DRINKS FOR SUMMERS

 

Some 'REFRESHMENTS' for the 'SUMMERS'

The summers are approaching with the scorching heat and hot windy days. The sun might be intolerable at times that we just can't stand it and will want to run straight to our cool homes. In these days, we should take care of our body by regularly hydrating it. So here are some fruit-infused drinks that you'll want to try for sure.

 MANGO FALOODA: Mango is the king of the fruits as well as the summers. With a dash of Mango pulps and a dollop of Falooda, you can make a beautiful and yummy smoothie that will soothe your taste buds.

                             

Recipe: Take a mango, peel it and collect its pulp in a bowl. Keep some small slices for later. Then add 1 cup of full cream milk in a mixer grinder and the pulp of the mango to make a smooth drink. Take a glass and add Mango flavoured Ice cream to it at the bottom. Then add Falooda to it and then the smoothie which you've prepared. On the top, again add ice cream, falooda and garnish it with Mango Slices. Your tasty Mango Falooda is ready to drink. Enjoy!

MINT AND LEMON ICED TEA: Lemon is one of those fruits which can give a revitalizing taste. And combining it with Mint is just WOW! Lemon can be used to make many drinks in summers like the favorite of all, Lemonade. We can upgrade the Lemonade into an Iced Tea to refresh ourselves.

Recipe:  The method of making an Iced Tea is pretty simple. You just have to infuse a very little amount of tea into water, like 1/4th tsp. Then dissolve sugar into it and bring it to a boil. When your tea is prepared, cool it down and chill it. After chilling it, squeeze some lemon as per your taste. Add some Ice cubes. At last, crush some fresh mint in your hands and put it into the tea. mix it and garnish it with Mint leaves and a lemon slice. Serve it cool.

WATERMELON SLUSHIE: Watermelon, a watery and cool fruit, a bite of which fills your mouth with sweetness which is refreshing too. So think how you will feel if it will give a sensational feeling also when soda is mixed with it.

Recipe: Cut a watermelon into half and slice it into some parts. Take the pulp of the watermelon and grind it. Pour it into a glass and squeeze some lemon juice into it. Add soda and ice at last. Your slushie is ready in no time.

CUCUMBER SQUASH: One of the many ways to keep yourself cool during summers is Cucumber. The water content is very high in cucumber and thus it keeps your body hydrated for a very long time.

Recipe: Peel a cucumber and grind it into fine pulp. Strain the pulp and extract the juice from it. Pour the juice in a glass and add crushed Ice and soda to it. Take another cucumber and cut it into long but thin, very thin slices. Put it on the wall of the glass in a spiral manner. Your beautiful looking fresh squash is there.

AAM PANNA: How can we forget our root drink. The ultimate drink our older ones still give us to save us from the Hot blowing wind during summers so that we don't get ill. Aam panna was, is and always be the Master of all drinks of the summers. Summers are incomplete without this.

Recipe: Take raw mangoes and boil them in water until they become tender enough such that the pulp easily comes out. Once the mangoes are done cool them down a little and then peel and squeeze the pulp into a large container. When the pulp is a little warm only, add sugar to it so that it melts. Then add water, cumin powder, chaat masala and a little black salt to it and mix well. Aam panna is ready to drink. Add some ice cubes if you want it chilled.

So here are a whole lot of recipes to help you get rid of the days of sweat and hot winds. They are so easy that you'll feel nothing in making them. Have a Delightful summer.