Mint Iced Coffee Latte

Mint Iced Coffee Latte 

I am certainly not a morning person and the only coping mechanism I have for an early morning is my cup of coffee. As someone so eloquently said, " My morning coffee makes me feel I got my shit together. I DON'T. But it feels like it." But monotony gets a little boring and so I decided to experiment yet another variety of coffee. Each variety of coffee compliments a particular activity the best. The freshness offered in this recipe because of mint makes it the perfect drink to enjoy while reading your favourite book in the balcony whilst enjoying the summer heat.

Being a willing participant in this Lockdown's got talent, I have experimented various types of coffee (from Dalgona to Frappes). This recipe enhanced the fresh aroma of coffee along with mint and hence became a very calming drink for me. I hope this drink serves the same for you and becomes your companion for "Me Time" or just a great excuse for your family to bond over.

Preparation Time : 10 Min

Cooking time : 8 to 10 Min

Resting time :  4 to 5 hours

Serves : 2

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Ingredients : 

• Instant Coffee Powder 2 Teaspoon
• Brown sugar 2 Teaspoon (you can increase the quantity of sugar according to your taste )
• Mint Leaves 15 to 20 leaves
• Milk Chilled 200 ml
• Water 200 ml +2 tablespoon
• Ice cubes 8 to 10

Procedure :  

• Lets first prepare Coffee shots. Traditionally it is made by coffee beans but we are using an instant powder. So take a pan, add water, once it starts boiling add coffee powder to this. Boil this for 2 minutes. 

• Now with the help of stainer stain the coffee. Keep it aside for 15 to 20 minutes. Once it is at room temperature, keep it in a refrigerator for 4 to 5 hours. So that it is chilled 
• Now take a mortar & pestle, add chopped mint leaves and sugar crush them nicely. Once it is nicely done, add 2 tablespoon of water to this and stain out the mixture. You will get a nice aromatic mint and sugar syrup 

• Now take a serving glass add 1 tablespoon of syrup to each glass, add ice cubes. Now pour chilled coffee to this till 3/4 of the glass, use chilled milk to top up the glass. Garnish with mint leaves and enjoy ... 

More Coffee Recipe 

• Walnut Coffee Frappe 
• Peanut Butter Frappe 
• Dalgona Coffee
• Oreo Coffee Shake 
• Cold Coffee
• Coffee Mousse
• Melon Frappe 
• Thandi Masala Chai

Kesar Elaichi Shrikhand (Saffron Cardamom Yogurt)

Kesar Elaichi Shrikhand (Saffron Cardamom Yogurt)

You can't be a foodie if u do not explore the outlets around the world. That is what I love about this profession as it does not limit me to a niche element but also allows me to expand my options.

Now a days people are very enthusiastic about Organic food and skin care, so I attended the inauguration of Adri Naturals. I found out the range of products that they have there . It ranges from cold pressed oils, Coconut, Sesame, Groundnut, Almond and many more. Premium quality of dry fruits, Honey, Saffron and personal care products.

I like their Packaging style as they avoided the usage of plastic. Their packaging material includes glass and that to in different sizes. For travel also they have a small and cute bottles and jars. So it is a package of cute display, organic care and eco friendly materials. I picked few products

In todays Recipe I used Saffron and Honey from Adri Naturals. I seriously liked the smoothness, texture and taste of honey. Even saffron colour is dark red and it smells sweet floral . So I get a perfect aroma of saffron in my dish.

Shrikhund is a very popular Summer dish. Its good for kids. though it is high in calories due to use of full cream curd and sugar so to make it better I replaced sugar with Honey. It is also high in Protein, Calcium, vitamin B2 and Phosphorus.

Preparation Time : 10 min

Resting Time : 2 Hours

Cooking Time :  0 Min

Serves : 2 

Ingredients :

• Curd 500 gm (full cream)
• Saffron 8 - 10 strands soda in 1 tablespoon water
• Green cardamom powder 1 teaspoon
• Honey 2 tablespoon or you can use powdered sugar (I prefer honey in place of sugar)
• Chopped Pistachio nut chopped 1 Tablespoon

Procedure :  

• Take a hung curd. For hung curd recipe please visit Hung Curd Recipe 

• Now take the hung curd bowl, add honey, green cardamom powder and saffron 

• Mix all this together with a whisk or blender. Till you get a smooth and creamy paste.

• Take a serving bowl. Now transfer shrikhand in bowl and garnish with chopped pistachio and Saffron stands.

• Keep it in refrigerator and serve chilled

Other related R4ecipe :

• Rose Yogurt (Gulab Shrikhand) 
• Mango Yogurt 
• Fruit Yogurt 

Dry Fruit Milk

Dry Fruit Milk 

Summers are a time of conflicts. While children crave something chilled and light, a mother still worries about the lack of nutrition in their desired diet. This recipe is the compromise families require. It has the nutritional benefits of dry fruits and milk and the chilled comfort craved during summers. This recipe was omnipresent in my childhood and stayed in my mom's khazana for quite some while. She told me about this recipe when I became a mom and faced the same dilemma. It now is a khandani recipe.

Serves :  2

Preparation Time :  20 Minutes

Cooking Time  :  0 Minute.

Ingredients : 

• Milk chilled 500 ml
• Sugar 2 table spoon or according to your taste
• Almonds blanched and sliced 2 Tablespoon
• Pistachio nut sliced 2 Tablespoon
• Rose leaves 1 Tablespoon (fresh or dried)
• Green cardamom powder 1 Teaspoon
• 8 to 10 Saffron Strands dissolve in a tablespoon of milk

Procedure  :  

• Slice almonds, Pistachio nut and keep aside . 

• In a jug Take chilled milk.  Add sugar, Cardamom powder, almonds, pistachio, rose leaves and saffron . mix it well 

• Leave this in a refrigerator for atleast 2 to 3 hours. 

• Serve it chilled

Tips  :  

• You can add any other nuts of your choice like cashew nut or melon seeds
• If you like you can add pinch of nutmeg powder t this
• To make it more rich you can boil milk for 20 to 25 min . so that milk is thick and creamy. in that case you need to double the quantity of milk.

Thandi Masala Chai

Thandi Masala Chai 

As you all know my choice of dishes is very much inspired by my family and my daughter. I am always enthused to see them enjoying variety at home which normally is available in big eateries.

Nowadays my daughter is crazy about "Chaayos". She loves to hang out there enjoying Thandi Chai. Mother is blogger and daughter always talking big about outside eating outlets ...... it was surely pinching me somewhere.

So I thought of serving her favourite "Thandi Masala Chai" at home which she normally enjoys at Chaayos.

Today when she returned home from school, she said momma it is too hot and I need something very cold. I said ok let me serve you your favourite Thandi Masala chai. She said oh no.... I can't go to Chaayos . I am damm tired, just back from gruelling hours of studies.

You better serve something at home but it should be cold... Kuch thanda bana do please ..... I said when did I ask you to go out. I prepared it at home .

She liked it a lot. She is happy and said momma brought Chaayos at home. So if any chai lover wants to try this do try and share your inputs.

Preparation Time :  10 Min

Cooking Time  :  3 - 5 min

Serves  :  2

Ingredients  :  

• Water 1/2 Cup
• Milk 11/2 Cup
• Sugar 1 Table spoon (or according to your taste)
• Tea 2 Teaspoon
• 2 Tea spoon Chai Masala any available in market 
• Ice Cubes

Procedure :  

• Lets first prepare Tea concentrate. In a pan take 1/2 cup of water. Heat it once water starts boiling turn off the gas, add sugar, tea and 11/2 tea spoon of chai masala. Leave it in a pan for 10 minutes.

• Strain it in a glass or jar

• In a Mixer jar add Milk, Tea concentrate and ice cubes. Shake in well 

• Now pour it in a serving glass and sprinkle some chai Masala on it 

• Enjoy your Thandi Masala Chai in summers 

Tips :   

• For Chai masala if you want to prepare at home (take 20 green cardamom, 3 to 4 cinnamon stick, 1 tablespoon saunf, 1 teaspoon ginger powder, 1/2 tablespoon pepper corn, 8 to 10 cloves and  1/2 tea spoon nutmeg powder grind all this in a grinder till you get a fine powder). Keep it in a airtight jar and use it according to your requirement 

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• Fruity Ice Tea 
• Oreo Coffee Milk Shake 
• Cold Coffee
• Walnut Coffee Frappe
• Peanut Butter Frappe