Spiced Rose Lassi

Lassi is my hubby's Favourite... After completing a meal the final item he needed is lassi. Even in restaurants without lassi the lunch or dinner will not be completed. I am bored of preparing plain Lassi... So thought of preparing a colourful and flavourful Lassi and served him... He like it very much and nowadays Spiced Rose lassi is a favourite drink of everybody in our home.

Ingredients:

• Fresh Thick Curd/Yogurt/Dahi - 200 ml
• Sugar - 2 tbsp or according to ur taste 
• Fresh Rose Petals or dried - 2 to 3 not more than that
• Cardamom powder - 1/8 tsp
• Cinnamon powder - just a small pinch
• Nutmeg powder - just a small pinch (optional)
• Pistachio - 2 nos for Garnishing
• Rose Essence - a drop 
• Rose water - for sprinkling

Method:

The yogurt should not be sour. Make a powder of cinnamon, cardamom and nutmeg. Add all the Ingredients along with sugar to a blender and blend to a smoothie. The lassi should be concentrated so do not add water. Transfer to glass tumblers.

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It will be in pink colour. Do not add more essence. As the flavour may differ. Now a mild spicy flavourful Rose Lassi is ready and you can refrigerate it and serve cold. While serving sprinkle some rose water and garnish with Pistacio. It will be in nice aroma.

Musk Melon Milk Shake

Musk Melon is a sweetest and an amazing fruit with a pleasant colour having cooling effect on the body during whole summer season. So in our family we all used to intake Musk Melon regularly during summer season as juice, Milk shake or simply as it is. 

Ingredients:

• Musk Melon - 1 cup
• Sugar as per your taste
• Boiled Milk - 1 cup
• Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
• Cardamom Powder - a pinch

Method:

• Dice the Musk Melon. 
• In a blender add Musk Melon along with sugar, milk, vanilla essence and cardamom powder and blend to a puree. 
• Add some water or milk if required while blending. 
• Pour in Juice Tumblers add Ice cubes and enjoy the taste or keep in refrigerator till it becomes cool and serve.

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Strawberry Lemonade Popsicles

Vyshu love Icecreams and Popsicles so much. I have tried many other Popsicles. But this time thought of preparing strawberry  Popsicles with lemonade syrup which gives sweet and sour taste.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries - 1 cup
• Sugar - 1/2 cup
• Lemonade Syrup - 2 tbsp

Method:

Take a cup of strawberries and cut into small pieces. 

Add it to a blender along with sugar and lemonade syrup. Blend nicely to get a puree. You can add lemonade syrup to get a diluted consistency.

Pour slowly in Popsicles mould and close the lid.

Keep in freezer overnight. For removing Popsicles from the mould, keep the tray in a wide vessel containing water. keep it for about 5 minutes or less and remove slowly from the tray one by one.

Enjoy this Summer with this chill Strawberry lemonade Popsicles. 

Notes:

• You may alter the sugar and lemonade quantity according to your taste.
• If you do not have Popsicles mould at present, you may use small disposable tumblers or any cups according to your choice.

Lemonade Syrup

Lemonade can be used for multiple purposes especially it is commonly used in juice preparation. You can store this lemonade syrup in refrigerator for about one month and can make use of in many other recipe preparations.

Ingredients:

For Lemonade: 

• Sugar - 1 cup
• Lemon juice - 1 cup
• Water - 1 cup (200 ml)

Method:

Take a lemon and extract juice from it. Filter it and keep it aside.

Make Sugar syrup by boiling the water in a hareavy bottomed pan. Add the  and sugar to the boiling water and stir occasionally. it takes about 10 minutes in a medium flame. The sugar syrup becomes thick and sticky. At this stage switch off the stove and let it be cooled for some time.

Once the sugar syrup is cooled, add the lemon juice and stir well. Now lemonade is ready.

Watermelon Lemonade

Its the right season where we see loads of watermelon on the roadside. Its really awesome to watch these watermelon in bundles. I could not restrict myself in purchasing these melons whenever I cross these roadside shops while riding in my scooter. 

Health Benefits: 

Watermelons are mostly water — about 92 percent — but this refreshing fruit is soaked with nutrients. Each juicy bite has significant levels of vitamins A, B6 and C, lots of lycopene, antioxidants and amino acids. There's even a modest amount of potassium.

Ingredients:

• Watermelon - 1 cup
• lemon - 1 small size
• Ice cubes
• Lemonade Syrup

Method:

Preparation of Watermelon Lemonade:

Take one whole cup of watermelon and add it to a blender. You can add little water to get a juicy consistency. 

Take a large glass add ice cubes, then add watermelon puree over it, and as a topping add 1/4 cup of lemonade to it and stir slightly. Garnish with fresh thin lemon slices.