BEAT THE HEAT!!!

Chennai is so hot nowadays, can't go out in the morning. My routine all has changed because this weather and kids are also home. Even to buy vegetables I am going in the evening. Since , kids are in home I prepare some juices for snacks around 11 Am. Me and Janani are going for swimming classes, my Lil one will also accompany us and he will play in the kids pool with his ball, in between he will order Janani to accompany , he will also ask the coach to teach him and imitate what the other kids are doing and he will ask the coach to correct him too, Gautham is really naughty!!.

I don't even feel like standing in the kitchen, I will be sweating all the time because of the heat. But when I serve them both of them say Amma Super aa erukku, I will be recharged :-) . Gautham will hold his thumb and index finger together and say Superla eruukku, ( he can't pronounce R properly) I feel I am a great chef :-)



Carrot Orange Juice

I read this recipe in Malligai Magal Book. I just tried it tasted Yum!!

Ingredients

Carrot - 2
Orange - 2
Honey - 1 tbsp

1. Extract separately Carrot juice and Orange juice.
2. Combine equal amount of orange and carrot juice add honey and blend it.


Neer Moar - Buttermilk


This is will be so refreshing especially when you go out in the hot sun , if you drink this it is so... nice.


Ingredients

Curd - 2 tbsp
Oil, mustard seeds, curry leaves
Ginger - 1/4 inch
Green chili - 1/2
Salt as per taste ( I used both black salt and normal salt)
Hing one generous pinch
1. Chop finely the Green chili , crush the ginger.
2. Blend the curd adding sufficient amount of water, add hing and salt.
3. Heat oil and temper mustard seeds, green chili, ginger and curry leaves.
4. Add this to the blended curd.
The smell of ginger , curry leaves will be yum!!


Cocoa Milk Shake

Janani didn't want her same bounvita or complan for evening. Sometimes I make milk shake out of bournvita too. For a change I Made this cocoa Milk shake , they enjoyed it.

Ingredients

Cocoa Powder - 2 tbsp
Milk - 2 cups ( chilled)
Sugar - 2 tbsp


Combine all the ingredients in a mixer and blend it, you can use ice cubes too.


Musk Melon Juice


This is my father in laws favourite. Even though he is diabetic he will ask me to cut in to fine pieces and add powdered jaggery to that and relish. If i scold him for jaggery he will say jaggery is good for diabetics :-), I miss him when i make this. This time i blend this as a juice, it tasted Yum!!

Ingredients

Musk Melon - 1
Jaggery - 1/4 cup
Ice cubes - 6 to 7


Combine all the ingredients in a blender and enjoy the cooler.


Banana Cashew Milk Shake

I tried by adding some cashews to the normal milk shake both of them enjoyed as a evening drink.


Ingredients

Banana - 2
cashew - 10
Milk - 2 cups ( chilled)
Sugar - 2 tbsp
Elachi powder - one generous pinch




Combine all the ingredients and blend it together. Enjoy by garnishing with cashews.


Pomegranate Sweet Lime Juice


This is my father in laws favourite. I tasted this in Delhi, i liked the taste, even though i make in home , still i love to have in Delhi.

Ingredients

Pomegranate - 1 medium size
Sweet lime - 3 or 4
Black salt - 1/2 tbsp
Sugar - 1/2 tbsp
Ice cubes - few


Extract sweet lime juice using a Citrus press. Combine the sweet lime juice and pomegranate in a blender add salt and sugar, blend it with ice cubes.


Mix Fruit Juice

This I tasted in Vegetable shop where I go to buy vegetables and Fruits, i don't like papaya, so when they mix all the fruits you don't feel the smell of papaya in that. So my choice is this to sneak papaya in my diet.

Ingredients

Mango - 1/2 cup
Papaya - 1/2 cup
Pomegranate - 1/2 cup
Chikoo - 1/2 cup
Sweet lime juice - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 2 tbsp
Ice cubes - few

Combine all the ingredients in a blender and enjoy the chilled juice, if you want you can add milk too.
This is taking part in Fun N Sun hosted by tickling plates



1. All these entries goes to Anu's Refreshing Drinks and Mahi's 15 minutes Cooking. and to Summer Treat hosted by Priti.
2. Banana Cashew milk shake is taking part in Let's go nuts Cashew Nuts by Poornima.
3. Cocoa Milk Shake goes to for the love of chocolate by Poornima.
4. Carrot Orange Juice is taking part in Sangi's FIL - Carrot.