Smoked Mango Sharbat

Summer has set in. Temperature's soaring high. All one needs is a refreshing drink while basking in the summer sun. So, today I'm going to share the recipe of a tangy mango drink which I call "smoked mango sharbat". It's a must for Indian households during summer and it's popularly known as "Aam pora sharbat" .It tastes delicious, so why not give it a try? Here goes the recipe for two servings of "Smoked mango sharbat".

Ingredients:

• Two green mangoes                                                           

  

  Aam Pora Sharbat(Smoked Mango Sharbat)

• Rock Salt 
• Cumin Powder
• Water
• Sugar

Process:

• Grill the two green mangoes till they're completely black on the outside.(You can grill them over fire directly or use a heated frying pan to grill them on the gas oven) 
• Once grilled, let them cool for some time.
• Once they've cooled, tear out the peel. 
• Then scoop out the pulp and mash it well. 
• Add some water and blend the mixture using a blender till it forms a thick juice. Add 1 tbsp spoon rock salt and 1/2 tbsp sugar and churn it well.
•  Pour it into two glasses and sprinkle cumin powder on top.
• Leave it in the refrigerator for an hour to cool.

Just a few simple steps and your "Smoked Mango Sharbat" is ready to be served ! I'd love your feedback. So make sure to leave a comment if you liked it !

Ice cream- A royal delicacy

Strawberry Gourmet

Ice cream is a very essential summer delicacy. On a hot day, we never hesitate to loosen our purse strings over ice -creams. While many of us reflect that ice-cream is a modern concept, it has got a very interesting origin dating back to 400 BC.   

In the Persian Empire, people would pour grape-juice concentrate over snow, in a  bowl, and have this as a treat on a hot day. Snow would either be stored in the cool-keeping underground chambers known as "yakhchal", or taken from the snowfall that remained at the top of the mountains. In 400 BC, the Persians went further and invented a special chilled food, made of rose water and vermicelli, which was served to royalty during summers. The ice was mixed with saffron, fruits, and various other flavours.  

Chocolate Ice cream

Ancient civilizations have served ice for cold foods for thousands of years. The BBC reports that a frozen mixture of milk and rice was used in China around 200 BC. The Roman Emperor Nero (37-680) had ice brought ice from the mountains and combined it with fruit toppings. 

Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat asserts, in her History of Food, that "the Chinese may be credited with inventing a device to make sorbets and ice cream. They poured a mixture of snow and saltpetre over the exteriors of containers filled with syrup, for, in the same way as salt raises the boiling-point of water, it lowers the freezing-point to below zero. It has also been claimed that, in the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan enjoyed ice cream and kept it a royal secret until Marco Polo visited China and took the technique of making ice cream to Italy.

So, the next time you have an ice-cream, whether it’s a sundae or a gelato , do remember that you are relishing a royal delicacy!  

                                                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                                                                  source:Wikipedia

Recipe for Delectable Chocolate Lava Cakes

Chocolate Lava Cake

If it's your mom's birthday and there's a party at your house, and you want to give her something really special,then here is the recipe for tempting chocolate lava cakes. Just six simple procedures and your cakes are ready!

Ingredients:                                                      
10 oz(280g) bittersweet chocolate(60% cocoa)
4/5 cup(180 g)butter
8 eggs
1 + 1/4 cup (275g) sugar
1 +1/4 cup (140g) all purpose flour

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350 deg F (Gas mark 4 or 180 deg C).
2. Grease 10 large muffin tins or cups;paper muffin bake cups can also be used.
3. Grind the chocolate into small pieces and melt it with butter over hot water.
4. Beat the eggs with sugar and mix with flour.
5. Slowly fold in the melted butter and chocolate.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for only 8-12 minutes; the outer part should be cooked and the inner part liquid.
The chocolate lava cakes may be served hot with custard ,ice-cream or berries. The cakes may be dusted with icing sugar.
So, if you wanna make your special ones happy, then go ahead and try baking Chocolate Lava Cakes.  The sweetness of chocolate won't fail to impress your loved ones!

Ice Cream

icecream

'Ice cream'.What comes to your mind from this word? Isn't it something related to fun? Well,thinking of ice-cream reminds me of a sweet and delicious joy. Ice-cream has added many funfilled days to my childhood. I'm going to share some of them with you.

In the hot scorching days of May and June,I love to have ice cream outside my school gate.A smile comes to my face seeing the ice cream chart hanging with pictures of yummy ice creams.I can't help licking every bit of the ice cream I have.

I have often enjoyed having Ice cream from Spencers.My mouth starts watering when I think of the chocolate cones with coffee beans scattered on them.Here I like to have ice-creams with my family because I believe that at times togetherness make ice-cream taste better.

Ice creams have many times filled up the refrigerator with their special,milky smell during my birthdays.I remember,once I got very angry on my mom as she gave away all the chocolate ice-creams including my share to the guests mistakenly. I quarreled foolishly with my mom that evening just for an ice cream.So you can probably imagine how much importance I give to an ice cream .

Many of my memorable days are also related with ice creams.The last day of class six,my friend gave us an ice cream treat.When we were all feeling sad for each other,ice cream made us forget our sorrow and enjoy the day till our heart's content.

Ice creams have always made my days special ans worth remembering.