How summer is all about vacation time and the whole family get-together. I remember the good old days when the whole family and of course our cousin gang would go to our ancestral house. It used to be all about story sharing (mostly the gossips) and the amazing foods and amazing summer drinks served by our pretty ladies.
As a big foodie myself I always wondered how my mother cooked so many dishes in such a short span of time. I mean it was not an easy task to do for so many kids and adults around in the house with everyone of their own tantrums. Later I discovered how my mom had this recipe book which she maintained only for summer times. She says it helped her when her brain used to freeze after all the demands from us.
Out of all the things she made for us, my favorites was the summer drinks she used to make, of course the mocktails :-p Summer is a time where your mind mostly goes into drinking a lot of watery things as you avoid eating due to the scorching heat. This is when fruits come to the rescue because they have lot of flavors along with the rich water content and hence helps to avoid dehydration.
So here I am sharing few recipes shared by my mom. These recipes take the shortest time to get ready and are enriched with too many nutrients and flavors. Go ahead and make the one according to your taste buds craving.
Green grape mojito mix
Grape is the most easily available fruit in the market and every generation loves grapes. At least all the member of family eats/drinks without making any faces. Well we can easily beat the summertime heat with a glass of green grape mojito. This includes very few calories and you will love this drink if you are looking for that glowing younger looking skin.
Checkout the easiest way to make this mojito mix.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup grapes
- 1+1/2 tbsp of sugar
- 1/2 tbsp rock salt
- few mint leaves
- half a lemon
- 1 glass of water
- And lots and lots of ice
Directions:
- Grind all of the below mentioned ingredients
- Take all the grapes, sugar, rock salt,lemon and water.
- Now add mint leaves and ice cubes to the mixture.
- Green Grape mojito is good to go.
Kiwi ka panna
Kiwi is considered as the morning fruit and the rich vitamins booster. I admit Kiwi is not the go to fruit for every occasion and not everybody’s favorite either. But Kiwi is a special fruit meant for special occasions. While kids might not love it in a fruit bowl but definitely they would love it if made with a different recipe in mocktail form. If you want to surprise people around with the new flavored drink and are looking for a fresh enriched morning or an evening drink then kiwi is your fruit. My mom got this recipe from one of Sanjeev Kapoor’s books and its worth a try. You can have kiwi in the form of panna just like Aam ka panna and thank us later for this recipe.
Ingredients:
- 4 kiwi fruit
- 1/4 cup mint leaves, chopped
- 1/4 cup coriander, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds, roasted
- 1/2 inch piece ginger, chopped
- 5-6 black peppercorns
- 3 tablespoon sugar
- salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon black salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- crushed ice, as required
Direction:
- Roast kiwis in a tandoor or in an oven at 150 degrees or gas for half an hour or till soft.
- Cool, peel and crush in a bowl with your fingers or with a wooden spoon, to a smooth pulp.
- Grind mint leaves, coriander leaves, ginger, cumin seeds and black peppercorns to a smooth paste.
- Blend kiwi pulp with sugar, salt, back salt and lemon juice. Add mint-coriander paste and mix well. Strain, Add four cups of water and stir well to mix.
- Put some ice cubes into individual glasses, pour the panna over and serve chilled.
