A vegetarian food blog with unique and interesting recipes from all over the world mainly focused on South Indian Cuisine.
Do you love easy to grab and go breakfast smoothies? Here is one such recipe with Kale and fresh seasonal fruits like cantaloupe, pineapple, and berries and with no added sugar. This green smoothie is a perfect vitamin and antioxidants rich smoothie to brighten up your mornings.
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I am so happy to get back to my roots today with this recipe. I am sharing a traditional, authentic and my favorite summer coolant – it is the Nannari Sarbath or the Indian Sarsaparilla Sharbat. A simple, refreshing and a crisp drink prepared with Nannari / Indian sarsaparilla root syrup.
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What happens when you blend some chocolate Oreo cookies and vanilla ice-cream and milk and apple? You get this oh-so-delicious, lip-smacking, rich glass full of Oreo Apple Milkshake. Be it, kids or adults, no one can say no to this delicious milkshake. Check out how I prepared this oreo milkshake with an apple in this post. Jump to Recipe or Print Recipe
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Sol Kadhi – A soothing and refreshing Konkani delicacy prepared with kokum and coconut milk. This anti-oxidant rich recipe is an excellent coolant and good for the digestive system. This recipe can be served as an after-meal beverage and also as a side for rice. Check out the stepwise picture recipe of this no-stove (yay) Sol Kadhi recipe. Jump to Recipe or Print Recipe
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The latest buzz word in the “superfoods world” is the Matcha Green Tea. All the cafe menus have Matcha based beverage these days including star bucks, and I felt where ever I go, and whatever I read, it was all about matcha and matcha. So I decided to write about it and try a simple latte with the same. Here comes my Creamy Matcha Latte.
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Aloe Vera – this succulent has a long history of being used for medicinal purposes. And today I am going to share few benefits of aloe vera as well as homemade fresh aloe vera juice recipe with the hint of lemon and ginger. To put it simple words, I am going to share lemon, and ginger flavored aloe vera juice.
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Staying hydrated is very essential and it’s vital for our health. During summer keeping ourselves hydrated become more and more important. Nothing can beat water, the elixir of life. But at times we need to treat ourselves with some simple, delicious and refreshing drinks. I am back with one more khatta meetha sarbath and this time it is the kokum sarbath. :-)
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The next recipe I am going to share in the series of special summer drinks is the humble Shikanji. Shikanji is a simple Indian style lemonade/limeade. It’s a sweet and spicy drink prepared with lemon/lime. It is known by different names like Shikanjvi, shikanjbi, shikanjbeen and also Nimbu Paani which means lemon water in Hindi.
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I am going to share one more mango recipe today, but this time it is with green mangoes. It is the traditional drink – Aam Panna. This khatta-meeta / sweet and sour mango juice are loaded with flavors, and sure it is a fantastic relish. I won’t call mine as an authentic recipe, as I went with a different spice mix that we prefer. So here comes my version of Aam Panna. :-)
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Glad to be back in my space, after a short break. Today I am going to share a special summer recipe – crisp, delicious and refreshing – Lemon Curd Sharbat/sherbet with rose syrup. You can make the lemon curd well ahead, and it stays good for more than one month. Once you have the lemon curd ready, you can whip this up in less than 5 minutes. If you/your kids are planning for lemonade stalls this summer, this is a great recipe for you all. :-)
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Kulukki Sarbath is one of the popular sarbath or juice from God’s own country, Kerala, especially Cochin. Kulukki is a Malayalam word which means shaken, and sarbath, as we all know, means juice. It’s a sweet and spice shaken limeade or lemonade with basil seeds and pineapple. Here is the easy to prepare Cochin fame, Kulukki sarbath.
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As I mentioned in my Oats Puda post, I am trying to incorporate oats into our daily meal and here is one such recipe that I tried recently in the oats challenge attempt. All smoothies are pretty much simple, so I don’t want to repeat that again. :-) For the third day of “smoothies” theme, I presenting you the overnight oats smoothie with dates and flax meal.
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Yesterday I posted a simple smoothie with fresh bananas and today’s smoothie is also simple but instead of fresh fruits, I choose frozen fruits. We love berry smoothie, but finding them year around is difficult. So I always have a frozen pack in handy so that I can whip up some easy smoothies, parfaits not only for breakfast but for snacks. This is a simple four-ingredient fix. Blend the berries along with yogurt, water, and vanilla essence and that’s it. A perfect, easy, grab and go breakfast is ready in no time.
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I love breakfast smoothies. I bet everyone has crazy mornings and if you want to prepare a healthy breakfast but within 10 minutes, smoothies are your best bet. Today I am going to share a simple smoothie prepared with readily available ingredients. All you need is milk, banana, peanut butter and sugar to prepare this glass of goodness.
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This is a simple and a protein packed pudding prepared with mango puree, milk and with Chia Seeds. Last year I combined mango with couple other fruits and posted the breakfast smoothie recipe -mango, lychee and pineapple smoothie with chia seeds. But this time I just wanted to use mango and prepare this simple and yummy pudding recipe.
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I am back with one more lassi recipe. I have already posted Avocado Lassi and Spicy Tamarind Lassi. Here is one more sweeter lassi recipe prepared with Nungu or Ice Apple or Palm Fruit and lychee. This is a super refreshing lassi and with the dash of rose syrup it tastes heavenly and it’s a perfect summer drink.
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Monday, I posted sweet avocado lassi and today it’s time for salt and savory lassi. I love both salt and sweet lassi. I always prefer salt lassi especially with parathas. Here is one such tangy and spicy lassi flavored with chaat masalas – Spicy Tamarind Lassi. This is a savory/salt lassi prepared with yogurt and spiced up with chaat masalas along with tamarind and paprika.
Avocado lassi is a smooth, rich and creamy yogurt drink prepared with avocado, yogurt and sugar with a hint of saffron and cardamom. It’s perfect summer recipe to quench your thirst and at the same time it is filling recipe too. Believe me, it is very filling. We (I and Preethi) were able to manage with this lassi without any other food. Here comes the recipe and the story behind the recipe. I cross posted this earlier at IMC. (Between, this week is going to be a lassi week. So stay tuned for the other delicious ones)
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After a long time I am posting a Thai recipe. Here is the summer special cool Thai Iced Tea recipe. I prepared this Thai Tea with store bought Thai Tea mix, which I sweetened with condensed milk and sugar and topped it up with evaporated milk and with a dash of coconut milk, Usually the Thai tea is brewed first and then sweetened and just before serving the sweetened tea is added to the crushed ice and the milks are added after. I have included the video also.
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Here is a perfect summer party drink – A simple tea mocktail recipe prepared with fruit flavored caffeine free tea and tender coconut water and the flavors are elevated with a dash of lime juice and kiwi fruit chunks.
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Jigarthanda one of the most popular and perfect summer drink and it is the specialty of Madurai. It’s a perfect summer drink because of the ingredients used in it. All the ingredients have the coolant properties and it helps you in the scorching summer heat.
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Holi is right around the corner and here is one of the popular recipes that are prepared during holi and also other festivals – Thandai. This sweet masala drink is prepared with milk, nuts and flavorful items like fennel seeds, khus khus, white pepper, and saffron and with a dash of rose syrup.
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Starbucks and Java City are one of my favorite coffee shops. Java City was my Togo spot during my masters especially during winters. It was within the campus itself. I was working as Student Programmer Analyst and the job was within the campus. So after the work before heading to my classes I get cafe mocha from Java City. During summer I would hunt Jamba juice.
When I started working Java City got replaced by Starbucks and again I had the luxury of having this shop within our building itself. Once I started working I started to have these coffees regularly without any guilt. I experimented a whole lot of flavors and one is this pumpkin spiced latte. This fall special latte/coffee and it’s available only during October and November and sometimes December. (In December peppermint becomes the flavor)
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When I heard that this week DFT theme is mock tail I was super elated. To get acquired to green tea I have mixed and matched various combinations. So immediately I thought I will do a green tea mock tail. We all very well know the health benefits of green tea. Green tea is rich in anti-oxidants and according to WebMD Green tea seems to help keep blood sugar stable in people with diabetes.
As it is a party mock tail I made into a spritzer by adding non-alcoholic unflavored sparkling water. But you can always ignore and go without it also. Also berries, citrus fruits and juicy fruits like cherries, apricots and plums go well with green tea. I got home grown plums and apricots so included them along with some raspberries. You can find the health benefits of each and every fruit here.
Before getting into today’s recipe the successful mix and match green tea combinations that I have tried and worked out are,
For today’s recipe this is what I did.
Steps:
Before serving remove the fruits and add the sparkling water.
<em>Disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist or dietitian. My knowledge and information is based on my research and reading from different resources. Please consult your doctor or dietitian before making any changes to your diet.</em>
