Gooseberry Ginger lemonade

Amlas/Indian wild gooseberries are really healthy, if you can get to eat them that is.I find it too bittery sour that I can't even nibble a bite of it!!So my mum gave me this idea of making gooseberry juice and i added a little spice to it :) The results were refreshingly cool!

The simple technique to enjoy some amla is by chewing it and then gulping down some water, which makes your mouth taste really sweet (after all that bitterness) :)

I thought of pickles and relishes before this easy lemonade came by...I felt this was the best alternative to pickles.Healthy, cooling and refreshing too.Not to forget its loaded with Vit C to fight some cold and Iron which most women are deficient off.

You need
Gooseberries/amla as much as you need
Lemon as per need
Sugar/honey as per your need
Ginger an inch sized piece
Water as required.

• Chop off the flesh of the amlas and ginger and blend them in a mixer with a little water.Squeeze off the juices using a strainer.Store this concentrate in the refrigerator.

• To make the juice:
• In a glass add about 2 3 tablespoons of amla juice concentrate and a tsp of lemon juice.Mix in sugar or honey to make the juice as sweet as you like.Add enough water.

• Serve chilled or as it is :) Enjoy your spiced amla lemonade :))

Note:

- The amla juice concentrate has been sitting in my fridge for the past week and its doing good.I haven't added any preservatives.

Gooseberry Ginger lemonade

Amlas/Indian wild gooseberries are really healthy, if you can get to eat them that is.I find it too bittery sour that I can't even nibble a bite of it!!So my mum gave me this idea of making gooseberry juice and i added a little spice to it :) The results were refreshingly cool!

Moist Banana and honey cake

Looking for a way to finish up those mashed overripe bananas this is the cake i found to do so :) healthy cake because i used whole wheat flour!A yummy tea-time snack :) 

I used honey for extra sweetness and moisture in the cake.The original recipe uses all purpose flour since i was making this for a regular tea time snack i substituted with wheat flour.But one thing i realised was inspite of using 2 eggs and mashed bananas because of the wheat flour it was a bit dense and so i realised this cake needed some baking soda to soften it.

 I served it some honey and raisins and hot coffee and it was the perfect evening snack. 

 You need

Wheat flour 1 cup
Castor sugar 3/4 cup
Eggs  2 
Vegetable oil half a cup
Bicarbonate of soda 1/4 tsp
Salt 1/4 tsp
Banana ripe and mash them and sprinkle 1/2 lemon juice

Cinnamon 1/2 tsp

Honey 3 tablespoons

Milk 1/4 cup

• Heat the oven to 200C and grease the baking tin/vessel and leave it aside.
• Mash the bananas and leave it aside in a bowl.
• Mix oil, eggs until well mixed with wooden spoon or electric beater.Now add the honey and milk and mix well and leave it aside.
• Sieve and mix the wheat flour, castor sugar and cinnamon and bicarbonate of soda with the salt and stir to mix well.
• Now add the wet mixture into the dry little by little mixing well and add the mashed bananas at the end and stir well.
• Now pour the cake mix into the greased dish and bake at 180C for 40 minutes or until done.

• This cake stays well for 4 -5 days stored in the refrigerator.I reheat it whenever being served.

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Moist Banana and honey cake

Looking for a way to finish up those mashed overripe bananas this is the cake i found to do so :) healthy cake because i used whole wheat flour!A yummy tea-time snack :)