VIRGIN MARY

Virgin mary, a non-alcoholic version of bloody mary is a mock tail, which in fact one can drink at any time of the day.
This drink can be had for breakfast or brunch or can be served at parties as a

CHIKOO MILK SHAKE

Chikoo (sapota) -- 4
Milk -- 1 cup
Brown sugar -- 4-5 teaspoons


Remove the skin and seeds of sapota and run it in a blender with 1/2 glass milk and sugar.
Gradually add the rest of the milk and run the blender until u get a smooth frothy shake.

Serve chilled.

BADAM HALU (ALMOND MILK)

Milk -- 1 glass
Almonds -- 6-8
Sugar -- 2 teaspoons
Cardamom powder -- a pinch
Saffron -- few strands

Soak almond overnight. Peel and make a fine paste.

Boil milk and add the almond paste to it. Boil it for 5 minutes on low flame.

Add sugar, cardamom and saffron to the boiling water. Stir for a couple of minutes.
Turn off the heat.

This milk can be served hot or cold.

For a cold version, chill it in a fridge for an hour or two before serving. Serve garnished with some grated almonds and saffron.

To make almond milk easily, almond powder can be prepared in advance.

For the powder

Take a cup of almonds and grate it.
Add a 3-4 cardamoms and a few strands of saffron.

Grind it to a powder. Store it in a airtight container..

While making almond milk, add a couple of teaspoonful of this powder to the milk along with sugar. Boil for 5 minutes and strain it to remove the almond skin.

Serve it hot or chilled.

ARISHINA KOFFEE ( TURMERIC COFFEE WITH PEPPERCORNS)

Milk -- 1 cup
Turmeric powder -- 1 teaspoon
Pepper corns (white) -- 8-10
Sugar -- 2 teaspoons.


Coarsely powder the peppercorns. Mix all the ingredients and bring it to boil. Simmer it for 5 minutes on low flame.
Drink it hot.

This drink feels very good on a cold day. When we were kids this drink was used to treat minor cold and throat infections as the turmeric is known for its antibacterial properties.

CAFE FRAPPE

Instant coffee powder -- 1 tsp.
Sugar to taste
Milk -- 1/2 cup.
Chilled water
Ice cubes


Mix all the ingredients in a jar with the lid and serve.

COLD COFFEE

Coffee (instant/filter) -- 3 cups
Sugar -- 1 cup
Milk -- 3 cups
Cream -- 1 cup (optional)
vanilla essence -- few drops.

Mix the coffee with sugar. Allow to cool and add the milk and vanilla essence. If u like rich coffee add the cream. Chill in the fridge and serve with ice. You can adjust the milk,coffe or sugar proportion according to your taste.