Summer Coolers

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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Jamun/ Java Fruit (Indian Blackberry) Juice (Kala Khatta)

Jamun/ Java Fruit (Indian Blackberry) Juice (Kala Khatta)

Servings: 3-4 Preparation time: 5-6 minutes. Serving time: 2-3 minutes. Total time: 9 minutes. Last Sunday when I returned from Postoffice; I saw an old lady selling jamun outside vegetable Market…aha! It is season of Jamun, mumbled myself…afterward Mumbai markets were  flooded with this lovely, dark purple, sweet and tangy fruits. For me it is

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