Orange Mojito

Orange Mojito 

COVID-19 is a threat to human race and a difficult situation to be stuck in. However, we can make the best of this situation and get our creative juices flowing (pun intended). Being in a lockdown, makes us crave takeout food and refreshing beverages. The scorching heat intensifies our desire for such cooling drinks. This is a great opportunity for everyone to experiment their skills as a cook. This recipe can also be the start beginners need as it is easy, safe and not time consuming.

This drink includes Orange and Lemon, both are considered vital sources of vitamin C, and hence increase our immunity. Mint is also used in this recipe, including a tinge of refreshment. This drink is the perfect mix of calm, strength, colour and spontaneity, that we crave for in a time like this.

Preparation Time : 10 Min

Cooking Time : 0 Min

Serves : 2.

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Ingredients : 

• Oranges 4 - 5
• Lemon juice 1 Tablespoon
• Lemon 1/2 finely chopped 
• Mint leaves 10 -12 leaves .. few for garnishing
• Honey 1 Tablespoon or according to your taste 
• Black Salt 1/4 teaspoon
• Soda water 100 ml
• Ice cubes 5 to 6 

Procedure : 

• Make a fresh juice of oranges and keep a side

• In a jar add chopped lemon, lemon juice, chopped mint leaves, black salt and honey with the help of muddler mix all the ingredients nicely. so that the mint leaves and lemon zest releases it aroma and oil nicely

• Now add orange juice to this and mix it well 

• Take a glass add ice cubes now pour the mixture of lemon juice, mint leaves and orange juice in a glass till 3/4 th of the glass

• Now fill the glass with soda water. garnish with mint leaves and serve chilled ... 

Pomegranate Lemonade

Pomegranate Lemonade 

With valentine's and boards near we need to strike a balance between comfort and scoldings. This recipe manages to achieve exactly that. A drink that brings the family together; its red colour represents the brewing romance between a husband and a wife. Its main ingredient embraces the worry of a mother for her children. This is not just a recipe, it is a break from reality, an excuse to talk to your family and laugh about all the scoldings of this week. So use this drink to bond as a family and remember life is about the love you share with your family.

Serves : 2

Preparation Time : 10 -15 Min

Cooking Time : 0 min.

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Ingredients : 

• Pomegranate Juice 200 ml
• Orange juice 200 ml
• Pomegranate seeds 1 Tablespoon
• Honey 2 Tablespoon or according to taste
• Lemon juice 1 Tablespoon 
• Soda 100 ml 
• 1/2 Lemon cut into tit bits
• Mint Leaves 10 to 15
• For garnishing Few mint leaves and pomegranate seeds

Procedure :  

• Take out fresh juice of Pomegranate and orange
• In a jar take mint leaves, honey, lemon-juice, Pomegranate seeds and lemon tit bits. Crush them with the help of muddle 

• Now add orange juice, pomegranate juice and mix all 

• take a glass coat the edges with salt and sugar mixture.

• Pour the lemonade mixture in glasses top up with chilled soda to give a fizz to your drink

• Garnish with lemon slices and mint leaves ....

Tips :  

• In place of Honey you can use sugar also

Pineapple Punch

Pineapple Punch  

Latest gathering of friends at home threw a new challenge. They refused to accept any conventional cold drink. I offered tetrapacked juice. This was also rejected. I was asked to prepare something unconventional and that too without any preparation as they were teasing me.

I explored my fridge and could locate 2-3 fruits. Now horses of my brain started running fast. I picked Kinu (Orange specie) and pineapple, thought for a moment and prepared this punch. Beauty of this punch was that with 2 fruits, I created this 3 layered one. Pineapple juice is heavier of the two, so I used it first and then poured Kinu juice. Pineapple juice froth itself created 3rd layer and gave it a look of an enigmatic character.

Preparation Time : 10 Min

Cooking Time : 0 Min

Serves : 4

Ingredients : 

• 1 Small size ripe pineapple
• 2 Kinu (Kind of orange)
• 4 - 5 Strawberries chopped
• 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
• 100 ml water or soda
• Sugar optional (if you feel that pineapple is bit tangy add 1 tablespoon of sugar)

Procedure :  

• Take out Kinu juice and keep aside

• Remove pineapple skin and cut it into pieces 

• In a blender add pineapple, 1/2 tablespoon of lemon juice, 100 ml of water or soda, sugar if needed and blend all together 

• Transfer the mixture n jar and keep aside

• Take a glass add crushed ice till 1/3rd of glass; now pour pineapple mixture in it till the glass is fill 2/3rd. Now slowly add Kinu juice 

• Garnish it with chopped strawberries 

• Enjoy

Pineapple Lemonade

Pineapple Lemonade

Summers are approaching and this time we have desire for refreshing drinks. Lemonade has served us over the years but drinking Lemonade again and again makes it too monotonous. So to break this monotony we can add pineapple to Lemonade.

This will make it new, more enjoyable and would even surprise those who haven't expected this. Even if we serve it in parties or to children when they are back home from playground after getting dehydrated. It will also remind us if we change a bit in our life, it becomes more charming and more refreshing.

Serves : 6 Glasses



Ingredients :

• 1 Medium Size Pineapple (ripped )
• 3 Tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 Tablespoon Sugar (It's optional)
• Few mint leaves 
• 500 Ml soda
• Few Ice cubes

Procedure : 

• Take Pineapple remove the skin and cut it into small pieces 
• Take a mixer jar add these pineapple pieces and grind them nicely till it is smooth

• Now add lemon juice, few mint leaves along with some ice cubes and blend it again

• Transfer this mixture into a jar

• Take a serving glass fill half of glass with this mixture

• Top it with soda water and garnish this with mint leaves 

• Enjoy ....

Tip   

• Sugar is optional, fruits  have natural sweetness so if you can avoid this it's good for health