Orange Sweet Lime Juice | Ganga Jamuna Juice Recipe | Summer Drinks Recipes

Orange Sweet Lime juice or also popularly known as Ganga Jamuna Juice is refreshing juice made with orange, sweet lime or some times sweet lime is replaced with lime. One can find this orange sweet lime juice in most of the juice shops, restaurants served as ganga jamuna and what's this called ganga jamuna I have no idea but this used to be one of my favorite juice to order always. Punch of orange with sweet lime is simply amazing and it can brighten up you day in no time.

Mango Juice Recipe | Summer Drinks Recipes

Mango Juice is like any other juice very easy and quick to prepare, it's also one of best way to deal with hot summer I personally think. I have been mango juice a lot these days to deal with hot day and nights. A tall glass of chilled mango juice can do wonders when we suffer with heat, mango juice is made with minimal ingredients. Instead of buy mango juice or drink from outside use this mango season to fullest and make your own economical and healthy drink at home.

Papaya Apple Juice Recipe | Summer Drink Recipes

In our home papaya in form of juice or smoothie is more preferred than eating the fruit as it is so normally I will make smoothie, milkshake or juice and before doing it I will keep the papaya 3-4 days outside to let it ripe well so I don't have to add extra sugar or add very minimal and not to mention the beautiful color we get it always looks so pretty.  Also Papaya Juice are normally very filling which can last you for longer time compare or other juice.  I added along apples and it make the juice thick plus more nutrition.

Jaljeera Drink Recipe | Summer Drinks Recipe

Jaljeera is popular North Indian drink and almost every makes this specially during summer because of it's cooling effect. It's also used as a appetizer drink mostly in restaurant as it's has digestive properties, in typical North Indian thali meal mostly we can see jaljeera as welcome drink (appetizer).  Jaljeera is also popularly knows as Pani puri pani, ya the pani used is pani puri is nothing but jal jeera.

Mango Lassi | Summer Drinks Recipes

As I mentioned in my Punjabi Lassi post lassi is most popular and filling drink during summer and for me any time of the year it's works.  Mango lassi is all time favorite whenever I go to Indian restaurant and if they serve mango lassi then without second thought the order goes to that but then the pity is we always don't get good mango lassi everywhere, some places sell such bad mango lassi that you would stop drinking it once for all but then these small hurdles doesn't effects me I still explore and try mango lassi and only avoid the places I know it's bad not good.  Thick, creamy lassi with full of mango flavors are to die for and a good mango lassi can be so satisfying.  

Sweet Lassi | Punjabi Lassi Recipe

One of the most popular and easy drink during summer is lassi, thick creamy lassi served in tall steel or brass glass it's a treat to have just any day.  Though I make salt lassi more than sweet version but once in a while we indulge in sweet creamy thick lassi.  I always like the traditional way of lassi thick and that's why I don't add ice cubes or else ice cubes dilute the lassi and makes it watery, a total no-no for me. 

Cucumber Lemonade | Summer Drinks Recipes

We all make normal lemonade but ever thought of adding cucumber to it? If no then try it now, the drink is so refreshing that if you try once you will be hooked to it.  I drink this glass after glass in hot summer days and relish it, though I always don't add sugar, some times I just add salt and enjoy it more so option is yours enjoy both sweet and salt version of this drink.  As any drink we make variations in this one too add honey if you prefer, add basil or mint leaves for that extra flavor.

Apple Banana Carrot (ABC) Juice Recipe | Summer Drinks Recipes

ABC Juice or Apple Banana Carrot Juice is one thing you can find in all fruit juice stalls in Singapore and it's one of the popular juice, some place sell ABC as Apple Beetroot & Carrot juice too. It's quite a filling juice and taste delicious, I mostly pick ABC or watermelon juice if I am not drinking tea. I mostly make this for breakfast along with sandwich for a delicious and satisfying meal. Now a days Singapore is just too hot it's getting unbearable and I am skipping tea and making juice or milkshake mostly, I guess it's happening with most of us facing this summer.  Before moving to recipe Wishing Happy Tamil New Year and Vishu to those celebrating, have a great festive time.

Watermelon Juice Recipe | Summer Drinks Recipes

Refreshing Watermelon juice perfect for summer and now a days I am making this too often, the weather is getting worst and nothing better than some refreshing yet easy drink.  If I make this for breakfast I pair it along a sandwich or serve this juice with dinner/lunch.  There is actually no big recipe here most of us do know how to make a juice but I thought of blogging it anyways and the fact that the juice looks very pretty does helps too :)  Summer is the time when we have friends, relatives visiting as it's holiday time for kids so next time make this juice instead of serving frizzy drink to the kids, they will love it and you will be happy too.

Pear & Orange Juice

Like my papaya & pear passion, this recipe again I made to consume next batch of pears and it fitted my bill perfectly for morning rush breakfast, have a large glass of this juice and you are done and now it has made it to my one-of-those regular juice recipe! I had fresh batch of mandarin oranges so I combine both and made this refreshing drink.  Orange freshen up and pear adds texture to this easy and quick drink.   If you don’t like pear then it’s a good way to consume the fruit.  Not much of recipe here, just mix everything and grind and enjoy this fruit cooler. 

Ingredients: [Servers -2]

Pear - 1 1/2 cup [chopped]

Orange - 2

Sugar - 2 tsp [to taste]

Orange Zest - 1/2 tsp

Ice Cubes - few

Water - 1 Cup

Method:

1. Wash, peel and chop pear,  de-seeds oranges and pulse with rest of ingredients until smooth.  Pour in serving glass and serve.

Note:

1. You can extract juice from orange and add with pear and other ingredients if you wish.

2. You can use blender filter to put direct orange with out remaining orange seeds etc.

3. You can add soda instead of water. 

4. You can replace sugar with honey.

Have a nice day ~~

Apple Banana Dates and Almond Milkshake

I had apple to use before it's give up hope and one and then the idea stuck me to make milkshake along with almonds, dates and I made my plan to try it next day. But by then I had fresh batch of banana and thought of adding it along.  This shake is very good as it has high nutrition value of dates and almond and goodness of apple, banana.   We really don't have to add any sweetener as dates does the job perfectly but then if you have sweet tooth add little sugar or honey whatever you prefer.

Apple and banana along with dates taste delicious and almonds adds a wonderful crunch.  I simply loved this shake and now it has become a regular drink for me.  It's very filling making it perfect as breakfast or evening drink.  Enjoy this guilt free drink and relish the goodness. 

Serves - 2

Ingredients:

Apple - 1

Banana - 1

Dates - 6

Almonds - 6

Milk - 2 Cups 

Pista - 2 for garnishing [optional]

Sugar/Honey - To taste [ I didn't use]

Ice Cubes - If required

Method:

1. Let's gather all the ingredients, our friends for the day.

~ Yes, I did missed the milk here :)

2. Peel, chop apple and banana.  Chop almonds, dates and add in a blender or mixer. 

3. Blend for a minute and then add milk.

4. Blend for a minute again.  If required add sugar or honey.

Serve chill or with ice and garnish with chopped pista.   Glad to send this to Lubna's Joy from fasting to feasting IV.

Have a nice day ~~

Kiwi Cooler

Now a days I don't feel like cooking much thanks to this weather and look for more drinks.  DH got some kiwi I started to wonder what to do with these ...of course we can eat the fruit as it is but the blogger in us make us do lot of other things :) ...finally I end up myself with this drink.  This cooler is very refreshing, tangy and sweet, just perfect to sip and relax on a lazy afternoon which I did by the way or a quick drink to wow your guests.  This can be made in less than 5 minutes if you don't spend much time mashing the kiwi, and if the kiwi is ripe then it's very easy.  And for this reason it's going to be keeper Kiwi recipe for me. 

Serves - 2

Ingredients:

Recipe Source: Tarladalal

Kiwi - 2 ripe

Lemon Juice - 2 tbsp

Sugar Syrup - 2 tbsp or to taste

Soda Water -  330ml [chilled]

Crushed Ice - 1/2 Cup

Ice Cubes - few

Kiwi Slices - 2 for garnishing 

Method:

1. Scoop out the kiwi and mash it well.  Or peel the skin and mash the kiwi fruit.

2. In a tall glass add 1/4 cup of crushed ice, 3 tbsp of mashed kiwi, 1 tbsp of lemon juice, 1 tbsp of sugar syrup and give a stir.

3. Add half of soda water and few ice cubes.  Garnish with kiwi slice.  Repeat the same for another glass.

Enjoy the summer cooler or please your guest. 

Have a nice day ~~

Beets and Carrot Juice

Lot of you asked me about the drink I posted along with Palak Dhokla well it's a pity simple drink but works wonder specially during these summer days.  Since palak dhokla was prepared on the world cup finals day, I wanted to make some drink to sip during the match.   I made this juice to suit my taste bud; you can modify it according to yours :)

Ingredients:

Beetroot - 1 medium size

Carrot - 2 medium size

Ginger - 1" piece [optional]

Lemon Juice - to taste

Rock Salt/Salt - to taste

Cilantro/Mint/Lemon Wedges - For garnishing

Water - As required

Optional:

Cumin Powder and/or Chaat Masala

Method:

1. Wash and peel beetroot, carrot, ginger and chop into chunks.

2. In a mixer or blender add beets, carrot, ginger, salt and blend until everything become smooth puree add water as required.

3.  Strain the juice if you prefer add lemon juice and more water if required.  Adjust salt if required.

~Now how much water is depends on how you like your juice to be. You can add upto 1 litre of water; just add more of lemon and salt.

Garnish with lemon/Cilantro or Mint, serve chill or with ice.  Enjoy the drink and it's better to consume it on the same day. I also added chaat masala and it taste good.  

Note:

One can do lot of variations

1. Add an apple to make it ABC juice

2. You can also add half of cucumber 

3. Instead of salt you can add sugar or honey

4. Ignore the ginger if you don't like

Enjoy your day ~~

Masala Nuts & Pineapple Juice

Last weekend was good or that what I can say. I went for shopping on Friday, Saturday grocery shopping and Sunday at home. And now back to square one ie come to office, why weekend has to disappear so fast?? Well for the Monday to come I guess..

Anyways today I’m posting very simple recipe of masala nuts which I made as evening snack.

Ingredients:

Cashew nuts - 1/4cup
Almonds - 4 tbs
Salt - ½ tps
Black Salt - ½ tps
Red chill powder - ½ tps
Cumin powder - ½ tps
Oil/butter - 1tps

Method:

1. In a pan dry roast cashew nuts and almonds separately and keep aside (any other nuts can be added too)

2. In the same pan add the oil to heat. Now add the nuts and fry them with all the other ingredients for 5-7mins or until nicely roasted.

3. Let the masala nuts come to room temperature before severing for better results.

4. Masala nuts with Apple Alovera juice are nice combo to try.

When we went for grocery shopping I brought pineapple as it was long time we ate this fruit. BIL prepared Pineapple juice for Kedar, he used honey instead of sugar & here the recipe goes

Method:

Fresh pineapple chunks - 7-8 large
Honey - 4-5 tbs
Ice cubes - as desire

Blend all the items in a blender or mixi for 2-3mins. Super cool pineapple is ready.