Masala coke recipe | Masala soda drink

Masala coke is a totally new drink to me until I made it as popsicle for the magazine. I loved it when I made it as popsicle. My mom used to say when I was a kid that it would taste good when we mix salt in an aerated drink, it would taste good. And I have seen my BIL does the same to remove the gas from the aerated drink as he doesn't like it. But this one just amazed me when I tried first time. If you do not have any other ingredients and only chaat masala with you, still you can try this with chaat masala alone and it tastes great. I had no patience to make and click masala coke popsicles for blog, so I am just posting it as a drink here. I got this cute limited edition bottle (world cup) few weeks back, which is just in a shape of football and wanted to make use of it as a prop.

Masala Coke recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Drink
Prep Time: 5 mins    |  Cook time: 0 mins    |  Serves: 2

Ingredients

Any cola drink	2 cups
Chaat masala	2 tsp
Kala namak	1 pinch
Roasted jeera powder	1/2 tsp
Black pepper powder (optional)	2 pinches

Method

1. Cool the cola drink until you are going to prepare the drink. I used coke zero, but you can use any brand. In a tall jar or big enough container, place all the ingredients except the coke.

2. Pour the coke slowly and it will bubble and raise very much, so let the container you use be apt for that.
   
   
3. Mix gently and immediately pour over ice to serve.

Serve immediately. Best after a dinner treat. You can make this easily for any party, get together, game nights.

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Mango ice cream recipe with tutti frutti

This is the first ice cream recipe I am posting for this summer. when summer started, many readers suggested posting homemade ice cream recipes. I did few for the magazine book, but didn’t thought I would make again and post here. But Mango ice cream is too hard to resist posting. Vj also is a mango lover, so I  made it again last week. I added few raisins and tutti fruity when I made first time and it was a great addition to the ice cream. This time I just added tutti fruity alone. I just love it in the ice cream a lot. With the fresh smell of mango, the ice cream comes out really rich and creamy. You can follow the same recipe in ice cream maker too. But this one is done without any ice cream maker.

Mango Ice cream recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Dessert
Prep Time: 12 Hrs freezing time    |  Cook time: 0 mins    |  Serves: 8 scoops

Ingredients

Alphonso mango	2
Sugar	3/4 cup
whipping cream	1 cup
Tutti frutti	4 tblsp
Milk	1/2 cup

 

Method

1. Scoop and collect pulp of mango with a spoon and place it in a blender with sugar, milk and blend well until sugar is dissolved.
2. Add whipping cream and whip for a minute or until all the ingredients are mixed well.
3. Pour into a broad, freezer safe airtight box. Freeze it for 3 hrs.
4. Take out and grind again in a mixer until smooth and repeat the same every 1 hour for 4-5 times.
5. Last time add tutti frutti and freeze for 6 hrs or overnight. Scoop and serve.

Notes

• Adding tutti frutti is optional and you can skip it.
• If you do not get whipping cream you can try using regular cream too. But this tastes best.
• Grinding few times ensures soft texture of the ice cream, so make sure you grind it and dont mind the mess.
• You can use ready made sweetened mango pulps available in tins. Reduce sugar accordingly.

Best dessert one can make with mangoes. Arent the tutti fruttis tempting you to pick and eat?

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Rava kichadi, thakkali dosa - Breakfast menu 10

I made this menu last weekend to post, but somehow posted a lunch menu. If Aj is there then this menu is not possible. Since he is enjoying his vacation my in laws I made this menu and enjoyed. I felt like having kichadi with vegetables, so made it along thakkali dosai and enjoyed. Since I am going to Chennai, I am scheduling this post and will try to click any breakfast menu from there and post it if something new is made there. Otherwise, will post some basic recipes, so stay tuned. Heres how I prepared this breakfast.

Rava kichadi, thakkali dosai,Chutney,sambar

Recipe Cuisine: Indian   |  Recipe Category: Breakfast
Prep Time: 12 hr     |  Cook time: 45 mins   |  Serves: 4

1. I soaked idli rice overnight and ground for thakkali dosa first and kept aside. Pressure cook dal for sambar, soak tamarind in hot water.
2. Chop veggies, tomato, onion for kichadi, sambar and dosa, keep all other ingredients like green chilli, vegetable for sambar, curry leaves required for khichadi, sambar, chutney and dosa.
3. Extract tamarind juice, keep aside. First temper for chutney and transfer to a bowl, then for dosa, then sambar, let it boil in a stove. Lastly prepare kichadi. Let it get cooked.
4. Meanwhile you can grate coconut for chutney and grind it, mix with the temper.
5. When kichadi is done and your family is ready, prepare dosa and serve hot.

Thakkali dosa, rava kichadi, chutney, sambar for weekend breakfast.


Check out the recipes

1. Tomato dosa recipe
2. Rava kichadi recipe
3. Coconut chutney recipe
4. Tiffin sambar recipe

Check out this similar verum arisi dosa, other chutney recipes too.
Have a happy Sunday .

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Grape popsicle recipe | Popsicle recipes

Grape popsicle is one of Vj’s most favorite popsicle. He is big fan of fruitare. He used to say me to try this, with few instructions too. One is he needed grapes halved and added to the popsicle along with the juice while freezing. So when I gave recipes to thozhi magazine, I made this grape popsicle as he told and clicked. As I was in a hurry then, I could not take stepwise pictures, so now made it again for this post. The best thing I love about fresh fruit popsicles is, it tastes great to bite and eat too. Here’s the popsicle you can make your kids also consume fruits this summer. This is a scheduled post and for a month from now its gonna be scheduled posts and I may not be able to answer your queries promptly, will sure reply when ever I find time. Looking forward for family time at India, excited! :)

Grape popsicle recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Dessert
Prep Time: 12 hr Including freezing time    |  Cook time: 0 mins    |  Serves: 4

Ingredients

Grapes	2 cups
Sugar	4 tblsp
Water	1/2 cup

Method

1. Wash and reserve few grapes and grind the grapes with water. Filter it through a metal strainer. Add sugar and dissolve completely.

2. Fill 3/4th of the popsicle moulds with this juice and add few sliced grapes in each mould.

3. Cover it with the lid/handles that comes with the popsicle moulds, or like me, cover it with cling wrap, slit in middle, insert the popsicle sticks and freeze it for minimum 12 hours. Once frozen hard, show the body of the popsicle moulds under running tap water for 30 seconds to remove the popsicles easily from the  moulds.

Notes

• You can do it without adding water too, but u may need to add more sugar as it would be more tangy.
• If not frozen properly, the stick wont hold the Popsicle while you take out.
• You can add ginger while grinding to give it a twist.
• Adjust sugar quantity as per your taste.

Enjoy the Popsicle this hot summer and stay hydrated!  

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ilaneer sorbet recipe - Tender coconut sorbet

I made this ilaneer sorbet for the magazine, one among 30 recipes, but the moment I made and tasted this one, I decided I should blog this. I loved it so so much. It is one of the best I made it, I loved it more than the mango sorbet. It is best for this summer, good for you as well as tastes Out-Of-This-World!! The tender coconut is perfect to make a dessert. You would have heard about ilaneer payasam (tender coconut payasam) or may be tasted too. But have any one heard about or tasted ilaneer sorbet?? This is very very new and will make who ever tastes it for the first time, first spoon, to WOW. Its so soft, smooth and melts in mouth with amazing unbelievable taste. Its like eating a tasty, sweet snow . I know I am hyping too much, but sure this is worth a try. I too have never ever tasted this before I did it myself and had. I got this concept from a TV show which featured an icecream shop at chennai which serves unique icecream and sorbet flavors. So as a foodie and blogger, I am proud to present you this recipe. Simple with no fancy items, sure everyone can make this like a child’s play.

Ilaneer Sorbet recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Dessert
Prep Time: 12 Hrs including freezing time    |  Cook time: 0 mins    |  Serves: 2

Ingredients

Tender coconut	1/2 cup
Tender coconut water	1 cup
Sugar	1/4 cup
Lemon juice (optional)	1 tblsp

 

Method

1. First collect the tender coconut water and then cut open the coconut and scoop, collect the tender coconut using a spoon. Do not scrap the yellow part, gently scoop the tender coconut alone.

2. Grind it with coconut water, sugar and lemon juice if desired until smooth. Transfer to a freezer safe box with lid and freeze for 3 hours.

3. Take out every 1 hour after that and grind it smoothly. Repeat this hourly for 5 times minimum for a completely dream soft sorbet.

4. Then again freeze overnight and scoop and serve it the next day.

Notes

• How much ever you grind the sorbet, you get the smooth texture like ice cream. I know its a messy job, but no other way. (think about the best part, licking it each time )
• I used a fork to dig the sides of the frozen sorbet for breaking it for grinding. You can use any hard thing to do the same. I made very little so for was enough.
• This recipe can be halved to make 3 scoops, like what I did.
• I have made this without lemon and tastes great too. Actually I like it without lemon better as we get the full taste of the tender coconut.
• You can make this by churning it in an ice cream maker as per the instructions given along it.

I freeze the serving bowls too before serving, it keeps the sorbet longer without melting. Helps in keeping it firm until I picture too.

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Iced Lemon Tea Recipe - How to make ice lemon tea

I drink Iced lemon tea only when I go to cinemas. That too I got the habit from Vj. Not habit, but I say very firmly I don’t want any drink everytime, but what ever Vj gets, I have few sips from his drink . But few times I bought bottled iced green lemon tea and had it. I am allergic to tea, I sit like an owl in nights if I have tea, so I drink very rarely. For this summer, I always feel like having something icy cold after the house chores. Most of the time it will be nannaari sarbath with lemon as I have the syrup. But yesterday somehow felt like having ice lemon tea. But I wanted to make use of the lemons too before they get wasted, so made this today and made a post too .

Iced lemon tea recipe

Recipe Cuisine: International  |  Recipe Category: Drinks
Prep Time: 15 mins    |  Cook time: 5 mins    |  Serves: 1

Ingredients

Tea powder	1 & 1/2 tblsp
Water	1 & 1/2 cups
Sugar	2 tblsp (or as per ur taste)
Lemon juice	1 tblsp

Method

1. Bring water to boil until it bubbles, then add the tea and boil in medium flame for 3 minutes.
2. Filter through a tea strainer and add sugar, mix to dissolve it. Cool down to room temperature.
3. Squeeze lemon in the tea. Fill a tall glass with ice and pour the tea over it and enjoy!

Notes

• Add tea powder only after water boils for best results. Do not boil more than 3 minutes as it may turn strong and bitter.
• Keep covered while the tea comes to room temperature to retain its flavor.
• Adjust lemon juice and sugar as per your taste. I used one whole lemon’s juice.

Serve it icy cold, as it is ICED lemon tea. Also add ice cubes generously. Keep hydrated this summer.

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I thought of posting a breakfast menu today and skipped posting lunch menu yesterday, but today morning went out for shopping for my trip and had no time making and clicking for breakfast menu. So after I came back from shopping, thought will make lunch and post lunch menu itself. So I am late . I have a breakfast menu to post next week, but after that, I am not sure how much I can post in the lunch menu series regularly. So kindly bear with me. But I have posts for all the weeks when I am in India and I will schedule it and go, so stay tuned for some interesting summer recipes and others.
Todays lunch menu has Yellow pumpkin gravy, which we call as parangikkai chutney. Though its a gravy, its called chutney only. Its very easy and too good. So if you have not tried this yet, try this different and delicious gravy for rice and you will be surprised with the great taste. I want to empty my fridge so I am making all the possible things I can make and utilize the veggies without wasting before I go. Here is how I prepared this menu after I came back from shopping.

Lunch menu 40 – Pumpkin gravy, chow chow curry, sundal

Recipe Cuisine: South Indian   |  Recipe Category: Lunch
Prep Time: 30 mins + Overnight soaking     |  Cook time: 1 Hr     |  Serves: 3

1. Soak channa (Chickpeas/ kondaikadalai) overnight. I had some soaked and frozen, so I used it up here.
2. I kept rice in electric rice cooker. Soak tamarind in hot water. Peel and roughly chop the yellow pumpkin to chunks. In pressure cooker, two separate containers, pressure cook pumpkin and channa.
3. Mean while everything is getting cooked, extract tamarind juice first, keep aside. Cut chow chow, chop onions for gravy and curry.Peel and finely chop garlic. Grate coconut for sundal and keep the other things like chilli and curry leaves ready.
4. Once the pressure cooker is done, grind the pumpkin and prepare the gravy first and let it boil. Next, finish sundal and lastly curry.

Pumpkin gravy, chow chow curry, sundal, rice, curd and pickle for lunch!


Check out the recipes

1. Yellow pumpkin gravy recipe
2. Chow chow curry recipe
3. Channa sundal recipe

You can prepare the same gravy with ridge gourd too. Check out the other kuzhambu recipes.

Have a great day! 

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