Solkadhi Recipe

Solkadhi is a refreshing drink from Konkan (Maharashtra). It is a perfect summer cooler as well as great digestive drink. You can even have it with steamed rice as a curry and also after meal as a digestive agent. Such a versatile dish, isn't it?

It is made with kokum and coconut milk. If having with rice do give a tempering of mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chili, curry leaves and oil to it as it tastes even better.

How To Make Solkadhi?

Ingredients 

Coconut - 1
Kokum - 12
Salt - As Per Taste
Green Chili - 2
Ginger - 1/2 Inch
Coriander - 1 tbsp (optional)

Instruction 

Soak the kokum in 1/2 cup of hot water and keep it aside for 1 hour.  Now squeeze it very well. Kokum extract is ready. Keep it aside

Grate coconut and transfer it to mixer vessel. Pour 1 cup of water and blend it well. Now strain the coconut milk with a strainer. Put extracted coconut back in the mixer vessel with some water and blend it again. Strain the coconut milk again.

In a mortar and pestle crush green chili and ginger with a pinch of salt.

Now add the kokum extract, 1 cup of water, crushed green chili and ginger to coconut milk and then add salt. Mix well.

Pour it in a glass.

You can garnish it with coriander leaves.

Your Solkadhi is ready to serve.

Green Gram Juice Recipe

 

Green Gram Juice or Moong Bean Juice is a healthy and perfect summer cooler drink. This is a Mangalorean beverage. In Tulu it is called as Padengi Juice. We often make this drink at our home.

It is very tasty drink. It is made by grinding roasted green gram or moong bean, coconut and jaggery.

How To Make Green Gram Juice  Or Moong Bean Juice?

Ingredients

Green Gram Or Moong Bean - 250 Gms
Fresh Grated Coconut - 3/4 Cup
Jaggery - As Required
Salt - A Pinch
Water - As Required

Instruction 

Roast green gram or moong bean in a pan. Let it cool down completely.

Now put it in mixer and grind it to a powder.

Add grated coconut and water (add water depending on how thin you want it to be) to the mixer and blend it again.

Transfer it to the bowl and add jaggery to it. Mix well till the jaggery is melted completely.

Refrigerate it for an hour.

Your Green Gram Juice is ready to serve.

Serve it chilled.

Mango Lassi Recipe

Mango Lassi.....one more refreshing and summer cooler drink. It is a traditional yogurt based drink from Punjab. It is rich, thick, creamy and very tasty drink. I love mango a lot I have told this in my previous post. I brought some alphonso mangoes, so thought of making this lassi. You can make it with any type of mangoes.

It is made by blending mangoes, yogurt, milk or cream and sugar or honey. You can even have it with your meal or after the meal. You can make variety of lassi like strawberry lassi, banana lassi, plain lassi, pista lassi and lot more.

You can check my other mango recipes Mango Chutney, Aamras, Aam Ka Panna.

How To Make Mango Lassi?

Ingredients

Mangoes - 2
Yogurt - 200 Gms
Milk - 1/2 Cup
Sugar - 4 Tbsp

Instruction

Wash and peel the mangoes. Roughly chop the mangoes. Now in a blender add chopped mangoes and blend it to make a smooth puree.

Now add yogurt, milk and sugar in the blender and blend again.

Pour it in the glass and refrigerate it for an hour.

Your Mango Lassi is ready to serve.

Serve it chilled.

 

Aam Ka Panna Recipe

Aam Ka Panna is a sweet and sour drink. It is a refreshing cooler in the summer season. It is made with raw mangoes, sugar or jaggery and some spices.

It is made with lots of variation. It is made by either boiling the mango or roasting it and some use raw mangoes or semi ripe mangoes.

How To Make Aam Ka Panna?

Ingredients

Raw Mango - 1 Large Size
Sugar - Double The Quantity of Mango Puree
Cumin Powder - 1 Tsp
Crushed Black Pepper - 1/4 Tsp
Black Salt - 1 Tsp

Instruction

Roast raw mango on stove top on low flame till it turns black in color. Let it cool down slightly.

Peel off the skin of roasted raw mango. Now chop it or remove the pulp using spoon. Some part will be little hard to remove from spoon so just chop it.

Put it in the blender and blend it till soft. Tranfer it in a bowl and add sugar, cumin powder, black pepper and black salt. Mix well.

Now transfer pulp in a glass jar and refrigerate it.

When serving add two spoon of pulp in a glass and fill it will cold water.

Your Aam Ka Panna is ready to serve.

Serve it chilled.

Shikanji Or Indian Lemonade Recipe

Shikanji or Shikanjvi is the most refreshing drink.It is actually a traditional indian Lemonade. It is the best summer cooler and thirst quencher. Here in Mumbai we simply call it Nimbu Pani or Nimbu Sharbat. In summer you can find this in every house.

I am not very fond of aerated drinks, I always prefer some non aerated or homemade drink. Nimbu Pani is one of those drink that I prefer a lot. Its very easy to make. It is made with lemon juice, water, sugar, roasted cumin powder and chaat masala, black salt and salt.

How To Make Shikanji or Indian Lemonade?

Ingredients

Lemon - 1
Water - 2 Cup
Sugar - As Required
Roasted Cumin Powder - 1 Tsp
Black Salt - 1 Tsp
Chaat Masala - 1 Tsp
Salt - A Pinch

Instruction

In bowl squeeze juice of lemon. Add roasted cumin powder, black salt, chaat masala and salt. Now Add water and sugar. Mix well till the sugar is melted completely.

Pour Shikanji or Lemonade in a glass with some ice cubes.

Serve it chilled.

Masala Chaas Or Buttermilk Recipe

Masala Chaas or Buttermilk is the best beverage to beat the summer. We normally have it after meal as it is good for digestion. In Tulu we call it Alley and in Kannada Majjige. It is served in almost every function after meal.

My dad used to love plain buttermilk mixed with very little pickle gravy. It is made with yogurt blended with chaat masala, cumin powder, ginger, black salt, green chili, coriander leaves, asafoetida and water. I love my buttermilk or chaas to be thin but you can adjust the water quantity as per your preference.

How To Make Masala Chaas or Buttermilk?

Ingredients

• Yogurt - 200 ml
• Roasted Cumin Powder - 1/2 Tsp
• Chaat Masala - 1/2 Tsp
• Green Chili - 1
• Chopped Ginger - 1/2 Tsp
• Coriander leaves - 1 Tsp (Some More For Garnishing)
• Asafoetida  - A Pinch
• Black Salt - 1/2 Tsp
• Salt - As Per Taste
• Water - 3 Cup Or As Required

 

Instruction

In blender jar add all the above ingredients. Add some ice cubes, its optional you can skip this. Now blend it for 30 to 40 seconds till it gets mixed well.

Pour in a glass and garnish with chaat masala and coriander leaves.

Your Masala Chaas is ready to serve.

Serve it chilled.

Muskmelon Milkshake Recipe

Muskmelon Milkshake is a mouth-watering beverage. It is best cooler to beat the summer. Muskmelon is good for reducing body heat, weight loss, controlling blood pressure as it is high in fiber and also an antioxidant.

Its so easy to make that even kids can make it. This is my mom's favourite milkshake.

How To Make Muskmelon Milkshake

Ingredients

Muskmelon - 1 Any Size
Sugar - 5 Tsp Or As Required
Milk - 1 Cup

Instruction

Peel the skin of muskmelon, cut it into half and deseed it. Chop it into small pieces.

In the blender add chopped muskmelon and sugar 5 tsp or as required. Blend it until smooth.

Transfer it to a bowl and add chilled milk to it. Mix well.

Pour it in the glass and serve.

Note: If required you can add ice cube in the glass

Iced Tea Recipe - A Refreshing Summer Drink

Among my preferred refreshers to consume on the hot days is Iced Tea. Extremely refreshing, fairly sweet and lemon flavored tea to overcome heat!

A large glass of iced tea on the incredibly hot day is refreshing and energetic. It is among those tasty flavors that merely make the summer season appear worthwhile. It is pure, truthful, and definitely inexpensive. In case your tastes run towards the unique and far from caffeinated drinks, then try your best natural tea on ice. Quick and refreshing, it'll open up new paths of beverage discovery.