Kirni Pazha Juice / Mulam Pazha Juice
- 12
- June
- 2007
Kirni Pazha Juice: Mulam-Pazha juice. Cantaloupe Juice Ingredients: Cantaloupe Fruit – 1 Sugar 1/2 cup Method: Cut the fruit into 2 halves. Remove the seeds off. The using a spoon..gently scoop only the pulp. Make sure the fruit is ripe enough. Now mix sugar to it and belnd till foamy. Serve chilled with crushed ice.
Pineapple Sorbet
- 29
- May
- 2007
Pine Apple Sorbet: Sorbet is something served between 5 or 7 course meals….to clean up the palate. Its nothing but frozen drink….but served in short glass! I chose pineapple for several reasons! The Bromelain, a digestive enzyme present in it…has shown to alleviate symptoms of mucos membrane inflamation! It makes bronchial secretions more fluid and […]
Karumbu Chaaru / Sugar Cane Juice
- 02
- March
- 2007
Sugar Cane Juice: Cane Sugar Juice. Lemon-Ginger Cane Sugar Juice. This is semi-home made drink. Generally we get ‘crushed sugar cane juice’ from road side vendors. I used to add flavor to it. I am not sure…about any ‘trade name’ for this juice here. Ingredients: Fresh Sugar cane juice – 2 cupsGinger 2” size peeled […]
Apple Honey Juice
- 26
- February
- 2007
Apple Honey juice: Its not simply said ‘An Apple a day keeps the Doctor away’, certainly it got to do with something. Yes, the quercetin present in these red apples (so don’t throw away the skin)plays a vital role in building one’s immunity. I like thin apple juice than a milk shake. I like its […]
Almond Milk – Vegan’s Choice
- 01
- February
- 2007
Almond’s Milk. Badam paal. Badami Dhoodh. Badham Paal. Ingredients: Almonds 2 cups Warm water Method: In a bowl of warm water(1 cup water) add almonds and soak for 20 minutes. Then, remove the almond’s skin. And, wet-grind the seeds with cold water. Filter the same to extract liquid. Use the left-over thick paste for other […]
Lime Salt Dosa / Lemon Soda
- 31
- January
- 2007
Lime Salt Soda: Salted Lime Soda. When we were in school and Undergrad College(back home). My brother pari used to make this lime-salt-soda drink. He says its the best thirst quencher in the summer. As salt helps to replace the lost minerals(when we sweat). Nice idea. Ingredients: Fresh Lime juice from 1 fruit (raw lemon […]
Ice Tea
- 22
- December
- 2006
Ice Tea: Ice Cold Tea. Sweet Tea. Cold Lemon Tea. Ingredients: Granulated tea 1 spoonSugar 2-4 spoonsorHoney 2-4 spoonsLemon Wedges to garnish. Method: Heat tea leaves with limited water. Maybe using 1/4 cup of water. When leaves give away color. Decant the liquid. Maybe filter it twice or thrice. Make up the volume to 2-3 […]
Soy Milk Shake
- 06
- December
- 2006
Soya Milk Shake:Soya-Banana Shake. Ingredients:Soya milk – 2 cupsChopped banana – 1 cupBanana essence 1/2 spoon(or vanilla essence)Sugar 3 spoons. Method:In a blender….bring sugar + banana and beat them well. Then add soya milk and beat them real good, till foamy. Transfer the content to tall glass-tumblers. Serve chilled.
Dates Milkshake
- 17
- November
- 2006
Dates Milk Shake: Pericham-pazha paal. Eecham-pazha paal. Ingredients: Kabuli Dates 10 – pitted Honey 2-3 spoon Farm fresh milk. Method: In a blender, blend honey and dates togather first. maybee till they come to puree consistency. Then add warm milk to this. blend them till foamy. Serve chilled in a tall glass. One can garnish […]
Sapota Milkshake
- 29
- October
- 2006
Chikoo Milk Shake:Sappota Milk Shake. Chiku Milk Shake. Sapotta Shake. Sapota Glucose Shake. Ingredients:Fresh Sappato/Chikoo fruit – 3 (deseed, peeled-made into chunks)Well boiled and cold milk – 2 cupsGlucose – 2-4 spoonsAlmonds – 8Sugar/Honey – as per taste. Method:Soak almonds in warm water for 20 minutes. Then peel its skin off. Now wet grind almonds […]
