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Showing posts with label SUMMER DRINKS. Show all posts

April 12, 2016

Masala Coke (Pepsi) – Masala Soda Recipe

Masala coke
Masala coke is a very popular Indian Cold drink in Juice shops of Bangalore and Mumbai. I have tasted masala coke in a small juice shop in Gandhi bazaar. You can find varieties like masala Pepsi, masala Sprite, masala Thumbs up, lemon soda, Lemon cola, lemon ginger soda, paneer soda etc in the menu.

 The recipe of masala coke is very simple & that is made with easily available ingredients. It can be quickly prepared in minutes by adding a lavish sprinkle of masala powders to Coke or Pepsi. When I saw the juice shop guy making it, I got tempted to try it at home. So I bought a can of diet coke & coco cola and tried it for myself and Sendhil. We enjoyed it thoroughly. It tastes more like jal jeera with the fizz of coke. 

If you are concerned about drinking Coke or Pepsi, you can make the same with soda water and enjoy it as masala soda. Make and Serve during parties and get together during this vacation. I am sure everyone will enjoy this drink. Lets see how to make masala coke at home.

Check out my other Summer Drinks Recipes too !

Masala coke recipe

Masala coke recipe


Masala coke recipe Masala coke/pepsi recipe at home - Masala soda drink for summer
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Drinks
Serves: Serves 2
Prep time: 2 Minutes
Cook time: 2 Minutes
Total time: 4 Minutes


INGREDIENTS

  • Coke/Pepsi/Coco cola/Thumbs up - 300ml can
( Adjust all these powders based on taste)
  • Chat masala powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Black salt - 1/4 tsp
  • Roasted Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Ajwain powder – A  small pinch, Optional
  • Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Lemon juice - few drops
  • Mint leaves - to garnish
  • Ice cubes - to add while serving
HOW TO MAKE MASALA COKE - METHOD

  • In a serving glass, add all the spice powders, lemon juice given above.
Masala coke
  • Add the coke little by little till 1/3 rd of the glass and wait till the bubbles/froth subside. Mix with a spoon.Add another 1/3 rd  of glass and mix well.
Masala coke recipe
  • Repeat until the entire glass is full.Check for taste and add more chat masala, black salt & pepper powder, lemon juice as per your taste.Serve immediately adding some ice cubes.Garnish with mint leaves if you wish and enjoy !!
    Masala coke recipe


Note
  • Adjust the quantity of masala powders based on taste.
  • For variations, you can replace coke with diet coke, Pepsi, Thumbs up, Sprite or even Club Soda.
  • If you have jal jeera powder, you can add that instead of chat masala powder & cumin powder.
Masala pepsi

Enjoy this easy, yummy Masala coke/Pepsi at home during this summer vacation. You will love it !!
Masala soda recipe
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February 20, 2016

Orange Mocktail Recipe – Orange Lemon Juice Recipe

Orange mocktail
Orange mocktail / Orange lemon juice recipe is a simple and yummy summer drinks recipe. I make juices & milk shakes with fruits very rarely as we love to eat whole fruits. Recently I had this Orange mocktail in a juice corner. Raksha & myself loved it a lot. She told me to pack it for her school morning break time. So I browsed for mocktail recipes without alcohol and found it from Sharmi’s blog. The combination of Orange juice and lemon juice was perfect. Raksha gave a big thumbs up after drinking it and she told me to make it very often too. I usually make Eggless Orange cake during this fruit season.I am happy that I got yet another interesting recipe using orange fruit. Lets see how to make this non–alcoholic cocktail recipe - Orange Mocktail at home easily.

Orange lemon juice recipe

Orange Mocktail recipe


Orange Mocktail recipe Easy orange mocktail recipe - Non-alcoholic version.
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Drinks
Serves: Serves 1
Prep time: 5 Minutes
Cook time: 2 Minutes
Total time: 7 Minutes
INGREDIENTS

  • Orange - 2 nos
  • Lemon - 1/2 - 1 no ( adjust)
  • Sugar - 2-3 tbsp
  • Water - as needed
  • Soda water - optional
METHOD

  • Extract the juice from Oranges.Add lemon juice and mix well.Strain the juice and add required sugar and water.Mix well and check for taste.Add more sugar or water if needed. Serve immediately.
how to make orange mocktail without alcohol
Enjoy !

Enjoy this easy,delicious healthy mocktail at home !

mocktail with orange and lemon
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February 14, 2016

Cold Coffee Recipe – How To Make Cold Coffee Without Icecream

Cold coffee
Basically I love to experiment different types of coffee at home. Long back I had tried and shared homemade Espresso coffee without machine. After that I tried to make Cappuccino at home but it was not upto the mark. My recent crush is to try Cold Coffee at home. I have not tasted cold coffee in Cafe Coffee Day(CCD). But I have heard a lot from my friends. So I got tempted to give a try on my own & thought Valentine’s day would be a good choice because Sendhil likes to have cold coffee more than our South Indian filter coffee

This morning I made it for the first time following this recipe. I have never thought its so easy to make at home. Its just a mix and blend of instant coffee powder,cocoa powder, milk and ice cubes. With a mild bitterness, it was awesome. Being a coffee lover,i enjoyed every sip thoroughly. I tried to decorate the glass with hershey choco syrup. But it wasn't perfect :( Cold coffee can be made with & without ice cream. Today I made it without icecream and used Bru instant coffee powder. But I read using Nescafe and ice cream makes it tastier, creamy and rich like Cafe Coffee Day. 

So try to use them if you have in hand. Soon I must try Frappe, mocha and other variants of coffee. Ok, now lets see how to make cold coffee recipe at home. Try it for your loved ones on this Valentine’s day. Enjoy one coffee with two straw.

how to make cold coffee at home

Cold coffee recipe without ice cream


Cold coffee recipe without ice cream How to make cold coffee without ice cream at home
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Beverages
Serves: 2
Prep time: 5 Minutes
Cook time: 5 Minutes
Total time: 10 Minutes


INGREDIENTS
1 cup = 250ml
  • Instant coffee powder - 2 tbsp ( I used Bru, Nescafe would be better)
  • Unsweetened cocoa powder - 1/2 tbsp
  • Water – 3 tbsp
  • Sugar - 3-4 tbsp
  • Boiled milk - 2 cups ( use full fat milk for best taste)
  • Ice cream - 1 scoop ( optional, Vanilla or chocolate)
  • Ice cubes - few ( I used 3 nos)
HOW TO MAKE COLD COFFEE WITHOUT ICE CREAM - METHOD

  • Heat 3 tbsp of water in a pan and mix coffee powder, cocoa powder along with sugar. Boil the mixture in slow flame till sugar dissolves completely. Keep stirring. Mixture will becomes a thick solution. Switch off the flame and let it cool.
cold coffee recipe
  • Take a big mixie jar and add 2 cups of milk ( Preferrably boiled milk at room temperature or chilled), 3 tbsp of coffee solution, ice cubes and blend well for few seconds till the coffee becomes frothy. ( Store the remaining coffee solution in a refrigerator and use it the next day itself). Check for taste and add more coffee solution, sugar as per your taste.
cold coffee recipe
  • Transfer it to a glass along with froth and serve it with a scoop of icecream on top. If you are not using ice cream, just decorate it with a sprinkle of coffee powder or cocoa powder. You can also add colorful sprinklers or even choco chips.
cold coffee recipe
Enjoy !

Note
  • Adjust the quantity of sugar as per your taste.
  • Add more cocoa powder if you like chocolate flavor in your coffee.
  • Full fat milk gives more creamy,frothy coffee. But I used low fat milk here.
  • Store the remaining coffee solution in refrigerator and use it the next day. Do not keep it for long.
Enjoy this cold coffee with your loved ones and have a lovely day !
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December 24, 2015

Pina Colada–Virgin Pina Colada Recipe

Pina colada recipe
Pina Colada is a sweet cocktail made with rum,coconut cream/coconut milk and pineapple juice.It is a spanish term and is considered as the national drink of Puerto Rico.Pina colada can be prepared with alcohol and without alcohol.Today i have shared a non-alcoholic Pina Colada recipe with coconut milk which is popularly known as “Virgin Pina Colada”.I have heard about this drink but was waiting for a chance to taste in a restaurant.Recently I had this drink in cable car,Jayanagar.It was so rich,creamy and lip smacking !! We loved it a lot.Actually Pina colada is a summer drinks recipe but i wanted to try and blog it now by keeping Christmas & New year celebrations in my mind.Its an apt dessert that can be served in parties.I used readymade coconut milk powder to make it quickly.You can replace it with homemade thick coconut milk or coconut cream.It tastes even more rich.Lets see how to make this easy,yummy cocktail recipe - Virgin Pina ColadaHappy
Pina colada recipe

Virgin Pina Colada Recipe


Virgin Pina Colada Recipe How to make pina colada recipe without alcohol
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Cocktail
Serves: Serves 2
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 5 Minutes
Total time: 15 Minutes
INGREDIENTS
1 cup = 200 ml
  • Pineapple pieces - 3/4 cup
  • Thick coconut milk – 1.5 cups
  • Sugar - 3-4 tbsp
  • Ice cubes - 3-4 ( adjust)
METHOD

  • Take the washed, cleaned pineapple and chop into pieces.Take them in a blender/mixer.Add sugar and thick coconut milk( I mixed 5-6 tbsp of readymade coconut milk powder in 1 cup of warm water to make thick coconut milk).
Pina colada recipe
Pina colada recipe
  • Grind it to a smooth paste. Add crushed ice cubes and grind again.Transfer it to a serving glass and serve immediately.Enjoy !
Virgin pina colada recipe


Note
  • You can replace coconut milk by thick coconut cream.
  • Adjust the quantity of sugar as per your taste.
  • If using fresh coconut,use 1/2 of big sized coconut to make thick coconut milk.
Easy,yummy Pina colada – Enjoy this cocktail at home !!
Virgin pina colada recipe
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May 29, 2015

Jigarthanda Recipe | Madurai Jil Jil Jigarthanda Cool Drink

Jigarthanda recipe
Jil Jil Jigarthanda recipe – I still couldn’t believe I made this world famous Madurai special cool drink at home and that too from scratch. Jigarthanda is an yummy super cool drink packed with all the benefits of badam pisin, Nannari sarbath and milk.

The term Jigarthanda refers to “a drink that cools the heart”. It is very popular among Muslim settlers in South India.  I tasted this drink very recently once in Tirunelveli and twice in Salem at Madurai Vilakuthoon Hanifa’s Jigarthanda outlets. I made an instaclick and shared a picture of it in Instagram too. 

Last year when my fellow bloggers shared Jigarthanda recipe, I got tempted to try it at home. But I was not sure about the actual ingredients used in it. After tasting it once, I was able to guess the recipe and started browsing for the same. Few weeks back I got a request from a reader to try n share this recipe in my blog. So I decided to give this a shot and found this recipe from sharmi’s blog & this video very helpful to make the authentic Madurai Jigarthanda. So I followed them & made Jigarthanda from scratch except Nannari sarbath/Sarsaparilla syrup and Kadal paasi. 

Original Jigarthanda recipe may use Kadal paasi or badam pisin. But I used badam pisin as suggested in the recipe. First I bought badam pisin/almond gum(Almond resin in English) and Nannari sarbath from Salem Nattu Marundhu kadai. Then I collected all the other ingredients and made it in my own pace. It took nearly 1.5 days for me to make Bhai ice cream, for soaking Badam pisin and to make reduced milk. So I have suggested an easy method of making Bhai ice cream using store bought vanilla ice cream. Hope it would work. 

One thing I should admit here. I was not able to bring the orange color in ice cream and reduced milk following the original recipe. But somehow I wanted to recreate the shop ones. According to me, the color of milk turns orange only when we add caramelized sugar. So I added little caramelized sugar in reduced milk and a pinch of orange food color in ice cream. I am not sure whether food color is added in the authentic recipe, but I became very happy & satisfied when my Jigarthanda looked and tasted very similar to the ones I had. What do you say friends, Isn’t it looking similar to the Madurai ones ??

Jigarthanda recipe

Jigarthanda recipe
Even though jigarthanda’s base ingredients takes more time to prepare, its worthy because once you keep all of them ready in hand, you can make this drink in minutes for your family members and guests. Its after all a mixing job. I am giving a glass of this coolant almost everyday for Sendhil along with his breakfast to reduce his body heat. 

Kadal paasi & nannari sarbath used in Jigarthanda is a very healthy body coolant just like sabja seeds/falooda seeds. So its a must try coolant drink in this summer season to beat the scorching heat. Friends try this recipe and enjoy with your family. Check out my Falooda recipe if you are interested ! Ok, enough of boring stories. Let me go to the making of JIL JIL Jigarthanda with pictures.

Bhai ice cream

Picture of Badam pisin before & after soaking

Badam pisin


Badam pisin


Ingredients needed for making jigarthanda
Jigarthanda recipe

Jil Jil Jigarthanda recipe


Jil Jil Jigarthanda recipe Madurai special cool drink for summer - Jil Jil Jigarthanda recipe from scratch
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Side dish
Serves: Serves 5-6 glass 
Prep time: 1 day
Cook time: 5 Minutes
Total time: 1Day5Minutes


INGREDIENTS
1 cup – 250 ml 

  • Milk - 1/2 litre
  • Almond resin/Badam pisin - 1 tbsp ( you can get in Nattu marundhu kadai/Native stores)
  • Bhai ice cream or vanilla ice cream - as needed ( procedure shared below)
  • Nannari sarbath / Sarsaparilla root extract- as needed
  • Sugar - 2 tbsp + 1/2 tbsp ( Use more if you like sweet sambar)
  • Plain boiled milk - as needed
To make ice cream
  • Milk - 1/2 ltr ( 500 ml, I used low fat milk)
  • Fresh cream - 1/3 cup ( I used Amul )
  • Unsweetened khoya - 2 tbsp ( I used milky mist khova)
  • Sugar - 1/4 cup 
  • Vanilla essence - few drops
  • Orange food color-a pinch(optional)
HOW TO MAKE JIGARTHANDA - METHOD

  • Soak badam pisin/Almond resin in large volume of water overnight. I used 4 cups of water for just a tbsp of badam pisin. It will increase in volume hugely.
Madurai Jigarthanda recipe
  • Boil 1/2 liter of milk in a wide kadai till it reduces into 1/2 the volume. Keep stirring every now & then.Collect the skin that falls on sides and mix with the milk. Milk will thicken. Add 2 tbsp of sugar and let it boil.In the mean time,caramalize 1/2 tbsp of sugar in a mini kadai and add it to the boiling milk.
  • Please click this post to know how to caramalize sugar. Mix well and switch off the flame. This is called as reduced milk which is one of the most important ingredients for making jigarthanda. Refrigerate till use.
Madurai Jigarthanda recipe
Madurai Jigarthanda recipe

  • For making ice cream,boil milk in a pan and reduce it slightly. Add sugar and mix well.Let the milk come to room temperature. Add fresh cream, unsweetened khoya, food color and vanilla essence to it. Mix well without lumps and transfer it to a bowl. Freeze it for 45 minutes and remove it. Grind it smoothly in a mixie and again freeze the mixture for another 45 minutes to 1 hour. 
  • Again remove the half set ice cream and beat it well.Repeat this procedure for 5-6 times. The more you do, the more creamy your ice cream would be. But this is really a tiresome job. I felt very bored of doing this and sometimes forgot to beat the ice cream for 4-5 hours too ;P. So develop some patience and do this activity. Don’t forget to lick the left overs in the mixie jar. It tastes yumm and you will get the interest of beating the ice cream again and again ;P.
Madurai Jigarthanda recipe
Madurai Jigarthanda recipe
  • If you don’t want to go for the above process, I will suggest u an easy way. Just go and get a box of vanilla ice cream and allow it to melt completely. Add food color and khoya to it. Beat in the mixie and mix well without lumps. Freeze it for 4-5 hours. Easy Bhai ice cream is ready. Though I have not tried this method, I am confident this would work. Please let me know if you try this way.
  • Boil some milk and let it cool. Take this milk in a bowl. Take some nannari sarbath, soaked badam pisin, reduced milk in small bowls separately. Take out the ice cream and keep aside.
  • In a glass tumbler, take 1-2 tbsp of soaked badam pisin or kadal paasi. Add 1.5 tbsp of Nannari sarbath. Add 2 tbsp of plain milk. Above this add 2 tbsp of reduced milk. Beat them well using a spoon. Lastly add a scoop of ice cream and mix well. Now the glass would be 3/4 th filled. Top with another scoop of ice cream if desired and serve chilled.

Enjoy !


Note

  • Never replace badam pisin with china grass/Agar agar. Taste would vary. Also never skip ice cream because you won’t get the original jigarthanda taste. 
  • Adding food color to the ice cream and caramelized sugar to the reduced milk is purely my idea. Authentic recipe may not use this.
  • You can adjust the quantity of nannari sarbath and badam pisin as per your liking. If you want to make this drink even more cool and healthy, add some soaked sabja seeds.

Try this recipe & enjoy Madurai special JIL JIL JIGARTHANDA sitting at your home. Homemade is always the best, Right ??

Jil Jil Jigarthanda

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May 9, 2015

Nungu Paal/Ice Apple Kheer-Nungu Recipes

Nungu recipes
In Summer season,i love to enjoy few things.One among them is eating Palm fruit/Ice apple(Taati Munjalu in Telugu,Nungu(நுங்கு) in Tamil,Tale Hannu or Taati ningu in Kannada,Tari in Hindi, Taal in Bengali, Pana Nangu in Malayalam,Munjal in Urdu, Lontar in Indonesian,Ton Taan in Thai, Tadfali in Gujarati, Targula in Konkani, Tadgola in Marathi, Myanmar and sometimes Ice-apple in British English especially by the immigrants living in India.(Source:Wikipedia).I love to eat Nungu as such more than making recipes with it.But recently,when i was talking with my friend Shalini,she told me to try Nungu kheer and tender coconut pudding recipes.This morning i tried this easy,no cook nungu paal recipe for the first time and we loved it a lot.It tastes the best only when serve chilled.My dad told me another interesting Nungu Sarbath recipe which is very popular in Tamil nadu.I will try to post that recipe soon.Now lets see how to make this easy nungu recipe.Enjoy this drink and feel cool in this summerCool
Nungu
Nungu juice

Nungu Paal/Ice apple kheer


Nungu Paal/Palm fruit kheer Easy,no cook Nungu paal recipe - One of the best coolant for summer
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Summer recipes
Serves: Serves 2
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 5 Minutes
Total time: 15 Minutes


INGREDIENTS

  • Boiled milk - 1 cup
  • Nungu/Palm fruit - 3 nos
  • Sugar - 1 tbsp
  • Cardamom powder or rose essence - as needed
METHOD

  • Wash and peel the skin of nungu/Ice apples.Chop them into pieces.Reserve a handful of nungu pieces for garnishing.
Nungu recipes
  • Grind the remaining to a smooth paste adding sugar.
Nungu recipes
  • Take the boiled milk at room temperature ( Milk should not be hot).Mix the ground nungu paste with the milk,cardamom powder and check for sweetness.Add more sugar if needed.
Nungu recipes
  • Refrigerate for an hour.Garnish with the chopped nungu pieces and serve chilled.
Enjoy !


Note

  • You can replace nungu with tender coconut pieces.
  • For variations,u can add rose milk essence in milk instead of cardamom powder.It will look colourful and tasty too.
Have this refreshing drink and enjoy this summer Winking
Nungu paal
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