Summer Coolers

Avacado-Sago Drink (Avocado-Tapioca Pearl/Sabudana Drink)

Avacado-Sago Drink (Avocado-Tapioca Pearl/Sabudana Bubbles)

Servings: 4-5 Preparation time: 10-12 minutes. Assembling time: 2 minutes (each) Recreating the Phalahari Drink with “Tapioca Pearl and Avocado” I first tasted in San Francisco in a Korean restaurants. It is a popular Korean drink available in every Korean restaurant in California. The recipe not only allows me to relive those moments but also […]

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Kokum (Garcinia indica) Sarwat

Kokum (Garcinia indica) Sarwat

Servings: Preparation time: 2 minutes. Grinding time: 2 minutes. Boiling time: 12-15 minutes.  Serving time: 1 minutes(each glass). Total time: 20 minutes. “Kokum Sarbat” is a refreshing and traditional Indian beverage, particularly popular in the western coastal regions like Goa and Maharashtra. Made from the kokum fruit, which is known for  not only its deep

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Palm Fruit Kheer ( Ice Apple/ Tarkun Kheer) Pudding

Palm Fruit/Tadgola Kheer (Ice Apple/ Tarkun Kheer) Pudding

Servings: 4-6 Preparation time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 30-32 minutes. Total time: 42 minutes. One of my family friend was surprised when I mentioned that today’s dessert is “Palm Fruit Kheer ( Ice Apple/ Tarkun Kheer) Pudding”. They had never thought of using this unique fruit in a dessert before. I could see the excitement

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Dragon Fruit and Strawberry Mojitho

Dragon Fruit and Strawberry Mojitho

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 3-4 minutes Finishing time: 3-4 minutes. Total time: 8 minutes. How sweet! Day before yesterday  my six-year-old granddaughter’s desired to arrange a family get-together and keep a surprise by preparing mojitho for her mother, was truly heartwarming. She began to use her “little hands” to crush the Dragon Fruit in the

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Sattu ka Ghol / Namkin Sattu (Salted Sattu Pudding) From Bihar

Sattu ka Ghol / Namkin Sattu (Salted Sattu Pudding) From Bihar

Servings: 1 Preparation time: 2-4 minutes. Total time: 4 minutes. “Sattu ka ghol” is a quick and nutritious food made from roasted Bengal gram or mix of seven types of roasted grains i. e. peas, Bengal gram, corn, millet, barley etc. Making sattu is some tiresome job, but readymade sattu are easily available in grocery

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