Bonda Lime Filed under ( Coolers and Juices, Natural Drink )

Coconut water is the juice of young tender coconuts and is a natural energy drink. It is delicious, refreshing and very nutritious and has tremendous health benefits. Coconut water is naturally sweet, ingratiating, promoting proper digestion, and naturally helps clearing our urinary paths, and lubricating our body systems. India is one of the leading producers of coconuts in the world producing 13 billion nuts per annum.

Bonda or Shiyala/tender coconut  gets back my childhood memories… where we used to fight for the Malai and even the Karki( the layer after the malai) oh those where the days when we used to wait for Dad to remove the malai from the tender coconut.

The weather is meant to be cold from October…. But m sure many are wondering here in the coastal areas if its October really???? As its still hot …. Phew…. 

So here is something Natural to quench the thirst.

Bonda Lime - A coconut juice cocktail made with bonda ,(i.e. tender coconut in tulu, a local language in Mangalore), lime and the tender malai.

1 Tender coconut (select the one with thin malai)
2 tbsp sugar
Juice of 1 lime

1 glass of water

Method:

In 1 glass of water add 2 tbsp sugar and lime juice and mix well…  Now add tender coconut and scraped malai into this and mix well…

Bonda Lime is ready to serve.

Tastes Yum Yum  when u add lozza love in it.

Signing Off with a Cool Note,

Til Juice/ Yellu Juice Filed under ( Coolers and Juices, Natural Drink )

Hello Everybody!!!  Hope all ya had a great weekend….. Mine was superb…. And today it’s such a tiring day…. I did nothing but just Drink, Eat, and sleep yet I was Tired, irritated and Grumpy: P.

My sweetie pie mamama made some natural drink to burn the heat(mind me it’s too hot these days) ….

And It was just super and yum J J J

And that’s Til Juice

Here is what we need :

White Sesame/Yellu- 100 Gm

Elaichi Powder/Cardamom powder- 1 tsp
Grated Jaggery - 100 gm
Method:
Wash and Soak sesame in water for 10 minutes. Grind this in mixer.
After the seeds are grinded properly, add the jaggery and grind it properly. Add required quantity of water while grinding.
Filter the grinded ingredients using tea filter. Add more water to liquefy and make it into a juice consistency. Its tastes Super. Sesame seeds are very rich in calcium.
It really tastes great when chilled and served.

Tastes Yum Yum  when u add lozza love in it.

It is very easy to prepare and also very tasty.

This makes 3 glasses of juice.

Till later then,

Saying Chill MaadiJ J J J J.

Weekend Blast!!!!! Filed under ( Chaats and Tangy food, Coolers and Juices, Fries and Podis, Snacks )

Hey foodies!!!!
U guys enjoying weekend…. M envying u all…… I m done with my weekend….Ne ways my weekend was toooooooooooooo gud y so many “o”s don’t worry I’ll tell u y….. We had a Burger Party at home where I prepared burgers nd Lemon Mint cooler…..nd all enjoyed the burger to the last bite nd cooler till the last sip…... They praised me so much…. I was on cloud 9…. All roadie freaks went to Gelato…….yum it was just melting down our mouth….. I just relished it like I never had something like tht before. Now don’t ask me whts the difference between Gelato nd Ice Cream….This cud tell u more than me. U can find gelato recipe here. Ok now after all this the real part of my weekend which made me start searching if there was cloud 10 :P. I got a beautiful surprise from my sweet hubby…. B4 u ask me wht lemme tell u I got 2 wonderful jewellery sets :P…..

Are'nt those beautiful???
Mind me i never expected it at all…. Now don’t ask me if tat was my anniversary gift… It wasn …. Ok I don’t want u guys to get bored lemme come to todays recipe….U can find my burger recipe here.
I cudn take gud pics of burgers.... I was damn hungry so i dint have tht patience :P
Lemon Mint cooler

I assure u this cooler not only is gives u a refreshed feeling but also your tongue keeps luking for the last bit of it. He he he I think i'll come down to the cooler recipe
We need :
Lemon – 3
Mint – ½ cup
Sugar – 3 tbsp
Honey – 3tbsp
Salt a pinch

Method:
Grind mint leaves.
Dissolve sugar in 4 glasses of water.
And add the ground mint, lemon juice, honey, a pinch of salt and mix well. U can add crushed ice cubes ( I used cold water instead of normal water I skipped crushed ice).
Ur cooler is ready to serve.

Tastes Yum Yum when u add lozza love in it.


Signing of

Orange & Carrot Punch Filed under ( 50th Post, Coolers and Juices )

My 50th post and I m so happy and I wud love to share a cooler to get cooled

Orange.....................

as we always know have lozza values in it…they act as antioxidantsand protect against heart disease….they r used for facial treatments too….I remember every time my mom ate a orange she kept some shallots for facial nd my bro used to keep on blabbering….if u don’t want to eat then don’t waste y r u wasting it on ur face….:P but now he stopd it…..I never throw the orange skins too….I dry them and powder them finely and use as face pack…my beauty tip u know :P :O……..use them in salads….nd many more to go….





Carrots……… Both of us (G nd Me) can eat them raw drink the juice of it…..but don’t like it cooked…….exept in tikkis or burgers (unless we don’t find big pieces) but halwa both of us love it donno y even though they r boiled its our fav ;P sounds strange na???





As both have nutritional values how about mingling these both???? Good idea isn’t it?







Here is how I did it:

Oranges – 5-6 oranges

Carrots – 2 (peeled)

Sugar – 2tbsp



Method:

Grind carrots and drain it….. peel oranges and exract the juice from all oranges (I used juicer so I hadn’t to peel them)





Now mix both the juices and add sugar into it and mix well

A hot weather and a cool punch tastes gr8.

I loved each and every blog i visited and was a good experience all your comments made my blog still sweet and nice.

Tastes Yum Yum when u add lozza love in it.



Signing of

Mango Milk Shake - Simple Thanda Filed under ( Coolers and Juices, Mango Relish, Milk Shakes )

Be creative in Kitchen that’s what I Feel………. That does’n mean you got to bad elsewhere……:D

But yeh when u emter the kitchen just concentrate on whats cooking J.

I learnt the basic cooking from Amma nd I saw her being creative in kitchen and that’s what led me to do so….  J

Now that summer is on…. Its burning here…. So I decided to make something very simple yet healthy and tasty…..

Amma always made it during Mango Season Almost once in 2 days…. Nd mangoes ver at home till end of season….

Its Simple, Its Delicious, Its Healthy and its Mango Milk Shake:

We need

2 Mangoes Ripe (I used Alphonso)

2 tbsp Sugar (adjust according to taste I add less sugar as the mangoes itself are very sweet)

Milk – 3 Cups

10 Crushed Ice Cubes

Method:

Blend all the ingredients in a blender. Serve cold.

No fuss and Pretty quick all done in 5 minutes…. J

Note:

If u find mangoes are ripening fast then remove the pulp and store in a box in the freezer… this helps it to retain its taste and not spoil….(when u use frozen mangoes like this there is no need to add ice cubes)

Tastes Yum Yum when u add lozza love in it.

Saying Stay Thanda Drink Thanda

Signing of

Aam Ka Panha Filed under ( Coolers and Juices, Mango Relish )

Its Burning Hot these Days!!!! Hows it all at ur place???? 

The weather is so that I want plenty of water every day.... Nd there is a bottle of water in every room :D ( lazy to go nd take it from kitchen U C ...:P). I m making varities of juice,milk shake nd crush these days nd we relish it every time we r thirsty.... So some weeks back i decided to make a big bottle of Aam Ka Panha nd store it in the fridge then it striked y not do the squash so that u can mix it and enjoy for months (it stays for a long time).

I love to relish this ne time of the day and it has become one of our Fav's

So without much a do lemme start with the recipe for the squash:

It makes around 2 Ltrs of Panha Squash.

I made 1.5 ltrs of Aam Ka Panha Squash and remaining 0.5 ltrs i added Crushed Pudina leaves( A handful)

We Need:

2 Large Raw Mango Peeled, deseeded and Cut into cubes (if u get the medium sized mangoes use 4 of them)

Now Drop all the mango cubes into pressure cooker, Add 1 big cup of water and boil for 10 minutes i.e 3 whistles in the cooker. ( In Sim flame ).

In another vessel add 2 cups of sugar and 1 cup of water and make a syrup. ( shud get a very good bubble boil this helps to store the squash for a longer time).

When the mangoes have completely cooled down( it shud be into a mashy stage then its done) blend it very well so that no cubes or lumps remain( can use mixer grinder or electric blender). 

Add this puree to the boiling sugar syrup and boil it for 5 minutes and switch of the flame. Add water to make it little thin (Approx 1 cup)

When it completely cools down pour the squash in a Airtight bottle and store in the Fridge.

How to mix the squash to make Panha:

Take 1/4th Glass of Mango squash Add  2 Pinches of roasted cumin powder, 1/4th tsp black salt. Mix well with chilled water. Stir well and serve.

Black Salt Gives Super Taste to the Panha...  

Tastes Yum Yum  when u add lozza love in it

Hoping U liked the Cooler

I Sign Off for Now,

Carrot Milk Filed under ( Coolers and Juices, Milk Shakes, Natural Drink )

I can keep On Complaining about summer always....... I got stories to narrate what happened to me this summer..... 
Any kind of juices makes me fell cozy not to forget I ask for more!!!! more is a small word here ;)
One such day when all of us were deciding on the juice menu we found lots of carrots lying in the fridge... 
Soon the carrots were grated for carrot halwa..... now dont ask me we ver speaking about the drink ;). 
Yeh this is a drink which doesn't need any effort. 

All at home enjoyed the chilled milk and was worth praising my efforts :)
Here is how we made it.... 
On the making of carrot halwa..... Here goes the recipe of carrot halwa....  

For  the carrot Halwa I used 1 ltr milk.. I added half liter more and allowed the milk to absorb carrot flavor... Once the carrots got cooked I started rremoving the excess milk and Added sugar as required and Chilled the Carrot Milk....
This is the way to of 2 in one cooking A Dessert n A cool Drink ;)

last but not the least Tastes Yum Yum  when u add lozza love in it.
With a lovely post its time to say bubye!!!!

Pachodi and Panak On the Occasion of RamNavmi Filed under ( Amchikele Randap/Konkani food, Coolers and Juices, Festivals, Salads )

Did all ya enjoy ur Long weekend??? We did… enjoyed a lot… but now m suffering from severe throat pain… nd head ache… it feels like someone has kept kgs of weight on my head ….. LSigh!!!! Leaving all those things apart let me come to today’s post… I know M pretty late in posting this… Nd yeh last nyt when I was chatting with my blogger fren Nithya she too told me the same thing its pretty late for this yr nd too early for next yr… Ne ways its better late than never A’int it????

As I grew up in temple premises I know what they serve on which occasion :P. On A note we have our own family temple and that’s y I know… :D

I remember when they used to serve Prasad we used to be the last ones to go there and receive it and that’s becoz we knew tht it wud be remaining at home :D…. but when it comes to Panak nd Pachodi we wud be the first ones to run as we knew there wudn’t be ne thing remaining at home :D… Pachodi was always served very lil nd it wud be a tbsp….. but I wud always call them back nd tell “Makka He Swalp Chada Jai”…. :D (I.e. I need this one a bit more)…. Awwww those were the days….

Amma was here for almost a month’s time so I was craving for Panak nd asked her to make this for me… As soon as she prepared it Both of us(DH nd I) drank glasses of Panak…. Nd enjoyed it to the Core…

Here is the recipe of the soothing panak

4 tbsp grated Jaggery

2 glasses of water

Juice of half lime

1” dry ginger (shoonti)

7 -8 peppercorns

1 cardamom

Method:

Grind dry ginger, pepper corns and cardamom into a fine powder.

Mix this powder along with water and jaggery , mix until jaggery dissolves.

P.S – U can make the powder in a large qtty and make panak when u feel like quenching ur thirst.

U can use the same powder as kasahay…. i.e. u must take a tbsp of this powder and add a glass of water and reduce it to half glass and strain it Add hot milk (1/2cup) and drink it hot… This is good for Cough nd cold.

Now for the Pachodi

We need

Cucumber Finely chopped – 1 cup

Raw Mango finely chopped – ½ cup (make sure mango is not too sour)

Coconut -1/2 cup

Green chilly finely chopped -1

Ginger finely chopped -1”

Salt to taste

Method :

Grind coconut, green chilly into a fine paste. Now Add cucumber,mango, ginger and salt in a bowl toss it and add the paste In it.

Mix well.Pachodi is ready to serve.

I m Sure u All will Love to try both these recipes.

Tastes Yum Yum when u add lozza love in it.

Till then,

Take care!!