Banana Peanut Butter Milkshake

This is a healthy and yummy drink which gives instant energy. If you are not a fan of peanut butter, you can omit that. I am sure this milkshake would be loved by all kids. If needed, you can add a scoop of ice cream and it gives a creaminess to the drink. Do any additions to this drink and enjoy as per your taste.


Ingredients

2 Banana (large, roughly chopped)
1 tbsp. Peanut Butter
1 tbsp. Cocoa powder
3 tbsp. Sugar
3 cup Full Cream Milk (chilled)
Ice Cubes (optional)


Method

• In a blender, add chopped banana, peanut butter, cocoa powder, sugar and 1 cup of milk.
• Blend till everything is nicely incorporated.
• Now add the rest of the milk and pulse for a second.
• Add ice cubes if needed and serve it in tall glass.
• Enjoy!!!

* I usually take the quantity of the ingredients as per my taste. So you can always adjust them as per your taste*


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Cold Coffee

This is a special post/recipe for all coffee lovers...including me :) I love the heavenly aroma that fills the house while brewing coffee. Though i love coffee, these days i am trying to avoid it. Switched to green tea. But whenever i get a chance, i don't forget to indulge in this heavenly drink :)

 
Today, i was in a very bad urge to drink coffee, but was not in a mood to drink the usual hot coffee. Luckily, i had a box of vanilla ice cream in my fridge and without thinking further, started to make this cold coffee. Thought to make a small glass but ended up making a big one....It is so refreshing and addictive that you cant stop by just one sip :) 

I know many people likes coffee like me...Try out friends, you will like this version of Cold coffee. Very easy to make, yet a heavenly drink..

Ingredients

1 tbsp Instant Coffee Powder
4 tbsp Hot water
1 cup Milk (chilled)
3 scoops Ice Cream (Vanilla)
Ice cubes as required
1 tbsp Sugar (adjust as per your taste)


Method

• Pour hot water on to the instant coffee powder. Mix well.
• Pour this mixture into a blender along with ice cubes and sugar.
• Blend it nicely. You will get a nice creamy liquid.
• Add milk and ice cream scoops into the blender.
• Blend it again till it becomes frothy and everything is nicely combined.
• Pour this cold coffee into a tall glass.
• Put a scoop of ice cream on top. Sprinkle little instant coffee powder on the top of the ice cream.
• Serve it chilled.

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Hot Chocolate

This recipe is said to be a replicate of Starbucks Hot Chocolate. I have not tasted the original one, but i liked the taste of this hot chocolate. It is really soothing to have a cup of this hot chocolate on a rainy and cool whether. mmmm...yummy :)

Its very easy to prepare. The only difficulty is the stirring part to make the chocolate syrup. Rest of the work is like breeze...Add sugar as per your taste. I used Cadbury's Cocoa powder for this recipe. You can use any brand. As i didn't have whipped cream, i topped it up with some fresh cream :)

The taste of this drink is very chocolatey and heavenly. I would suggest you all to try it at least once and you won't stop by drinking just one cup.

 

Ingredients

2 tbsp Cocoa powder (unsweetened)
1/4 cup Water
2 tbsp Sugar (granulated)
1 and 1/2 cup Milk
1/4 tsp Vanilla extract
Whipped cream as needed


Method

• In a microwave safe bowl, add cocoa powder, water and sugar. Mix well and place it in an oven microwave mode HIGH for 30 seconds or till the mixture gets hot.
• Take out the bowl and stir well till you get the consistency of a chocolate syrup. (pouring consistency but little thick)
• Add milk to this chocolate syrup and microwave on HIGH for 1 - 1 and 1/2 minutes or until hot.
• Add vanilla extract to the hot chocolate. Mix well.
• Serve it hot by adding whipped cream on top.

 

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Sweet Lime Juice | Mosambi Juice

Sweet lime is a fruit that is rich in Vitamin C and is very good for people who are not well or tired. It is an instant energy booster. Very good for children and adults too. 

This is a simple juice which i make every now and then for my kids. Yesterday, when i made this juice, my daughter asked me whether i have posted this in my blog or not. Then i realised that i have not posted it... May be it just slipped off from my mind or may be i thought its very simple and everyone know how to make it....Nothing innovative has to be done with this juice, it tastes awesome in its own. 

I don't prefer adding ice cubes and soda while making this juice. But its your choice, if you like the juice, fizzy and chilled, you can add it. By adding mint leaves to it, the juice gets a minty lemony flavour, which tastes very nice. Try it out friends and let me know....

Ingredients

2 Sweet Lime/Mosambi
2 - 3 tbsp Sugar (as per your taste)
1 pinch Salt
4 - 5 Mint leaves (optional)
Ice cubes (optional)
Soda (optional)
Water


Method

• Squeeze out the juice from the sweet lime. Pour it in a blender.
• Add sugar, salt and mint leaves.
• Add ice cubes and little water.
• Blend it for 30 - 40 seconds or more, till the sugar is completely dissolved and the juice is frothy.
• Strain and add water to adjust the consistency. Pour it in glasses.
• If using soda, add it instead of water. Give a quick mix.
• Serve it chilled.

Chickoo Milkshake

Chickoo is commonly known as sapodilla. It is a vital source of vitamins, minerals and health benefiting anti-oxidant. Consumption of this fruit replenishes energy and revitalises the body instantly.

This is a perfect healthy cooling drink for summer. You can omit vanilla ice cream to make it more healthier.

When I decided to make this milkshake, I didn't have ice cream, so made this drink without it. Still the milkshake tasted awesome. You can adjust the milk and ice cubes as per your taste. While serving, to make the drink more attractive for my kids, I spread little nutella in the glass before pouring the milkshake in it. (You can see it in the picture. Could have made it more attractive :))

Ingredients

4 Chickoo (peeled, roughly chopped)
1 tsp Sugar
10 - 15 Ice cubes
1/2 - 3/4 cup Milk (cold)
2 scoops Vanilla Ice cream (optional)


Method

• Keep aside some of the chickoo pieces for garnish.
• In a blender, put chickoo, milk, ice cubes, sugar and vanilla ice cream.
• Blend it well, till it becomes smooth and creamy.
• Pour it into individual tall glasses and garnish with the chickoo pieces.
• Serve it chilled. 

* I usually take the quantity of the ingredients as per my taste.*



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Spicy Orange Juice

You might not have thought of any spicy drink, isn't it? I tried out making a spicy drink using the orange juice. Tasted really perfect. 

If you like, you can add soda to the drink. In that case, instead of water add soda. But don't blend soda along with the juice. Add it in the end. I somehow felt that by adding soda, i won't be able to taste the exact flavours. So i omitted adding soda.

This drink is not only healthy but also tasty with a slight tinge of spice. Adjust the spice and salt as per your taste. Try it by your self and you can feel the different flavours in the drink.

Ingredients

2 cups Orange Juice
1/2 tsp Black pepper powder
1/4 tsp Black salt
Water as required
Soda as required (optional)
Ice cubes as required (optional)


Method

• In a bowl, mix orange juice, black pepper powder, water and black salt.
• Put this mixture in a blender and blend it for 2 - 3 seconds.
• Pour it in a serving glass with ice cubes (optional). Sprinkle a bit of black pepper powder on top.
• Serve it chilled or in room temperature.

Pomegranate Juice (with a twist)

This is a simple and refreshing health drink with a distinct flavour and taste. A must try drink and i am sure you all will love it.

Ingredients

2 cup Pomegranate juice
1 cup Orange juice
Black Salt/Kala Namak - to taste
5 - 10 Ice cubes (optional)


Method

• In a bowl, mix freshly extracted pomegranate juice, orange juice and black salt.
• Blend them well in a mixer along with ice cubes and serve it chilled.

* increase or decrease the quantity of the ingredients as per your taste*



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Banana Milkshake

This is an easy milkshake prepared with Banana. This is an energy drink very good for kids. If you don't have vanilla ice cream....no problem. Make it without the ice cream. Iam sure it will taste awesome. Kids would definitely like this energy drink.

Banana Milkshake

Ingredients

1 cup Milk (cooled or in room temperature)
1 Banana
2 drops Vanilla essence
2 scoops Vanilla ice cream (optional)
1 tbsp Sugar


Method

• In a blender, pour milk. Peel and cut banana into pieces and add it to the blender.
• Add vanilla essence, sugar and 1 scoop of vanilla ice cream. That's it....
• Now.....Blend blend blend....
• Blend it well till everything is combined properly.
• Pour it into a glass and serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
• Serve it chilled or in room temperature.

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Homemade Cappuccino

This recipe is for all the coffee lovers......

The smell of coffee itself is awesome. Iam a coffee lover. But has never thought of buying a coffee maker. Recently, on a cookery show, i saw how to make this cappuccino. I was impressed and thought to try it by myself. It really tasted awesome. It has a soft, smooth, frothy texture that you don't need a coffee maker for making it.

The only difficult part in making this coffee is the 'mixing'. But friends, it is worth it. When you have that first sip....you will forget everything.

Ingredients

Instant coffee powder - 2 tsp
Sugar - 2 tbsp
Milk - 2 cups
Water - 4 tsp

Method

• In a cup, put instant coffee powder, sugar and hot water. Mix well.
• Mix it approximately for 10 minutes with a spoon till you get a smooth paste like consistency. (picture is shown)
• Take the desired amount of this paste in a serving cup. Pour hot milk about 30 cm away from the cup. Mix well with a spoon.
• Serve it hot.

First Stage



2nd stage

3rd Stage

4th Stage

5th Stage

You can see that the mixture doubles the quantity that you had initially taken.

Have this cup of Cappuccino...



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JalJeera (a refreshing drink)

Ingredients

Cumin seeds (dry roasted) - 2 tbsp
Black salt - 1 tsp
Amchur powder - 1 tbsp
Fresh mint leaves - 2 tbsp
Fresh coriander leaves - 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
Soda - 1/2 ltr
Ice cubes as required

Method

1. Crush roasted cumin seeds, black salt and amchur powder to a powder. This you can store for future use also.
2. In a mixie grind fresh mint leaves and coriander leaves. Strain it and add lemon juice.
3. In a glass put desired ice cubes and the lemon juice mixture. Add the powdered mixture as per your taste.
4. Mix well and serve chilled.
5. This a refreshing drink for summer and an appetiser too.



JalJeera



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