Kokum Buttermilk / Birinda thaku

Recipe Type : Indian                                                                          Yield : 2 cups
Preparation Time : 5 mins                                                                 Cooking Time : 2 mins

Ingredients :
6 dried kokum/cocum (Soaked in 1 cup of water for 3 hrs)
1 cup buttermilk
2 tbsp thick curd
1/2 tsp salt
1 dried red chilly
5 curry leaves
2 tsp chopped coriander leaves

Method :
1. In a bowl add sieved kokum water (discard kokum), salt, buttermilk, chopped coriander leaves and thick curd. Mix well.
2. For tempering: Add dried red chilly (chopped) and curry leaves.
3. Add tempered substance to the buttermilk bowl.

Note: Another tempering method : 1 tsp oil, half tsp mustard seeds, chopped green chilly and curry leaves.

Pineapple Juice

Preparation Time : 5 mins                                                                   Yield : 2 cups

Ingredients:
30 pineapple pieces
2 tbsp honey
1 cup water


Method:
In a mixer jar add all ingredients and prepare juice. 

Muskmelon Juice

Recipe Type : Indian                                                                                      Yield: 2 cups
                                                         Preparation Time : 5 mins          

Ingredients:
40 chopped muskmelon/ cantaloupe pieces
2 tbsp honey (optional)
5 cardamom seeds (optional)

Method :
In a blender add muskmelon slices, cardamom seeds and honey. Make a fine paste.
Juice is ready.

Avocado Juice

Yield : 2 cups                                                                         Preparation Time : 4 mins  
  
Ingredients :
1 large avocado
3 tsp brown sugar (to taste)
pinch of cardamom powder (optional)
2 cups  cold water

Method: 
1. In a blender add chopped avocado (peeled and de-seeded), brown sugar and cardamom powder. Make a fine paste.
2. In a bowl add avocado paste and cold water. Mix well.
                            

Orange-Grapefruit Juice

       

                                                                 Yield : 2 cups
Preparation Time : 6 mins                                                       Cooking Time : N/A

Ingredients:
2 oranges
2 grapefruits

Method:
Squeeze out juice from oranges and grapefruits. Sieve to remove seeds. Drink fresh.

Orange-Green Apple Juice

                                                                Yield : 2 cups
Preparation Time : 5 mins                                                               Cooking Time : N/A

Ingredients:
2 green apples
2 oranges
1 and 1/2 cup of water

Method:
1. In a blender add chopped green apples. Make a fine paste. Sieve and keep aside.
2. Squeeze out juices from oranges. Sieve and keep aside.
3. Mix both orange juice and green apple juice.

Chickoo Milkshake

Recipe Type : Indian                                                                   Yield : 2
Preparation Time : 8 mins                                                         Cooking Time : 0

Ingredients:
2 chickoos (sapota)
2 tsp sugar
2 cups milk

Method:
Using a blender or milkshake machine, blend all ingredients together until smooth.

Lemonade (Sharbath)

Recipe Type: Indian                                    Yield: 4
Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:
1 lemon
6 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
3 cups of sparkling water
1 cup of water

Method:
1. In a bowl squeeze lemon. Add salt, sugar and water. Mix well.
2. Now add sparkling water. Mix well.

Kashaya for cold

Recipe Type: Indian                                                   Yield: 4
Preparation Time: 5 mins                                          Cooking Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:
2 tsp of jaggery powder
4 pieces of lemongrass
5 crushed peppercorns
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp coriander seeds
2 tsp of chopped ginger
4 mint leaves
4 cups of water
1 onion

Method:
1. Heat a sauce pan. Add 4 cups of water.
2. Add chopped onion, mint, crushed peppercorns, jaggery powder, lemongrass, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, and ginger. Cook for 15 mins.

3. Sieve it. Drink it warm.

Brahmi Buttermilk ( Ekpani Thaku)

Recipe Type: Indian                                             Yield: 4
Preparation Time: 5 mins                                    Cooking Time: 0

Ingredients: 
1 cup of centella (brahmi)
2 cups of buttermilk
2 cup of water
1/4 tsp of salt
1/2 tsp of chopped green chilly pieces (optional)

Method:
1. Grind centella and green chilly into a fine paste.
2. In a bowl put ground centella paste, salt, water and buttermilk. Mix well.