GRAPE MOCKTAIL

Summers, the only time when I get to try all my favourite mocktails. This drink is purely natural, no added preservatives or artificial flavours whatsoever, however, you can add soda for the fizz. 
Grapes are a rich source of vitamins and antioxidants and curd contains high amounts of proteins and calcium thus making this mocktail a very healthy substitute for market bought soft drinks. 

INGREDIENTS:
Freshly prepared grape juice- 1 cup 
Plain Curd- 1/2 cup 
Lemon juice - 1 tsp 
Sugar - 2 tsp (according to sweetness of your grapes) 
Black Salt- 1/2 tsp 
Chatmasala- 1/2 tsp 
Few mint leaves for garnish 

METHOD:
Add all the ingredients (except mint leaves) into a mixer jar and blend well. Dilute it with chilled water or soda if you wish. 
Dip the serving glass in water and then in salt to coat the rim of it with salt. This gives a salty punch to the drink while sipping. 
Pour the mocktail into the glass, add crushed ice, mint leaves and serve immediately.

try our other sweet delights;)
Masala mango buttermilk
orangy lassi 
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Orangylassi

Few things you'll need :
2-3 tsp of sugar (depending on the sweetness of your orange juice)
1/2 cup orange juice
2-3 tbsp of curd
pinch of salt
a few fresh mint leaves and a slice of lemon for garnish.

An easy method to get started with:
(I know kitchen is not the best place to be in, during summers ;P)

Mix curd and sugar in a blender well
Add 1/2 cup of orange juice to it. Blend again. Add a pinch of salt and it's done. Garnish with mint leaves and a slice of lemon to give it a finishing touch..

An easy breezy refreshing drink to get you going in this scorching heat..

Beat the heat
Enjoy,
Ritu

masala mango chaas (buttermilk)

I am back again with a new experiment. Though this was something that even I was scared before trying, but fortunately it turned out well and may be that’s why I am sharing it here. I just had to find a solution to the same old chaas (buttermilk) that my mom prepares usually. We prefer using home made butter and ghee and as you know the left over liquid or chaas is a by-product that we have to drink (or more appropriately forced to drink :P). I have used this by-product but you can alternatively replace it with curd and water (that will be more of a lassi, I suppose), whatever is easier for you. It is considered one of the best natural appetizer and very good for health.  also a perfect beverage in hot summer. But I was bored with the traditional masala or pudina flavouring, so thought of trying mangoes this time. The combo of traditional masala tanginess with the sweetness of mango blends well. Just remember one thing if you are making it during fast (vart) replace the common salt with sendha namak and don’t add chat masala.

Cooking time- 5 mins

Serves- 2

Ingredients:

Buttermilk– 250 ml (2 glass)

mango pulp - 1 cup
Black salt –  2 teaspoon
pepper powder- 1 teaspoon

Chaat masala – 2 teaspoon

mint leaves(optional) – few to garnish

Sugar (optional) to taste

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Method

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    Put all the ingredients in a blender expect mint leaves. Blend for around few minutes until everything mixes well. Now add crushed ice and mint leaves. Serve chilled.

note- For fancy serving, put little water on the rim of the glass. In a small plate, take few spoons of salt. dip the glass into salt, to get the decorated rim. Pour the chaas into glass, and sprinkle chaat masala add mint leaves, a slice of lemon and a straw to garnish. Serve chilled.

Try other simple mango recipes,

Mango tulsi icecream

Mango milkshake

Mango lassi