Nutella Milkshake / Summer Specials

Here comes an another interesting 2 ingredients Milkshake using Nutella and Cold milk. This quick and tasty drink is an instant energy booster and also kids friendly recipe. Even kids can make this yummy chocolatey drink on their own. To make it more exotic, serve it with a scoop of chocolate ice-cream or blend it along with a milk.

This recipe goes to our Summer special series in which Sujitha Ruban from " Sujitha Easy Cooking " and Shobana Vijay from " Shoba's Delight " are participating along with me. Do check their page too to view more interesting and refreshing summer coolers.

Click HERE to view Sujitha's Summer special post.

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Ingredients :

2 - 3 Tbsp Nutella 
1 1/2 Cups Cold Milk 
Ice cubes ( Optional ) 

Method :

Take Nutella in a blender along with cold milk.

Blend till it turns smooth and frothy.

Fill ice cubes in a glass and pour the Nutella milkshake. ( Optional )

Serve chill.

Watermelon Milkshake / Summer Specials

Scorching weather in our place is making us tired and dehydrated. The best way to beat the heat is by increasing the intake of liquid foods like juices, buttermilk and water. The interest in regular food has also completely reduced due to heat and everyone in my home started craving for something cool. So, I have increased the frequency of juice preparation to keep them cool and healthy which is indeed useful for my "Summer Special Series" too. Check out my co-bloggers Shobana Vijay and Sujitha Ruban's page by clicking the following link to view more refreshing summer drinks.

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My today's recipe is also a simple and quick milkshake prepared using watermelon, milk and sugar. Instead of preparing regular juice out of watermelon, try this yummy drink using cold milk which also makes the drink healthy.

Ingredients :

2 Cups Watermelon, De - seeded and chopped 
1/2 - 3/4 Cup Cold Milk 
1 Tbsp Sugar ( Adjust according to the sweetness of watermelon ) 
Ice cubes 

Method :

Take chopped watermelon pieces in a blender along with cold milk and sugar.

Blend till it turns smooth.

Fill glass with few ice cubes and pour the prepared milkshake.

Alternately, refrigerate the watermelon milkshake for 30 minutes to 1 hour and serve cold.

Carrot & Pomegranate Milkshake / Summer Specials

Here comes my another interesting and healthy summer cooler using a vegetable and fruit. I am in love with my Summer special series which keeps me busy and drives me to think of more tasty and healthy drinks. Check out my Co-bloggers Sujitha Ruban and Shobana Vijay's pages to indulge lots of delicious coolers, who are also in the part of this series.

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This is one of the healthy drink for kids as well as adults. The combination of Pomegranate and Carrot makes a delicious drink and also a serves as a great nutritional summer drink. The carrots and pomegranate are blended along with a milk and sugar into smooth puree is further strained using strainer to give a yummy drink. It is always good to consume juice without straining but pomegranate seeds gives a light sandy texture which doesn't give a pleasant drinking. So, the straining part is completely optional.

Ingredients :

1 Cup Pomegranate 
2 Medium sized Carrots, chopped
1 Cup Milk 
2 Tbsp Sugar 
Ice cubes

Method :

Take pomegranate and chopped carrots in a blender along with a milk and sugar.

Blend it together till it turns a smooth puree.

Strain the juice using stainer and transfer it to a bottle or container.

Refrigerate and serve chill.

Alternatively, fill the glass with an ice cubes and pour the strained milkshake.

Serve chill.

Tang Milkshake / Summer Specials

The most irritating and tiresome days are during summer, so its always better to keep us hydrated either by drinking water or juice. This Tang milkshake is one of a quick summer drink prepared using just two ingredients. Few years back, happened to learn this yummy drink from my best friend's mom during our visit to their place and from that day, this tasty drink became our regular instant refreshing drink. This is one of the best way to indulge mango milkshake during off season. The recipe is quite simple that even kids can prepare it.

As I had mentioned in my previous posts, me along with my Co-bloggers Sujitha Ruban and Shobana Vijay started posting summer coolers recipe according to summer special theme. So check out their page to view more interesting drinks to beat the heat.

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Ingredients :

1/2 Cup Mango Flavour Tang powder 
1 1/2 Cup Cold Milk 
Ice cubes

Method :

Take Mango flavoured Tang powder and cold milk in a blender.

Blend till it turns smooth and creamy.

Once done, transfer into a bottle and refrigerate.

Fill ice cubes in a mason jar or glass and pour the tang milkshake.

Serve chill.

Mango - Dates Syrup Milkshake / Summer Specials

Mango milkshake is one of our common breakfast drink during summer season. To make it more healthy and yummy, I have included dates syrup instead of regular sugar. The addition of dates syrup not only gives a beautiful colour, it also enhances the taste of the drink. The preparation is quite easy as the ingredients are just blended together to get a creamy and smooth texture milkshake.

Check out my Co-bloggers page to view more summer special recipes..

Click HERE to view Sujitha Ruban's Blog page.

Click HERE to Shobana Vijay's Blog page.

Ingredients :

1 1/2 Cups Mango Pulp
3 - 4 Tbsp Dates Syrup ( Adjust the quantity according to brand. I have used Ambrosia Date Syrup ) 
1 Cup Milk
Mango Pieces, Chopped for garnishing 

Method :

Add mango pulp in a blender along with dates syrup and milk.

Blend it till the milkshake turns smooth and creamy.

Once done, transfer it to a jug and refrigerate for an hour.

Pour dates syrup in the sides of a serving glass and pour the refrigerated mango milkshake.

Garnish with mango slices and serve chill.

Notes : 

Ice cubes can also be added while preparing the juice.

To make it more creamier and rich, add vanilla or mango flavoured ice-cream while blending.

Iced Tamarind Juice Green Tea / Summer Specials

After Soup series, me and Sujitha from "Sujitha Easy Cooking" have joined together again with an another wonderful blogger Shobana from " Shoba's Delight " to post lots of summer special drinks for a month. After so many discussions, we have decided to post summer special series since the heat waves are rising to peak. Everyone must be familiar with an Iced tea which is usually prepared using tea or green tea and lemon. But as a twist, I have used tamarind extract instead of lemon juice which was inspired by a Mexican drink. I have used green tea in this recipe but the regular ones can also be used to prepare this cool refreshing drink. This is the best way to beat the heat instead of having a regular tea or green tea. I have used coconut flavoured palm sugar to enhance the taste of the drink which can also be substituted with a regular sugar or Brown sugar or plain Palm sugar.

Click HERE to view Sujitha's Summer special post.

Click HERE to View Shobi's Summer Special Post.

Ingredients :

2 Cups Water 
1 Tbsp Green tea leaves
3/4 - 1 Cup Coconut flavoured Palm sugar ( Brown sugar, regular sugar or palm sugar can also be used ) 
Few Mint leaves
Small piece of Tamarind ( Small gooseberry sized ) 
Ice cubes

Method :

Soak tamarind piece in a 1/2 cup of water for 30 minutes.

Extract juice from the soaked tamarind and keep aside.

Boil water, add green tea leaves and let it boil for a minute.

Switch off the flame, cover the bowl with a lid and let it stand for couple of minutes.

Filter the leaves and cool the green tea.

Add tamarind extract to the tea followed by palm sugar and mint leaves.

Mix well and refrigerate the drink for couple of hours.

Add 1/2 - 1 cup of Ice water if the drink is concentrate or fill the glass with ice cubes and pour the iced tea.

Garnish with mint leaves and serve chill.

                                                         Beat the heat with this Iced Tea !

Minty Mango Lemonade / Summer Special

Quench your thirst with this flavorful refreshing tangy drink prepared using raw mango and lemon. The mango and mint leaves are pressure cooked and made into smooth puree is further mixed up with fresh lemon juice and sugar syrup. This can also be refrigerated in a glass bottle to beat the heat anytime of the day.

Ingredients :

1 Raw Mango ( Large size )
1 Lemon ( Large size ) 
1 Cup Sugar 
2 Cups Water for boiling mango 
1 Cup Water for sugar syrup 
Handful of Mint leaves
 
Method :

In a pressure cooker, add raw mango along with mint leaves and 2 cups of water.

Pressure cook it for 2 whistles and switch off the flame.

Once the pressure gets released, peel the skin of mango and grind the remaining ingredients into smooth puree.

Strain the puree and keep aside to cool.

Meanwhile, add sugar and water in a bowl and boil it for couple of minutes or till the sugar gets dissolved and gets thick consistency ( not string consistency ).

Once done, remove from the flame and cool it completely.

Add lemon juice to the raw mango - mint puree along with sugar syrup and mix well.

Transfer it to a glass bottle and refrigerate.

To Serve :

Fill the glass cup with 3/4th of mango lemonade and fill the remaining with chilled water to serve.

or

Fill the glass cup with ice cubes and pour the mango lemonade to serve.

Note :

While serving, adjust the water quantity according to taste bud.

Iced Lemon Green Tea / Summer Special

The best way to drink tea in this hot season is by making it as a refreshing chilled drink. Quench your thirst anytime of the day by drinking this yummy drink and if the green tea cubes are prepared ahead, it saves lots of time too. Apart from getting refreshed, this iced tea helps in digestion too as it has handful of fresh mint leaves and lemon juice along with the slices.

Ingredients :

2 Cups Water 
2 Green tea bags
1/2 Cup Brown sugar ( can be substituted with white sugar and adjust according to taste ) 
1 Lemon
Handful of Mint leaves 

Method :

Squeeze juice from the lemon and keep aside.

Boil the measured cups of water and switch off the flame.

Add the green tea bags and brew it for 5 minutes.

Discard the tea bags and add brown sugar to it.

Bring it to boil again till the sugar gets dissolved.

Remove from the flame and cool it completely.

Add the squeezed lemon juice and mix well.

Divide the juice and transfer one half to a pitcher along with the fresh mint leaves and refrigerate it.

Pour remaining half of the juice in a ice cubes tray and freeze it.

To serve : Take a tall glass or glass jar and add fresh mint leaves followed by green tea ice cubes, lemon slices and the refrigerated iced lemon tea juice. Serve chill.  

Note :

I have used green tea bags which can be substituted with green tea leaves too. If using leaves, brew and filter the leaves before adding sugar.

Adjust the brewing time according to the taste bud. 

Brown sugar can also be replaced with white sugar or honey.

Watermelon - Sabja Popsicle

Popsicle is one of the easiest way to beat the heat instead of buying ice-cream during summer season. Popsicle can be prepared with any varieties of juices like orange, lemon, watermelon, mango etc. In my today's recipe, I have used sabja seeds along with watermelon juice to cool the body. Sabja seeds is also called as Tulsi seeds which also has a resemblance of chia seeds is an excellent ingredient to consume during summer. It reduces body heat, helps in weight loss, good for diabetics, constipation and acidity.

Ingredients :

2 1/2 Cups Watermelon Juice  ( Fresh )
2 Tbsp Castor sugar ( Optional ) 
1 Tsp Sabja seeds / Basil seeds

Method :

Soak sabja seeds in a half cup of water and keep it aside for 30 minutes or till the seeds swollen up to twice it's size. ( The seeds should immerse in water ).

Mix watermelon juice, sugar and the soaked sabja seeds in a bowl.

Pour the juice in a Popsicle mould and freeze it over night or till it get frozen.

Once done, de-mould the watermelon popsicle and serve chill.

Note :

Do not try to de mould the ice from Popsicle mould immediately after taking out from freezer. Rest it for 5 minutes or directly show it to a running water which makes the ice to come out easily along with the Popsicle stick.

Kesar Elachi Lassi / Summer Special Recipe

Lassi is a sweetened yogurt and a perfect summer drink. Easy to prepare and lots of variations can be made by adding spices and fruits. Both sweet and salt lassi can be made using thick curd. In my today's recipe, I have used Kesar - Elachi syrup to get a flavorful lassi.

Ingredients :

1 Cup Thick Curd
1/2 Cup Water 
3 - 4 Tbsp Powdered sugar / Castor sugar 
1 Tbsp Kesar - Elachi Syrup 

Method :

Add thick curd along with water, sugar and kesar - elachi syrup in a bowl.

Churn it using manual or electric churner until smooth and frothy.

Refrigerate it for half an hour and serve chill.

 Notes:

Use only thick curd.

For thick lassi, follow the same recipe without adding water.

Grated or crushed pista, badam or cashews can be used for garnishing.