Soft Drinks

MANGO LASSI

 Ingredients:
1 cup Curd
1cup peeled and chopped Ripe Mango 2 tblsp Sugar or to taste
1/4th tsp Cardamom Powder (Elakai Powder, optional)
Few Ice-cubes






Preparation:
   * Combine all ingredients and blend until smooth in a blender.
    * Strain through a sieve, pushing as much liquid as possible.
    * Pour in glasses and serve.
BANANA LASSI

 Ingredients:
1 cup Curd
1 peeled and sliced ripe Banana
2 tblsp Sugar or to taste
1/4th tsp Cardamom Powder (Elakai Powder) (optional)
Few Ice-cubes



      

   Preparation:
             * Combine all ingredients and blend until smooth in a blender.
             * Pour in glasses and serve chilled.


NIMBU PANI

 Ingredients:
4 juicy Lemon
8 cup Water
10  Dates without seed
1/3rd cup Honey
 






  Preparation:
        * Cut the lemons in halves crosswise
        * Remove the zest(outside layer) from 6 of the halves and squeeze out the juice.
        * Slice the remaining lemons into thin rounds.
        * Place the water and the dates in a sauce pan and gently boil for ten minutes.
       * Add the zest and boil for another 2-3 minutes.
       * Remove the pan from the heat, stir in the honey
       * Lemon juice & lemon slices, and set aside, loosely covered, for 8-12 hours.
       * Strain through a muslin lined sieve(filter the liquid).
       * Served chilled.




KESAR BADAM SHAKE 

Ingredients:
2 glass milk
10 almond (badam)
2-3 saffron leaves (kesar or kumkuma poo)
2 green cardamom ( elakai)
4 tsp sugar
ice as required
 
 
  Preparation:
    * Soak badam in hot water for 6-7 hours.
    * peel the brown layer of badam.
    * Dip kesar in warm milk.
    * Now blend badam, kesar, sugar and milk in a mixer.
    * Grind elakai to a fine powder.
    * Pour it in the glass along with some crushed ice.
    * Serve it chilled.

COLD COFFEE

Ingredients:
4 cup Cold Milk
1 cup boiling Water
6 tsp instant Coffee Powder
4 tblsp fresh Cream
3 tblsp Sugar
Crushed Ice



 



 Preparation:
    * Dissolve instant coffee powder and sugar in boiling water and allow to cool.
    * Blend the the coffee mixture and milk in a blender for few seconds.
    * Add cream and crushed ice.
    * Blend for another few seconds till it becomes frothy.
    * Serve chilled



SPICED TEA

 Ingredients:
21/2 cup Water
2 Cloves (Lavangam)
1 brown Cardamom (normal elakai)
4 Black Pepper corns
1 Cinnamon Stick
2 tsp Tea Leaves (dust tea powder)
11/4 cup Milk
2 tblsp Sugar  or as desired


                                              

Preparation:
      * Place the water, cloves, cardamom, peppercorns and cinnamon in a saucepan and bring to boil.
      * Stir in the tea leaves and continue to cook over a moderate heat for 2 minutes.
      * Add the milk and sugar and boil, remove from the heat.
      * Strain (filter)and serve piping hot