Tarbooj Sharbat

By: Shrima ON July 24th, 2012

  Ingredients: 1 Pint Strawberries 3 cup fresh Watermelon Juice (Tarbooj Ka Raas)  1/2 tsp pureed Ginger (Adrak) 3 tbsp Sugar (Cheeni) Method: Wash and stem the berries in cold water. Force through a food mill to separate seeds from the puree. Alternately place a nylon sieve over a bowl and, using a pestle or outstretched fingers, push to extract the fruit puree, discard the seeds. Combine all the ingredients in a jug, stir well and refrigerate for few hours. Stir and serve in glasses with crushed ice. ...More

Anggor Sharbat

By: Shrima ON July 24th, 2012

Ingredients: 1/2 x 3-inch piece of Orange Zest 1/4 tsp Cardamom Seeds (Elaichi) 4 whole Cloves (Lavang) 6 cup Grape Juice (Angoor Ka Raas) 1/4th cup Honey (Shahad) 3-inch piece of Cinnamon (Tuj/Dalchini) Stick 2 cup sparkling Water Method: Tie the zest, cardamom seeds and cloves in a small piece of cheese cloth. Place the juice and honey in a large stainless steel pan and bring it to near the boiling point over moderate heat. Remove the pan from the heat, add the spice bag and cinnamon stick, cover, and set aside until the juice has cooled to tepid. Remove the spice bag and cinnamon stick and chill. Add the water before serving. ...More

Nimbu Pani

By: Shrima ON July 24th, 2012

Ingredients: 4 juicy Lemon (Nimbu) 8 cup Water 10 pitted and halves Dates (Khajoor) 1/3rd cup Honey (Shahad) Method: Cut the lemons in halves crosswise, remove the zest from 6 of the halves and squeeze out the juice. Slice the remaining lemons into thin rounds. Place the water and the dates in a sauce pan and gently boil for ten minutes. Add the zest and boil for another 2-3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, stir in the honey, lemon juice & lemon slices, and set aside, loosely covered, for 8-12 hours. Strain through a muslin lined sieve. Served chilled. ...More

Mango Lassi

By: Shrima ON July 24th, 2012

Ingredients: 1 cup Curd (Dahi, plain non-fat Yogurt) 1cup peeled and chopped Ripe Mango (Aam) 2 tblsp Sugar (Cheeni) or to taste 1/4th tsp Cardamom Powder (Elaichi Powder, optional) Few Ice-cubes Method: Combine all ingredients and blend until smooth in a blender. Strain through a sieve, pushing as much liquid as possible. Pour in glasses and serve. ...More

Orange Juice

By: Shrima ON July 24th, 2012

Ingredients: Orange – 4-5 Water – 1 cup Powdered Sugar – 2 Tbsp (optional) Ice Cubes – 3-4 (optional) How to Make Orange Juice: Peel the outer covering of the Orange and seperates the pieces. Remove the seeds and the white covering of each of the Orange pieces and use only the pulp. In a mixer jar or in a blender, add Orange pieces, Sugar Powder and Water and grind them all until you obtain a neatly blended juice. Extract only the Orange Juice from the pulp by filtering it appropriately, depending on your preference. Transfer to a glass and top with Ice cubes. Serve Orange Juice chilled. ...More

Pineapple Juice

By: Shrima ON July 24th, 2012

Ingredients: Pineapple pieces 1 cup Saffron strands 4-5 Sugar 2-3 tea spns Water 1 and 1/2 cups Method: Blend all together in a blender to a smooth mixture. Strain the juice. A few variations to this juice are - Use cardamom instead of saffron. Add few pepper corns while blending. Serve the juice chilled. ...More

Apple Milkshake

By: Shrima ON July 24th, 2012

Ingredients: 2 apple (seb) 2 glass milk (doodh) 2 tbsp sugar 4 green cardamom (hari elaichi) ice as required How to make apple milkshake recipe : Peel apple and cut in small pieces. Now blend milk, sugar and apple in a mixer. Grind elaichi to a powder and mix in the shake. Now pour shake in the glasses. Put some crushed ice and serve it chilled. ...More

Banana Lassi

By: Shrima ON July 24th, 2012

  Ingredients: 1 cup Curd (Dahi, plain non-fat Yogurt) 1 peeled and sliced ripe Banana (Kela) 2 tblsp Sugar (Cheeni) or to taste 1/4th tsp Cardamom Powder (Elaichi Powder) (optional) Few Ice-cubes How to make banana lassi: Combine all ingredients and blend until smooth in a blender. Pour in glasses and serve chilled. ...More

Aam Panna Recipe

By: Shrima ON July 24th, 2012

Ingredients: 6 medium sized Green Mango (Aam) 33/4th cup Water 1 tsp dry-roasted and grounded Cumin Seed (Jeera) 1/2 tsp Red chili Powder (Lal Mirchi) 1 tsp Salt (Namak) 3 tblsp Sugar (Cheeni) 3 tblsp chopped Mint Leaves (Pudina Leaves) 12 crushed Ice-cubes   How to make aam panna: Place the mangoes with water to cover in a sauce-pan and bring to boil. Simmer for 10 minutes. Drain off the water and then peel, stone and pulp the mango with a spoon. Place the pulp in a deep bowl. Add water, sugar, salt, chili and cumin. Whisk thoroughly. Stir in the mint and whisk again. Transfer it to a jug. Serve chilled with crushed ice. ...More