Masala chaas | North Indian flavored Buttermilk | Summer Special Recipes | Yogurt Recipes | Summer Coolers | Easy Summer Drinks

Masala chaas is the flavored North Indian yogurt drink. It is made up of yogurt, coriander leaves, roasted cumin and salt as the main ingredients. There are many variations in this preparation but I personally feel this is the tastier version. The chaas is very good for our health especially in summer days. It cools our body and maintains the body heat in the correct level. I have given a final touch by adding the chat masala and as I liked the spiciness more, added a pinch of red chilli flakes before serving. You can view all the summer cooling drinks here.

Masala Chaas Recipe

Preparation time: 5 min | Cook Time: 0 min 
Total Time: 5 | Serves: 3

Recipe Category: Beverages | Recipe Cuisine: North Indian

Ingredients 

Yogurt / Curd - 1 cup

Roasted cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

Green chilli - 1
Ginger - 1 inch (chop finely)

Coriander leaves / cilantro - 1 tsp ( chopped finely )

Curry leaves - few ( optional )

Black salt - 1/5 tsp

Salt - as per taste 

Chat masala - as required
Red chilli flakes - a pinch
Water - as needed ( i used 5 cups )
( All the ingredients can be adjusted according to the taste )

Method 

1. Take all the ingredients. If roasted cumin powder is not available, take 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds and dry roast in medium just for a minute. 

2. Mix all the ingredients and grind. 

3. Add little water if needed. 

4. Add the remaining water.

5. Serve the Masala Chaas with chat masala, coriander leaves and chilli flakes.

Yummy yummy summer cooler - Masala Chaas is ready

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Carrot and Orange Juice | Easy Summer Special Recipes | Summer coolers | Summer Drinks | Healthy juice reicpes | Welcome Drinks

Carrot and orange makes a great combination to prepare juice. In my office canteen, they used to prepare different combination of fruits and vegetable juices. I always go either for carrot juice or ABC Juice, but one day saw them preparing this juice and thought of trying it. So I ordered this carrot and orange juice and it was really delicious. So I started preparing this at home and everybody loves this combo at my home also. So try this at home and drop your comments. 

You can view some summer coolers and healthy juice recipes in this blog. Some are below
ABC Juice
Grape Juice
Papaya Juice
Almond Carrot Juice
Dates and Almond Milk

Carrot and Orange Juice

Preparation time: 5 min | Cook Time: 0 min 
Total Time: 5 min | Serves: 2

Recipe Category: Drinks | Recipe Cuisine: International

Ingredients

Oranges - 2

Carrot - 2

Sugar - as needed ( optional )

Ginger - 1 inch ( optional )
Ice cubes - as needed

Method

If you have juice extractor 

1. Add carrots and oranges in the juice extractor.

2. Serve the juice with ice cubes.

If you have blender 

1. Cut the carrots, ginger and oranges and blend them together with 1 cup of water. 
2. Filter them with the strainer. 
3. Add sugar and mix it.
4. Serve it with ice cubes. 

Tasty and healthy Juice is ready to have for this summer.

Notes: 
1. You can add a small piece of ginger if your like.
2. I feel adding sugar reduces the original taste. But if you like you can add it.

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Apple and Dates Milkshake | Milkshake Recipes | Summer Special Recipes | Healthy Milkshakes

Apple and dates milkshake is a perfect and healthy milkshake to start the day. It is a power packed milkshake with natural sweetness of dates blended with apples and calcium. You can add a scoop of ice cream to make it more creamy. 

You can view all summer specials here

Pomegranate Milkshake

Gulkand milkshake

Dates Milkshake

Blueberry Milkshake

Apricot Milkshake

How to make Apple and Dates Milkshake

Ingredients

Apples - 2

Dates - 10 to 12

Low fat milk - 3.5 cups (chilled milk)+ 1/2 cup hot milk.

Method

Wash and deseed the dates.

Soak the dates in 1/2 cup hot milk for 10 to 15 min.

Cut the apples just before blending. Apples may discolour very quickly.

Blend all the ingredients, pour into glasses and serve.

Yummy and healthy Apple Dates Milkshake is ready

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Apple Beetroot Carrot Juice | ABC juice | Juice recipes | Healthy juice recipes | Summer Special Drinks | Healthy Drinks | Welcome Drinks

Apple Beetroot and Carrot Juice aka ABC juice is a juice which I started to like 3 months before. Yes just 3 months before only. I really don't have idea that beet root can be used in the juice. In my office canteen, they opened a new juice shop and in the juices list, they mentioned ABC juice. Wondering what it could be, enquired the shopper and she said it is Apple Beetroot and Carrot juice. I just ordered with a doubt how it might taste and to my surprise, I loved the juice in the first sip itself. From that time, I used to order this juice without sugar and ice. I really love it without sugar and ice. They have a big juice extractor to prepare this ABC juice. Since i do not have it at home, I used my regular mixer grinder to do this, by adding little water and filtering it. Though the outcome was not same like the canteen juice, still I loved it. (Soon will buy the juice extractor... he he he). If you have the juice extractor, never miss to try this juice.

You can view all the healthy Summer drinks here. Some are below
Mango Lemonade
Papaya Juice
Grape Juice
Almond Banana Carrot Smoothie
Dates and Almond Milk

Health Benefits

The health benefits of apple are, it reduces the risk of lung cancer, colon cancer and decreases the white fat, obesity, glucose intolerance and fatty liver diseases. It is good source of dietary fiber and vitamin c.

The health benefits of beetroot are, it protects again liver disease, lowers the blood pressure, increases the blood flow, good for diabetic patients. 

Health benefits of carrots, everybody knows that it is a good source of β-carotene, which are metabolised into vitamin A in humans, that helps to improve the poor vision. Besides that, they are rich in antioxidants, and minerals and are used to treat the digestive problems, constipation. 

(Information got from wiki - apple, beetroot, carrot).

How to make Apple Beetroot Carrot Juice / ABC Juice

Ingredients

Apple - 2 

Beetroot - 1

Carrot - 1 (medium sized)

Water - 1/2 cup ( no need for water, if you use juice extractor)

Method

1. Wash the apple, beetroot and carrot nicely.

2. Peel off the beetroot and carrot skin. 

3. If you have juice extractor, add the beetroot, carrot and apple and extract the juice. Thats it. (tastes superb)

4. If you do not have juice extractor, grate them using the grater. Add to the mixer by adding water.  

5. Extract the juice by using a juice filter. (tastes good).

5. Serve it.

Notes:

If you like your juice to be sweet, just add 1 tsp sugar. ( But I do not recommend, as it spoils the taste)

If you are grinding using mixer, do not add more water, as it becomes more watery. 

Healthy and Tasty Apple Beetroot Carrot juice is ready

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Dried Apricot milkshake | Milkshake Recipes | Summer Special Drinks

When I first tried apricot milkshake, I was in doubt whether, it will be good. But to my surprise everybody in my family loved the taste. It has so many health benefits like good in fibre, good for digestion, prevents constipation, high concentration of vitamins and nutrients, promotes weight loss, etc. Since I did not find a fresh apricot, I tried with milkshake with dried apricots. Lets see the procedure now.
You can check other milkshake recipes here
Gulkand Milkshake
Dates Milkshake
Blueberry Milkshake

How to make Dried Apricot Milkshake

Soaking time: 3 - 4 hrs | Prepartion time: 10 mins | Serves: 3

Ingredients 
Dried apricots : 13 to 15
Cold Milk - 4 cups
Hot water - 1 cup
Vanilla icecream - 2 scoops (optional)
Honey/Sugar- 4 tsp (or according to taste)

Method

Wash the apricots nicely.

Soak the dried apricots in hot water for 3 to 4 hrs.

Now remove the water and add it in the food processor along 1 cup of milk first.

Grind to a smooth paste.

Add the remaining milk and sugar. (If you like to add icecream, add at this stage).

Grind again and serve in glasses.

Serve the yummy and delicious Milkshake

Healthy and nutritious Dried Apricot Milkshake is ready.

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Gulkand Milkshake | Rose Petal Jam Milkshake | Gulkand Recipes | Summer Special Drinks

Gulkand - the name is new to me until last year. Saw some of my blogger friends posting recipes, using this ingredient. So did some search in the net and bought the bottle from mustafa centre. Since I am trying this for the first time, thought of preparing an easy recipe using this, and hence tried this - Gulkand Milkshake. It was really great and I just love it. It is a jam like thing, which is made up of preserving the rose petals in sugar. It has lot of benefits like, reducing the heat from the body, strengthening the teeths and gums etc. (Source Wiki).

You can also view some summer coolers below
Strawberry Lassi
Dates Milkshake
ABC Smoothie
Dates Almond Milk

How to make Gulkand Milkshake / Rose Petals Milkshake

Preparation time: 10 min | Cook Time: 0 min | Serves:3

Recipe Category: Beverages | Recipe Cuisine: North Indian

Ingredients

Gulkand - 3 tsp

Chilled Milk - 2 cups

Sugar - as required 

Vanilla Icecream - 1 scoop ( optional - I did not use )

Rose essence - 1/4 tsp

Rose/pink colour - 1/4 tsp (optional - I added to give  mild colour )

Rose petals - for garnishing (optional)

Method

1. Mix the Chilled milk and Gulkand.

 2. Add in the sugar, rose essence and pink colour.

 3. Blend all in a mixer until smooth expect the rose petals.

4. Garnish with rose petals and serve. 

Notes:

1. You can avoid the colour when preparing this for kids. 
2. Add sugar according to your taste.

Delicious Gulkand Milkshake / Rose petal milkshake is ready

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