Awesome Beverages.

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup almonds
1 cup pistachios
3 cups chilled/ warm milk
Sugar to taste
2/3 tsp cardamom powder
2 tbsps kewra essence (available at Indian groceries) - optional
2 tsps rose water

PREPARATION:
Grind the almonds and pistachios to a smooth paste in your food processor. Add a little milk to do this. A lot of people like to remove the skin from the almonds before grinding them. I don't do this as the skin contains many nutrients

You can do it if you wish, by soaking the almonds in hot water for 5 minutes. When soaked, press the almonds between your thumb and index finger. The skin will slip off quite easily.
Add the milk, sugar, cardamom powder, kewra essence (if using) and rose water. Blend well.
Serve chilled/ warm in a tall glass.

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups rose petals (washed well and patted dry on a paper towel)
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
Juice of 2 lemons (strained)
1 cup pomergranate juice (optional)
PREPARATION:
Coarsely crush the rose petals in a mortar and pestle and then put into a deep glass bowl. Pour 1 cup of boiling water over the paste and add the cardamom powder. Mix well, cover and allow to steep overnight.
In the morning, strain through a very fine sieve.
Add the sugar and stir till dissolved - do not heat.
When the sugar is dissolved, add in the lemon and pomergranate juices and mix well. The syrup is ready now and can be stored in the fridge for 3-4 days.
To serve, pour some syrup into a tall glass, mix with chilled water to taste and add crushed ice.

INGREDIENTS:
Juice of 4 lemons
Sugar/honey to taste
2 tbsps Jaljira powder (available at most Indian groceries)
Chilled water
Crushed ice
Lemon slices to garnish
PREPARATION:
Squeeze all lemons to remove juice and strain the juice to remove seeds. Pour into a large jug.
Add all the remaining ingredients to get desired strength and sweetness and mix well.
Serve in chilled glasses garnished with lemon slices.

INGREDIENTS:
4 medium-sized raw green mangoes
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
1 tbsp coarsely ground black rock salt
1 tsp freshly ground pepper
2 tbsps Aniseed/fennel seeds ground coarsely
2 tbsps cumin seeds roasted and ground coarsely
Chilled water
Crushed ice
Sprigs of mint to garnish
PREPARATION:
Wash, peel and grate the raw mangoes. Mix the mangoes, sugar and water in a deep saucepan and boil till the mangoes are soft.
Put this mixture into a food processor and blend till smooth.
Put the blended mix back into the saucepan and on a medium flame.
Add the remaining ingredients and cook for another 20 minutes.
Take off from the fire and allow to cool completely.
Pour into glasses, dilute with a little chilled water if needed, mix well and add crushed ice.

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups/ glasses or fresh yoghurt (should not be sour)
2 small cucumbers peeled and cut into cubes
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp finely chopped ginger
1 tsp lime juice
1 cup crushed ice
Salt to taste
1/4 tsp Chaat Masala (available at most Indian grocery stores)
Sprigs of mint to garnish
PREPARATION:
Mix all the ingredients (except the Chaat Masala and mint) and blend in a blender or food processor till smooth.
Pour into tall, chilled glasses and sprinkle with a pinch each Chaat Masala.
Garnish with a sprig of mint each and serve immediately.

INGREDIENTS:
8 cups of apple juice or apple cider
1 large 6-inch stick of cinnamon
8 cloves
4 pods green cardamom split
4 peppercorns
1/2 tsp ground/crsuhed ginger
1/4 cup brown sugar
PREPARATION:
Put all the ingredients into a large pot and bring to a boil on a medium flame.
Simmer and boil on low heat for another 10 minutes.
Strain and serve warm.

INGREDIENTS:
2 glasses chilled full cream milk/ whole milk
2 tsps instant coffee of your choice
Sugar to taste
1/2 glass crushed ice
PREPARATION:
Put all the ingredients together in a blender and whisk till well mixed. Pour into tall frosted glasses, add a straw and serve!

Ingredients1 cup pomegranate syrup
1 750 ml bottle fruity white wine, such as Riesling or Chardonnay(about 3 cups), chilled
1 cup sparkling water, chilled
Pomegranate seeds for garnishing (optional)
Blood orange wedges (optional)


Directions
Add 2 tablespoons pomegranate syrup to each of 8 champagne flutes.
In a 1-1/2- to 2-quart pitcher combine the wine and sparkling water.
Pour wine mixture into each glass to serve.
If desired, garnish each with pomegranate seeds and/or a blood orange wedge.
If desired, add ice to the glasses and serve

Ingredientsfew pudina leaves
2 tbsp pudina paste
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp jal-jeera powder
lemonade
ice
Directions
In glass add 1 tbsp of pudina paste
Add 1 tbsp lemon juice and 1 tbsp jal jeera powder
Mix it well then add ice and lemonade to it.
Shake it a bit and serve it in huge glass with ice.
Deocorate it with pudina leaves and lemon slice

Strawberry Banana Shake


Ingredients

1 tsp Honey
1 ripe Banana
3 cups of Soymilk
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
1 cup frozen Strawberries
Directions
This is really a very simple recipe. The key about this recipe is use of Honey instead of Sugar, Soymilk instead of regular milk and strawberries to enrich the nutrient value. You can omit the vanilla essence if you are using a vanilla flavored soy milk.

Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend.

Serve cold.

Ingredients

6 ice cubes
2 cups cubed seeded watermelon
1 teaspoon honey
Directions
Place the ice cubes into a blender. Cover, and pulse until crushed. Add the watermelon and blend for about 1 minute, until slushy. Add the honey, and blend for about 10 seconds.

Ingredients

15 blanched almonds
4-5 ice cubes
3 cups whole milk
1/2 tsp. cardamom seeds
sugar to taste
Directions
Combine the almonds & cardamom seeds in a blender and process for 2-3 minutes or until the nuts are reduced to a fine puree.
Add milk to it and further blend on low speed for 15-20 seconds.
Now add ice cubes to it and blend it for another 10 seconds.
Add the sweetner.
Serve it. Amazing for summers.
For winters, You can bring it to boil over moderately high heat instead of adding ice cubes to it and stir constantly.
Indians will pour the milk back and forth from one pan to another to make the milk frothy much like a low tech cappuccino machine. The frothy milk is then served

Ingredients


1 cup fresh lemon juice
1 cup fresh orange juice
2 cups sugar
2 1/2 cups water
10 sprigs mint
32 fluid ounces ginger ale
water


Directions
Place first five ingredients in a saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Cover
Remove from heat and let steep until cool. Strain.
Cover and refrigerate.
To serve, fill glasses or a pitcher with equal amounts of fruit juice, ginger ale and water.
Add ice and serve immediately.

Ingredients

1 cup milk
1 cup peeled and chopped ripe mango or 1/2 cup mango pulp
sugar to taste (less if pulp is used)
1/4th tsp. cardamom powder (optional)
Few ice-cubes
Directions
Combine all ingredients and blend until smooth in a blender.
Strain through a sieve, pushing as much liquid as possible. If the pulp has been used there is no need to strain.
Pour in glasses and serve.
Garnish with top of a mint sprig

zabardast...where did u get this from...its awesome..i will love to try many of these...