My experiments in cooking…
Ingredients: 1/2 cup semiya / vermicelli500 ml chilled milk6 tbsp sugar, powdered3 scoops / 300 ml strawberry flavoured ice creamchopped glazed cherries, rose syrup – for garnishing Preparation: Boil 2 cups of water in a pan and add semiya and cook well till almost water dries up. Switch off the flame and keep it aside […]
Ingredients: 1 medium mango 2 tbsp sugar3-4 mint leaves2 cup cold water Preparation: Peel the mango and chop it into cubes. In a blender, add the chopped mangoes, sugar and 1 cup cold water and blend well. Add mint leaves and remaining water to this and blend again to a smooth juice. Strain and pour […]
Ingredients: 1 cup seedless black / red grapes 3 tbsp sugar (or as required)1/2 cup cold water1- 1 1/2 cup chilled soda Preparation: In a blender, add the grapes, sugar and cold water and blend well. Strain the juice if required. Transfer half of this prepared juice in two serving glasses and pour chilled soda […]
Ingredients: Chikku Layer: 3 chikku/ chikkoo/ sapota , peeled and chopped1 cup chilled milksugar as required Tender Coconut Layer: 1 cup elaneer/ karikku/ tender coconut pulp1 cup chilled milksugar as required Preparation: In a blender, add the chopped chikkoos , chilled milk and sugar and blend well until thick and creamy. Chikku layer is ready… […]
Ingredients: 1 cup banana stem , roughly choppedsmall piece ginger, chopped1 green chilli1 tbsp chopped curry leaves1 cup thick yogurt / curd2 cups of watersalt to taste Preparation: Cut the banana stem into rounds and pull the fibre from the edges using fingers and remove them. Then roughly chop into pieces and keep it aside. […]
Ingredients: 2 tbsp nannari syrupjuice of 1/2 lemon3/4 cup chilled soda Preparation: In a serving glass, add lemon juice and nannari syrup. Then pour the chilled soda over it. Don’t mix . Serve it immediately…
Ingredients: 2 cups seedless black grapes, cleaned1/4 cup sugar2 cups chilled milkice cubes Preparation: In a saucepan, add grapes, sugar and 1/2 cup of water and cook covered for 5 minutes. Then transfer it to a bowl and let it cool down. Transfer it to a blender and add chilled milk, ice cubes and sugar […]
Ingredients: 2 passion fruits3-4 tbsp sugar1 tbsp lemon juice1 green chilli, slit2-3 mint leaves, chopped2-3 tsp basil seedsice cubes Preparation: Soak the basil seeds in 1/4 cup of water for 10-15 minutes. Mix sugar with 1 cup of water in a jug / bowl till the sugar dissolves. Keep it aside. Cut the passion fruits […]
Ingredients: 12-15 jackfruit seeds / chakkakuru500 ml chilled milksugar, as per your tastea pinch of cardamom powder ( or 1/2 tsp vanilla essence) Preparation: Peel the white skin of jackfruit seeds and pressure cook it adding enough water for 3 whistles till soft. Allow it to cool and then sparingly scrape the brown skin of […]
Ingredients: 1/4 cup oats3/4 cup water1 cup less sour yogurt1 cup mango, peeled and chopped2 tbsp honey Preparation: Cook oats in a pan adding water till done. Then transfer it to a bowl and keep it aside to cool. In a blender, add 1/2 cup of cooked oats, yogurt, mango and honey and blend well […]
Ingredients: 3-4 chikku/ chikkoo/sapota1 big pear, peeled and chopped2 cups chilled milksugar as required Preparation: Peel and chop chikkoos into pieces. In a blender, add the chopped chikkoos, pear, chilled milk and sugar and blend well until smooth. Pour the prepared shake into serving glasses and serve…..
Ingredients: 1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries10-12 cherries, pitted1 1/2 cup chilled milksugar as required Preparation: In a blender, add the cherries, blueberries, milk and sugar and blend well until smooth. Pour it in serving glasses and serve….