Grape Cooler

This is my 7th post under seasonal for BM#27. Zion was just getting better & by than again he has started coughing. Cherry doesn't seems to understand at all. When he is having his juice, Zion comes running to him & asks for a sip. His Pappa will fall all flat for his cuteness & allows him to sip. All these cute sips has led him to be sick for few more days. Now its been almost 10 days since he went to school. The lill fella is all happy being at home:) These days window shopping never remains as window shopping. The moment we see any toy shops we try & take a deviation in route. Last Sunday we went to an electronic mall & totally ignored to notice if there were any toys shops around. My lill smart fella suddenly noticed a small remote control car shop & started creating a scene. Helplessly we had to take him there & his eyes were all on the bigger toy cars which are for adults. Some how convinced him & settled in for a smaller remote toy car for kids. Since he is less than 2 its not a safe toy for him, but we were helpless but to pick it up. There was full sparkle in his eyes & he loved his car. On the way itself he wanted to play with it & had put it down. Slowly the car had started breaking. He is so possessive of his car that he always took it along with him while going to bed & also for bath:) . Its just been 3 days & the car is already dead & is into almost 10 to 15 pieces:). Now I have hidden this car as its not safe for him & replaced it with his toy Aeroplane.

Now coming back to the recipe. This is not great or difficult to make. Its again a juice:) Green US Grapes are seasonal here in singapore. They are very fleshy & sweet. I made some juice out of it & it was very refreshing.

Serves 2 people

Ingredients.

• 2 cups of green seedless grapes
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tspn salt
• 2 cups of water
• 1 tspn Lemon juice
• 5 to 6 ice cubes.

Method:

Put all the above ingredients in a blender & blend it for about 2 mins. The juice is ready.

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Lime Chili Juice

This is my 6th Post for BM #27.

These days my I add in green chili's to all the citrus juices that I make. I love the Green chili flavour & the mild kick you get in it. I also try & add in green chili's to the store brought juices as well. I must say that they are really refreshing & a big hit always among guests at home. Well this weekend my Hubby's Classmates had come home for dinner. Since my hubby had not confirmed about the dinner plans I dint prepare anything in advance. All of a sudden at 3 pm my hubby says that his friend are coming around 4ish. I peeped in my fridge & I could find just 1 lemon. I immediately squeezed them & made 3 cups of lime chili juice:) For the starters I made Mushroom Manchurian & Chicken Pakodi. Main course was Chicken fried rice & chicken Manchurian gravy. To end the dinner sweetly, I baked some yummy brownies with ganache topping:) His friends loved the food at my place & we all had a great time.

Ingredients:

• 1 Juice of Lemon
• 3 tbsp Sugar
• 1.2 Tspn salt
• 1 inch tail of green chili
• 3 cups water
• 5 to 6 ice cubes

Method:

Add all the above ingredients in a blender & blend it for 2 mins. The juice is ready to serve

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Bournvita Milk Shake

This is my 5th post for BM #27  under seasonal.

This month has been such a busy month. So many things going on at my end. My lill fella fell sick, later me & now my hubby. I feel I haven't done justice to the month long BM:( I had so many recipes & ideas that I wanted to try out. Unfortunately the timing wasn't right for me. In between all this I also had some cake orders from friends.

While I was scrolling thru my food pics, I found some of my clicks were still not published. Although these are very basic & I feel even kids can make these. However I know there are so many out there who have Zero knowledge of cooking so may be it will be of some help to them:) Summer without Ice cream is incomplete. This milk shake is a blend of ice cream & milk. Since I have used skimmed milk its not too thick & heavy.

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp of Bournvita
• 2 tbsp of sugar
• 1 cup of skimmed milk
• 1 scoop Vanilla ice cream
• 4 ice cubes
• 1 Tspn Borvita to garnish

Method:

Mix all the above in the blender/ Mixie except the 1 tspn Bournvita & blend this for about 2 mins. Garnish it with a tspn of Bournvita & the milk shake is ready to serve

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Spiced Buttermilk

This is my 3rd post for BM #27 under seasonal. Masala Butter milk, spiced Milk, Majjige, Moru or many more names this simple refreshing drink is called. This drink is a must during hot summers. I still remember people selling this in a clay pot (Madikey) in south Canara region. When we used to go to our Uncles house in Sampaje, we used to have this drink in the town for 1 Rupee. I am talking of some 20 years ago:) I still remember how Much I loved this drink & I still love it. Those days in the clay Pot this drink used to remain so chilled. I made this drink yesterday in the afternoon just after coming back home from out on a hot sunny afternoon. This is truly refreshing & very light on the tummy. This is how I made it.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup of yogurt
• 2 cups of water
• 1 tspn chopped ginger
• 1 green chili chopped
• 3 tbspn of chopped coriander leaves
• 5 to 6 ice cubes
• Salt as per taste

Method:

In a blender mix all the above ingredients & blend it for about 2 mins. Now the drink is ready to serve.

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Watermelon Juice

This is my 8th post under occasions for BM#27. Finally we are ending the 1st week of continuous blogging. The 2nd week being traditional, I still need to figure out what to make  as in the past I have already posted many traditional recipes. Coming back to today's recipe, Its a refreshing drink made of watermelon & Milk. One of my very good friends wanted to try my sweet & spicy juice. While we were talking she mentioned to me about this drink. When I heared watermelon & milk, I was like yucks!!! how does that taste? She said it taste really nice. Hmmmm... I was not very convinced but still wanted to give it a try. Oh my my I never thought this combination would work so well:) We loved this drink. It tasted so good & refreshing. This will be a great drink to have during parties & celebration. Thank you so much Sangeetha for this lovely recipe. This is a very easy drink & this is how I made it.

Serves: 3
Time required: 5 mins

Ingredients:

• 3 cups chopped seedless red watermelon cubes
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tbsp sugar
• Pinch of salt
• 1 cup ice cubes

Utensils:

• Blender/ Mixie with a juice jar

Method:

In a juicer jar add all the ingredients mentioned above & blend it for about 2 mins. Now the juice is ready to serve. Its that simple & taste great!

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Sweet & spicy Juice

This is a 3rd post for BM#27. This is a special drink that I made & will be a show stopper for any occasion.Since I love to experiment new dishes in my kitchen, I made a mocktail long ago using green chili's & fruits. I must say that the flavour of green chilli make the drink so refreshing. It doesnt turn out spicy at all but just gives a nice flavour & a slight kick. This time for Easter I though of experimenting again with green chili & fruits. I made this juice to serve my VIP guests. They had a sip & were all praises... This drink really turned out good. I dint know what to name this so finally thought will call it "Theeka Meeta Sherbat" meaning (Sweet & spicy juice )Its very easy & your guests will go one praising non stop. No one can drink just once:) So make sure you make this in large quantity.

Serves 5

Ingredients:

• 2 cups apple juice (Store brought)
• Juice of 2 lemon
• 1 tspn salt
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 inch bottom tip of 2 green chilis
• 4 cups water
• 1 cup of ice cubes

Method:

In a juice jar mix all the above ingredients & blend it for about a minute or 2. Now the juice is ready to serve. I wet the rhim of the glass & dipped it in salt to make it look stylish. You too can try doing this.

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