Friday 20 January 2012

Fresh Juices & Drinks



1.  Almond Syrup [Badam Syrup]
                                                                                                    
Ingredients :

  • Kernels of almonds - 3/4 kg
  • Sugar - 1 3/4 kg
  • Rose water - 125 gms
  • Water - 500 gms
  • Orange colour - 1 pinch.
                                
Method :

Select fresh almonds which are not bitter. Wash them well and soak in hot water for 1 hour. Then remove the red outer skin and grind the almonds to a fine paste using rose water. Then mix sugar and water in a vessel and boil until the sugar is completely dissolved, add the almond paste to the sugar syrup and boil further for 5 mins. Strain the syrup through a thin cloth. In 1/4 cup boiled and cooled water, mix the colour and add it to the almond syrup. Pour in sterilized bottles leaving 1 inch space and store in cool dry place. Add 3 table spoon of the syrup in 3/4 cup cold milk and serve as badam milk.


2. Banana Pineapple Juice

Ingredients :

  • Pineapple pieces - 1 cup
  • Ripe banana pieces - 1 cup
  • Sugar - 1 cup
  • Cool milk - 2 cups
  • Vanilla ice- cream - 2 cups
  • Yellow colour - Few drops
  • Pineapple essence - A few drops.

Method :

Put banana pieces, pineapple pieces and sugar in a mixer. Add cool milk, crushed ice and blend well. Then add a few drops of yellow colour and a few drops of pineapple essence. Add vanilla ice- cream and blend for a second. Pour in a tall glass tumblers and serve chilled.


3. Coconut Milk Mango Delight

Ingredients :

  • Red ripe sweet mangoes - 6 to 7
  • Ripe coconut - 1
  • Powdered sugar - 1 cup
  • Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Saffron - Little
  • Cashewnuts - 8 [cut into bits]
  • Ghee - 2 tsp.

Method :

Peel the mangoes and squeeze out the pulp. Add a little hot water to the mango and squeeze out all the pulp. Grate the coconut and extract the milk twice. Then add sugar, cardamom powder, saffron to the mango pulp and mix well. Add coconut milk and blend well in a mixer. Fry the cashewnuts in little ghee, add them to the kheer and mix well. Chill till serving time. Serve cold with ice-cubes.


4. Colourful Drink

Ingredients:

  • Pineapple juice - 2 glasses
  • Orange juice - 2 glasses
  • Melon juice or pomegranate juice - 2 glasses
  • Vanilla ice-cream - 2 cups
  • Cherries - 8 [for decoration].

Method :

In 8 tall aluminium tumblers, first pour pineapple juice [less than quarter part] and keep in the freezer. When it is set, pour melon or pomogranate juice till it is half filled. Set again keeping in the freezer till it thickens. When it is set, pour orange juice till it is 3/4 filled. Keep inside the freezer till it thickens. Before serving time, keep these glasses inside a basin of ordinary plain water. Gently turn this upside down, each in eight glass tumblers. Now 3 different colour juices will be seen through the glass. In the remaining portion, pour thums up [cold drink] to add to the colour. Pour a scoop of ice-cream at the top, and keep one cherry at the top. Serve with spoon and straw.

I had learned this from my friend.

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