream very nicely. It would give a creamy texture & huge froth as shown in pic. (this way you can avoid adding cream which adds fat & calories)
Add on the strawberries & soaked rose petals along with the water & blend a little.
Now add chilled milk & sugar & blend well.
Check and adjust sugar according to your preference and sweetness of the fruit.
Enjoy the pink paradise & beat the heat !!!

Variations

You can add a small scoop of vanilla / strawberry ice-cream for extra richness and creaminess.
You can add whipped cream if you don worry the extra calories

Hope you all enjoyed this refreshing drink by sneha 🙂 Stay tuned for more such interesting recipe from our non- blogger friends 🙂 only @Desi Fiesta for my event “Come on – Lets cook buddies”

Watermelon Gazpacho

April 4, 2013 By

Gazpacho’s are chilled soup , originated in the southern Spanish region. Gazpacho is mostly consumed during the summer months, due to its refreshing qualities and cold serving temperature. I tried this gazpacho with watermelon and it tasted really refreshing . The heat in it when chilled gives a refreshing taste to this drink .This a simple chilled soup . Gazpacho’s are generally tomato based but i have tried this with watermelon to make it more refreshing :).

Ingredients

3 1/2 cups seedless watermelon, diced divided
1/2 cup cucumber, peeled, seeded, diced
1/2 cup red bell pepper, seeded, diced
1/2 cup yellow bell pepper,seeded, diced
1 small jalapeno chille, seeded, minced
1/2 cup red onion, diced
2 tbsp finely chopped fresh mint leaves
1 1/2 tbsp fresh lime juice
salt to taste

Method

Puree ,watermelon in blender until smooth.
Add remaining 8 ingredients, Blend in the blender to combine.
Now after all the ingredients combine well you can strain the puree.
Cover gazpacho and refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour .
This chilled soup is perfect when for a sunny day at work .

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Sending to sizzling taste buds

Dates Shake (Come On- Lets cook Buddies) Entry – 5

April 3, 2013 By

Am eagerly waiting for my h to come home and take me to the grocery because am so eager to try all my event entries soon and enjoy :). Now lets come to an entry of ” Come on – Lets cook buddies”.. Again +Aishwarya Srinivasan has come up with a yummy and healthy entry 🙂 lets move on the recipe with out any further ado .

Introduction

Dates has Natural Fiber and even rich in several vitamins and minerals such as calcium, sulphur, iron, potassium, phosphorous, copper and magnesium which are advantageous for health. It is said that consumption of one date daily is necessary for a balanced and healthy diet. Dates help in fighting constipation, intestinal disorders, weight gain, heart problems, diarrhea and abdominal cancer.

So, here is the recipe to make the kids to consume dates everyday.

Ingredients

Seedless Pitted Dates – 6 nos
Heavy Cream – 1/2 cup
Vanilla Ice-Cream – 1 1/2 cup
Grated chocolate or saffron ( for garnishing)

Method of preparation

Chop the dates and put it in a blender.
Add cream little by little and grind it without any chunks.
Then add vanilla ice-cream and grind it well.
Garnish with grated chocolate or saffron.

Variations

If u want to make it as Fat Free, Add Skim Milk instead of Heavy Cream. You can also use Fat Free Ice cream.

Enjoy all the yummy entries from non bloggers for the contest ” come on – lets cook buddies ” only @Desi Fiesta 🙂

Aamras

April 2, 2013 By

Aamras is the pulp of the tropical fruit Mango eaten in India. The pulp of a ripe fruit is extracted usually by hands and consumed along with Chapati. My mom use to just take a small part of the top off sip in all the juice without peeling the mango even. Sugar is added to adjust the sweetness. A regional version of Aamras is a popular dessert in Rajasthani cuisine and Marwari homes.

Ingredients

Ripened mangoes 3(medium size)
sugar 1/4 cup
whole milk – 1/2 cup
Cardamom pd – 1/4 tsp
saffron stands – for garnish

Method

Wash the mangoes, then peel and chop them.
In a blender, add the chopped mango pieces and blend.
Then blend the mangoes, sugar, milk, cardamom powder together. Mix the saffron in the mango pulp.
Chill in the refrigerator.

Serving options :

Serve with hot pooris or even with steamed rice. we also have aamras mix in rice it tastes really yumm.
You could also serve the aamras as a dessert topped with cream.
You can also serve it with vanilla ice cream.

Strawberry rose milkshake

February 22, 2013 By

Strawberry rose milkshakes are perfect for a summer afternoon or evening, and they pair exceptionally well with classic dinner dishes like burgers, fries, club sandwiches or even a Indian spicy dishes. Milkshakes also make an excellent dessert for children and adults.This is an refreshing drink as it contains rose preserves in it which gives it a very nice aroma of rose to incorporate more rose flavor i added rose syrup to it.