INDIAN DRINK RECIPES

COLD COFFEE RECIPE

Ingredients:

2 cups Cold Milk (Thanda Doodh)
1/2 cup boiling Water
3 tsp instant Coffee Powder
2 tblsp Cream
2 tblsp Sugar (Cheeni)
Crushed Ice

How to make cold coffee:

• Dissolve instant coffee powder and sugar in boiling water and allow to cool.
• Blend the the coffee mixture and milk in a blender for few seconds.
• Add cream and crushed ice.
• Blend for another few seconds till it becomes frothy.
• Garnish with cream swirls and serve chilled.

ANGOOR SHARBAT RECIPE

Ingredients:

1/2 x 3-inch piece of Orange Zest
1/4 tsp Cardamom Seeds (Elaichi)
4 whole Cloves (Lavang)
6 cup Grape Juice (Angoor Ka Raas)
1/4th cup Honey (Shahad)
3-inch piece of Cinnamon (Tuj/Dalchini) Stick
2 cup sparkling Water

How to make angoor sharbat:

• Tie the zest, cardamom seeds and cloves in a small piece of cheese cloth.
• Place the juice and honey in a large stainless steel pan and bring it to near the boiling point over moderate heat.
• Remove the pan from the heat, add the spice bag and cinnamon stick, cover, and set aside until the juice has cooled to tepid.
• Remove the spice bag and cinnamon stick and chill.
• Add the water before serving. 

KESAR BADAM SHAKE RECIPE

Here’s a delicious, tempting shake recipe with almonds and kesar. Learn how to make kesar badam shake.

Ingredients:

2 glass milk (doodh)
10 almond (badam)
2-3 saffron leaves (kesar)
2 green cardamom (choti elaichi)
4 tsp sugar
ice as required

How to make kesar badam shake :

• Soak badam for 6-7 hours.
• Dip kesar in warm milk.
• Now blend badam, kesar, sugar and milk in a mixer.
• Grind elaichi to a fine powder.
• Pour it in the glass along with some crushed ice.
• Serve it chilled. 

CHOCOLATE SHAKE RECIPE

Ingredients:

4 cup Cold Milk (Thanda Doodh)
2 cup Chocolate Ice-Cream
5 tsp sweetened Cocoa Powder
Crushed Ice

How to make chocolate shake:

• Blend milk and cocoa powder in a blender for few seconds.
• Add ice-cream and crushed ice and blend again for few more seconds.
• Serve chilled.
• Serve over a crushed ice. 

GINGER FRUIT PUNCH RECIPE

Ingredients:

3 oz 8-inch piece of fresh peeled and chopped Ginger (Adrak)
1 cup Sugar (Cheeni)
1 cup fresh Lemon Juice (Nimbu Ka Raas)
11/2 cup fresh Orange Juice (Santra Ka Raas)
3 cup Cold Water or Club Soda
Ice-cubes

How to make ginger fruit punch:

• Combine ginger, sugar and 1 cup of water in a heavy deep-pan and bring to boil.
• Lower the heat and simmer, uncovered, for about 15 minutes.
• Strain the mixture into another pan and allow to cool.
• Now add lemon juice and orange juice and refrigerate until needed.
• Just before serving, add cold water or club soda and ice-cubes. 

GULAB SHARBAT RECIPE

Ingredients:

11/2 cup freshly picked Rose Petals (Gulab Ke Patti)
3/4 cup boiling Water
1/4th tsp Cardamom Seeds
3/4th cup Sugar (Cheeni)
1/4th cup strained fresh Lemon Juice (Nimbu Ka Raas)
2/3rd cup Pomegranate Juice
5 cup cold Water

How to make gulab sharbat:

• Crush the rose petals with mortar and pestle and place them in a large bowl.
• Add the boiling water, then pour the mixture to a metal container and add cardamom seeds. set aside for 8 hours or overnight.
• Pour the rose-cardamom water through a muslin lined strainer set over a bowl.
• Add the sugar, and float the bowl over a hot water filled sink until the sugar dissolves.
• Remove from the hot water and filter it again.
• Cool it to room temperature.
• Combine all the ingredients in a pitcher and stir well.
• Serve in a glass half filled with crushed ice. 

MANGO LASSI RECIPE

Ingredients:

1 cup Curd (Dahi, plain non-fat Yogurt)
1cup peeled and chopped Ripe Mango (Aam)
2 tblsp Sugar (Cheeni) or to taste
1/4th tsp Cardamom Powder (Elaichi Powder, optional)
Few Ice-cubes

How to make mango lassi:

• Combine all ingredients and blend until smooth in a blender.
• Strain through a sieve, pushing as much liquid as possible.
• Pour in glasses and serve. 

PISTACHIO SHAKE RECIPE

Ingredients:

3 tblsp unsalted raw Pistachio (Pista)
31/2 cup Milk (Doodh)
6-8 Saffron (Kesar) threads
2 tblsp Sugar (Cheeni) or as desired

How to make pistachio shake:

• Cut 4 pistachios into silvers and set aside.
• Place the remaining in a blender, cover, and pulse several time to coarsely grind.
• Add 1/2 cup milk and blend until smooth.
• Scrape down the sides of the jar with a spatula to free the nuts.
• Slowly add another 1 cup milk and blend for 1/2 minute.
• Place the nut milk, remaining milk and saffron in a heavy- bottom pan over high heat.
• Stirring constantly, bring to full boil.
• Froth the milk two more times, then remove it from the flame and stir in a sweetener until dissolved.
• Place the strainer over the blender and pour in the milk.
• Partially cover and blend, starting at the low speed and increasing it to high, until the milk is frothing.
• Pour into cups, sprinkle with pistachio silvers, and serve immediately. 

STRAWBERRY SHAKE RECIPE

Ingredients:

1 cup fresh Strawberries
4 cup Milk (Doodh)
To taste Sugar (Cheeni)
Ice -cubes

How to make strawberry shake:

• Wash strawberries properly and remove the stems.
• Blend strawberries and little milk together in a blender until crushed properly into a smooth paste.
• Add the remaining milk, sugar and crushed ice.
• Blend again for another 30 seconds or so.
• Served chilled in glasses.
• Note : If strawberries are not available, strawberry essence can be used. 

APPLE MILKSHAKE RECIPE

Here's a yummy apple shake recipe. Learn how to make it.

Ingredients:

2 apple (seb)
2 glass milk (doodh)
2 tbsp sugar
4 green cardamom (hari elaichi)
ice as required

How to make apple milkshake recipe :

• Peel apple and cut in small pieces.
• Now blend milk, sugar and apple in a mixer.
• Grind elaichi to a powder and mix in the shake.
• Now pour shake in the glasses.
• Put some crushed ice and serve it chilled. 

CHICKOO SHAKE RECIPE

Here's a tempting, delicious shake recipe out of chickoo. Learn how to make chickoo milkshake.

Ingredients:

3 chickoo
1 cup cream
2 glass milk (doodh)
5 tsp sugar
ice as required

How to make chickoo milkshake :

• Peel chickoo and cut into small pieces.
• Take out its seeds.
• Now blend milk, sugar and chickoo in a mixer so that it is mixed properly.
• Now mix half of the cream and again blend.
• Put the shake in the glasses.
• Put some cream and crushed ice in the glasses and serve it chilled.