I’m allergic to a whole lot of things from nature. Allergic to dust, pollen, strong smells, even allergic to certain food 🙁 I never drank any Kashaya (homemade medicinal drink) when I was small. I was okay sneezing, coughing and struggling to breathe the whole day, but never got myself to drink it up. Mom…
Drinks
Rainbow Lassi | Kids Special
It’s colorful, cool, refreshing and a healthy drink, that is sure to become a hit among kids! Kids are gonna be back in a few days. It’s been really long time and we are missing them badly. Though, I visited mom’s place every week for couple of times and spend time with kids, I still…
Sweet Lassi | Indian Yogurt Drink
Chilled thick yogurt based refreshing summer drink made the traditional way by hand churning. Some dishes don’t require any introduction or a recipe and lassi is one such dish. This yogurt based drink can be sweet, or can be savory depending on your mood. It’s thick, creamy and very refreshing. What this drink guarantees is…
Strawberry Lemonade
A cool refreshing strawberry lemonade. Bring it on, Summer! Come summer we would all line up in front of a hand cart that held these gorgeous translucent green bottles, with thick spouts, full of fizzy soda that’s held in check by the green marbles (golis). It was our lemonade those days. It was out thirst quencher….
Mango Lemonade | Mango Mania #14
Lemonade is a simple refreshing drink. A drink can’t taste any better than this one. Lemonade is very popular among people all over the world. When mangoes are in season, mango lemonade is a must make drink. It’s refreshing and tastes delicious. This lemonade is very simple and easy to make. The only cooking part…
Roasted Aam Panna | Tangy Raw Mango Drink | Mango Mania #12
Aam panna is a most common drink made in most house holds in summer. When mangoes are in season, you don’t want to miss the chance to make this drink. I have had aam panna made by boiling mangoes in pressure cooker. Last week one of my neighbor who is a Bengali invited me for…
Appe Huli | Maangai Rasam | Raw Mango Rasam/spicy soup | Mango Mania #6
Appe Huli is speciality of the Havyakas residing in the Malnad regions of Karnataka. Rasam is a thin, spicy southern Indian soup served with other dishes, like rice and samabr. Rasam is preceded by a sambar rice course and is followed by curd rice. Rasam has a distinct taste in comparison to the sambar due…
Cucumber Buttermilk
I have already posted a recipe for simple South Indian buttermilk recipe with detailed steps. Today’s post is about cucumber buttermilk for which I wont be writing the steps and instructions as it is the exact same recipe of butter milk. Please follow the exact recipe of buttermilk and just add cucumber pieces at the…
Neer Mor | Majjige | South Indian Buttermilk
During peak summer the mercury soars to 38 degrees C on a worst day. Yet it wouldn’t stop me from going out, either taking my daughter for her swimming classes or to a market. After soaking in the sun for hours we(me and my kiddos) return home with a deep tan on my skin. First…
Strawberry Milk Shake (with home made strawberry ice cream)
This is the best time of the year when it comes to variety of seasonal produce available at the market. Strawberries are almost on their way out till next year, and the last produce of these juicy chunky delicious fruit makes me feel sad and I’m gonna miss these beautiful looking fruit until next year,…
