Carrot - ginger juice and Awards

Ingredients:

Carrot - 2 nos

Ginger - 1 inch piece

Sugar - 2 tsps or as needed

Method:

Cut the carrot into smaller pieces and put the carrot and ginger into the blender and make a very smooth puree with water added when needed. Add the sugar and give it a whirl.

Strain the puree through a strainer and there you go. There is nothing much to it but we will guarantee that you will love it.

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by Priya of Priya's Recipes

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Red grape blueberry juice

Ingredients:

Red grapes - 1 cup (seedless)
Blueberries - 1 cup
Sugar as needed

Method:

• Remove the grapes from the stem. Blend them together in a blender along with required amount of sugar.
• Strain them of the skin. Healthy juice is ready.
  

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Garnished & Colored Ice Cubes

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! Have a great time.

Thought you might like some ideas to garnish or color ice cubes for punches.
Maraschino cherries, one to each cube, are very appropriate for garnishing. They can be frozen in plain or appropriately tinted cubes. Lemon juice and lemon slices are also desirable additions.

When fruits are to be frozen in the cubes, fill the tray one-third full with water, then partially freeze. Add the fruit then freeze. This will hold the fruit in position. Then add water until the tray is about three-fourths full and finish freezing.

Any pure food coloring can be used to color ice cubes by adding to the water before it is poured into the tray. Be sure to use the right amount of coloring, for delicate tints are always more attractive.

Garnished cubes should be frozen slowly to prevent expansion and cloudiness.

Decorated Ice Cubes

Mint leaves, watercress, and candied fruit make very delightful decorating material for ice cubes. Simply put them on the ice cubes and add just enough water to freeze into place.

Decorated and garnished cubes should be frozen slowly, by leaving the freezer control on one of the “warmer” positions. Fast freezing causes rapid expansion which destroys the desired attractiveness.

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Jell-O Smoothie

Ingredients:

8 ounces prepared Jell-O (any flavor)
8 ounces milk
8 ounces sherbet (flavor to match Jell-O flavor)

Method:
Mix in a blender. Top with whipped cream and colored sugar, if desired.

Serves 2.

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Cardamom Chai (Elaichi Chai)

Ingredients:

Serves 2

2 1/4 cups water
2 cardamom pod, whole, split
3/4 cup milk
6 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoon green tea

Method:

Bring water and milk to almost a boil. Add cardamom and steep 3 minutes, uncovered. Add tea. Stir lightly. Steep 2 minutes more, uncovered. Strain and enjoy.

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Masala Chai

Masala Chai

This warming beverage is easy to prepare by steeping spices in hot water and milk before adding black tea. To make it richer, add more milk and sugar to taste.

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

4 whole cloves
2 cardamom pods
1 cinnamon stick, broken into pieces
3 cups water
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons Black tea

Method:

In a mortar, crush the cloves, cardamom pods and cinnamon. Transfer the crushed spices to a small saucepan, add the water, ginger and pepper and bring to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat, cover and let steep for 5 minutes. Add the milk and sugar to the pan and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the tea. Cover and let steep for 3 minutes. Stir the chai, strain it into a warmed teapot or directly into teacups.

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Fresh Pinacolada Smoothie

This pina colada smoothie recipe uses fresh fruit and juices to accomplish the pina colada taste.
Ingredients
1 cup pineapples(fresh or canned)
1 cup coconut meat(use tender coconut pulp)
1 banana
1/2 cup coconut juice
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup ice
Directions:
Start by blending the juices with the banana until lightly slush.
Add the coconut and pineapple and blend until smooth and fruit pieces are in small, edible pieces. Amounts of fruit juices can be changed according to preferences. Happy smoothie making

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Sweet Lassi

Ingredients:
• 500 ml Curd
• 250 ml Water
• 4 tbsp Sugar
• Crushed Ice

Method:

Put all ingredients in a blender.
Add ice to it and blend the mixture until froth appears.
Sweet Lassi is ready to serve.

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Sitaphal milk shake

Ingredients:
1 cup sitaphal pulp
1 litre pasteurised whole milk well chilled
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup vanilla icecream
Method
Keep aside 1 tbsp. pulp for topping.
Grind sugar to a powder.Beat sugar and milk with beater till well dissolved and frothy.
Add pulp and icecream and beat further till thick and frothy.
Pour into individual glasses, top with a small portion of pulp.Serve chilled.

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Nutty Shake

Ingredients :
Boiled & Cooled Milk - 1/2 ltr
Badam or Almonds - 20
Pista - 5Seedless Dates - 3
Sugar - 2 tbsp
Walnut - 3
Cardamom powder - 1/4 tbsp
Method:
1) Peel the skin of Badam.(Tip: To peel the skin easily, boil water and put the badam in it for 3 minutes.Remove badam from water.Peel the skin)
2) Grind Badam,pista,walnut,dates and sugar with little milk to fine paste.
3) Mix this with the milk add little cardamom if required for the flavour
4) Serve it cool

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Strawberry smoothie

This smoothie recipe provides a wonderful combination of flavors.
Prep and Cook Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
4 large strawberries
¼ Cup low fat plain yogurt
1 Cup fresh orange juice
1 Medium sized banana
½ tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp honey

Directions:
Remove stems from strawberries and wash. Blend all ingredients in blender until smooth.
Serve 2 glasses

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