Spiced Watermelon Juice

Should I even tell anyone how hot it is in Chennai!phew!I can say that i'm almost melting :) Thank God for such heavenly blessings fruits they are natural coolants to our poor bodies.

I know you must be wondering why I'm making a juice out of this when it is so yummylicious to have it just by itself.Its so cooling and refreshing in its every bite but this juice is a good substitute for those who can't do without their teas and coffees.

I have heard many people say how watermelons are too cooling and kids catch a cold too soon I don't know how much thats true now because fruits are so healthy right.So when my LM comes back dripping in sweat I make her a glass of this juice and all goodness goes in at one go.

This I watched on tv long back one of the many recipes of Sanjeev Kapoor I used to watch religiously on tv.But I haven't added many more of the stuff he had mentioned.

To make this juice, you need

Watermelons chopped 2 cups (don't bother to de-seed) 

Sugar/Honey as per need

Mint leaves/pudhina 4 sprigs

Lime juice 1 tablespoon

Ginger 1 inch piece

• Whizz everything up in a blender and sieve it if you feel like drinking juice without any tid-bits else your refreshing juice is ready to go.

Cooling watermelon spiced juice is ready to cool your head :) 

Sending this to Summer Splash

Spiced Watermelon Juice

Should I even tell anyone how hot it is in Chennai!phew!I can say that i'm almost melting :) Thank God for such heavenly blessings fruits they are natural coolants to our poor bodies.

Watermelon green apple Granita

Summer is here and its already beating the hell out of us here in Chennai!This is what you should have to cool yourselves down!A simple granita made out of the juiciest watermelons!

Granitas are just frozen fruitjuice/slush you can add any seasonal juicy fruits like melons or peaches.I had been wanting to try this for a while but i thought it was a lot of work.But i was wrong.It took me all of 10 minutes to just stash it in the refrigerator and you don't have to bother for the next two hours.After 2 hours you need to fork the mixture around the edges of the container you are freezing especially so you don't end up with one whole large popsicle.

Pic taken at night

I did the forking bit for about 4 5 times and the final product was super good.I started the process in the evening at about 3 and we enjoyed loved cool granitas for dessert after dinner!

Preparation time : 10 mins + 5-6 hours freezing time

You need 

Watermelons 1 large wedge

Green apple 1 just half is enough

Sugar 2 tsps or more as per your taste

Lemon juice 1 tsp

• Grind all the above in a blender and sieve it incase your watermelon is not seedless.
• Pour this into a container you can freeze, cover and freeze for about 6 hours with contant forking every 2 hours or whenever you remember.

All gone!Serve cold in any glass of your choice and enjoy the cold cold granitas and chill yourselves this summer!

Sending this to Summer splash @ Sizzling Tastebuds , Celebrate Summer @ Nivedhanam

Watermelon green apple Granita

Summer is here and its already beating the hell out of us here in Chennai!This is what you should have to cool yourselves down!A simple granita made out of the juiciest watermelons!

Rice Tikkis with fruit stuffing

Its Magic Mingle time again.And this time Kalyani is really putting our brains to work by making us think with her MM ingredients and everyone of us in definitely enjoying it I'm sure.

Last month Tea and pistachios was a tougher challenge and this time watermelon and rice somehow was more interesting and just in time i happened to watch a show that used rice to make some cakes.So i'm making a modification of that for this MM.

You need
Outer layer
Cooked rice 1 cup
Boiled potato mashed half
Salt to taste
Chat masala 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds 1 tsp

For the stuffing
Red/green apples half
Capsicum a small piece
Watermelon a small wedge
Lime juice 1 tsp
Coriander leaves from a few sprigs
Chaat masala 1/2 tsp

Oil 2-3 tablespoons to shallow fry

• Keep the rice in a big sieve/bowl and mash into a smooth mix with a wooden spoon, add the mashed potato to this and the rest of the stuff for the outer layer.
• Chop fruits and mix the lime juice, chaat masala and coriander leaves.
• Wet your palms and make a flat disk of the rice potato paste and stuff a tsp of the stuffing into this.Repeat for the remaining rice mix.
• Add oil to a pan and place the tikkis as they are browning sprinkle cumin seeds one each tikki and brown both sides until crispy.
• Sprinkle chaat masala on the tikkis before serving.
• Enjoy crispy soft tikkis stuffed with cooling fruits!

A perfect yummy kids snack ready to be served with any sauce of your choice.

Sending this to MM 16  ,Left over make over event

Rice Tikkis with fruit stuffing

Its Magic Mingle time again.And this time Kalyani is really putting our brains to work by making us think with her MM ingredients and everyone of us in definitely enjoying it I'm sure.

Li'melon Cooler

We had some summer rains this morning here in sunny Chennai.We have some cool relief but not as much as I wanted it!

Water melon and sweet lime are 2 summery cool fruits which was a great hit when i combined them both.

Watermelon is a a seasonal fruit which is a wonder fruit in itself.Its so thirst quenching and cooling and so aptly available during the summers.Nowadays theres no such thing as seasonal fruits as we get them from one source or the other but the watermelon definitely tastes better in the summers.Check out the health benefits of watermelon juice here.

Sweet lime/mosambi is a cooling citrus fruit which is beautiful.On our way from college there used to be this juice guy and we used to pick one glass each day everyday it used to be such a blessing to keep us going after a long day at college until we got home.

To make this juice you need

Water melon flesh deseeded and chopped 1 cup
Sweet lime/musambi juice of 1

• Put the water melon and sweet lime juice with a little water if you need the water melon will have enough water content and blend it well until frothy.

• Pour it into glasses and serve immediately.Enjoy the sweet cooling juice.

Variations:

- you can add mint leaves,ginger and a pinch of pepper for a spicy drink.
- I haven;t added any sweetening agents as my juice was sweet enough.

Sending this to CHilled delights @ Tickling palates,Kids delight@hosted by UK rasoi started by Srivalli , Summer spirits @ tomato blues

Li'melon Cooler

We had some summer rains this morning here in sunny Chennai.We have some cool relief but not as much as I wanted it!

Water melon and sweet lime are 2 summery cool fruits which was a great hit when i combined them both.