Lassi is an yogurt/ curd based drink popular in North India. This is a perfect cooler for this scorching heat. This sweetened curd + milk mixture is flavoured with cardamom powder and tastes great. Lassi is usually served with lunch. I prepared this as part of Punjabi thali(click for the…
BEVERAGES
Sweet Lime/ Sattukudi Juice
This is a very refreshing juice and easy to prepare. When I feel tired, DH prepares this for me. I gain my strength immediately. When I prepare it for me, I don’t add sugar but when serving guests, adding it gives the extra kick. Ingredients: Sweet Lime/ Sattukudi-2 Sugar-1-2tbs Ice…
Filter Coffee
Who can resist filter coffee? Before instant coffee, filter coffee very famous. When instant coffee was introduced, the advertisement said that it is tasty as the filter coffee. My mom used to prepare coffee powder at home. I remember her buying coffee beans and roasting them. The aroma of fresh…
Strawberry and Apple Milk Shake
This is a very simple milk shake which can attract your kid. When I went to a super market, they had boxes of straw berries and they looked so lovely. It was very costly but as my daughter wanted it I bought a pack. For my absolute disappointment, they were sour.…
Poosani Paayasam/ Pumpkin Kheer
Yesterday, I prepared this delicious kheer. My daughter usually refuses to drink kheer/ paayasam. So I didn’t offer her.Hubby liked it very much. During night, I gave him the remaining half a cup of kheer to drink. At thit time my daughter was around and she tasted the kheer from…
Inji Chaaru ( Ginger Juice)
Ginger has a lot of medicinal properties. I usually prepare this chaaru when suffering from severe cold. The addition of honey compensates the hot taste of ginger. While drinking this, you will get pricking sensations in your mouth. It is very fierce. But after a while you will feel very…
Coffee Milk Shake
Today I prepared a frothy milk shake for my daughter. Kids those who don’t drink milk will drink milk shake. I used instant coffee for flavoring and mixed in condensed milk and cream for extra richness. She just loved it. Today is the sixth day of Blogging Marathon#10. I am…
Beetroot and Apple Smoothie
Today is the second day of Blogging Marathon#10-Group2. I have taken the theme Deceptively Delicious and am sending this as an entry to Kid’s Delight with the same theme guest hosted by Pavani and started by Srivalli. This is a power packed smoothie best served chilled. The colour is very…
Beetroot Juice
This is a great filling juice perfect for breakfast. I am trying to shed some calories and so I will be trying out some diet recipes. This is one among them. I used honey for sweetener. If you are not diet conscious, you can add sugar for taste. If you are…
Mango Milk Shake
This is a simple milk shake. I had so many mangoes and wanted to use it up. My daughter likes milk shakes. SO I prepared this. This can be prepared in two minutes if you have everything chill. She liked it a lot. Ingredients: Thick Milk-1cup Mango Pieces-1/4cup Sugar-2tsp Cardamom…