Sunday, 14 June 2015

Iced Pineapple Green Tea

I know many of you have added green tea in your diet like me,but due to the sour flavor it will be tough to take it daily.Even though we dont lik, due to various health benefits or to reduce weight we are compelled to take it.This Pineapple iced green tea is a very tasty and no one cant find that it has green tea in it
I got a tip from my frnd ravita that you can prepare the green tea and add it to your water bottle,1st day it will be difficult but you will be used to it day by day.
There was big comedy story which was happened in my family,last year i went to india for my sisy delivery.One day my sisy's hubby's grandpa came to our home to meet my sisy.As it was a sudden visit,der is no milk or fruits at home to prepare a drink,I planed to prepare a green tea and gave him.He asked wats this and we said its a green tea,which is very good for health.Then he bought green tea bags and gave it to grandma it seems and she dono how to use it.
Two days later my sisy's hubby came home and i asked him shall i prepare you a tea,then he said no no i just had green tea in grandma's home and he said ,that grandma prepared milk tea using the green tea bags ,as she dono how to use it ;) and every one started laughing.So when ever i heard that some one is scared of green tea,i remembr this green tea incident.

Iced Pineapple Green Tea

Recipe Cuisine: International | Recipe Category: Fusion Drinks
Preparation Time:10 mins | Serves: 2

Ingredients

Pineapple Juice-1 Cup

Green tea-1 tbsp/2 bags

Water-1 Cup

Honey-4 tbsp

Lemon juice-1 tbsp

Ice Cubes

Method:

If you are using Green Tea Leaves

Add 1 glass of water and heat it then add the green tea and when it starts to boil switch off the flame and close the lid.

Let it come to room temperature.

Now in a glass add half of the honey, half green tea,half lemon juice,half pineapple juice and mix well .

Serve with Ice cubes.

If you are using Green Tea bag

In the glass add the hot water, put the tea bags and allow it to come room temperature.

Now add in half of the honey,lemon juice,pineapple juice and mix well .

Serve with ice cubes..

Notes:

You can also use store bought pineapple juice.

Friday, 8 May 2015

Pineapple Kesari | Fruit Kesari | Pineapple sooji Kesari |Pineapple Rava Kesari

"Chow chow bath" is a famous break fast in karnataka.Its a combination of rava khichadi/upma(karabath) & kesari(kesaribath).I havn't tasted chow chow bath before,but my hubbys fav brfst when he was in bglr .Few month's back we bought pine apple and we discussing wat sweet to prepare, and he said abt chow chow bath he had once with kichadi and pineapple kesari.Then i tryed this kesari ,which came very well like the one served in functions lik mariage.Even when i had the left over kesari in evening it was very soft.I liked this very much than the usual kesari ,so when ever i see fresh pineapple ,i do this kesari fr weekend breakfast. I wanted to you all to try this for sure....

Pineapple Kesari

Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Sweets
Preparation Time:20 mins | Serves: 3

Ingredients

Rava/Semolina-1/2 cup

Sugar-1/2 cup

Pineapple-1/2(finelly chopped)

Ghee-4 to 5 tbsp

Milk-1/2 cup

water-1/2 cup

cashew-6

Dry grapes-few

Yellow food color(op)

Elachi-2

Method:

Heat the milk and water together and keep aside.

In a pan add the ghee ,once hot add the rava and fry till light golden yellow.(see picture ,the rava will be almost boiling in ghee)

Now add the hot milk+water to the rava ,mix well till the rava is cooked.

Now add in the sugar and cook till it absorbs.

Its time to add the chopped pineapple and cook till pineapple is cooked and the kesari becomes non sticky.

Add the yellow color,elachi and mix well.

In a seperate pan add ghee and fry the cashew,grapes and temper it

Notes:

I used fully ripped pine apple.
We like the chunky pineapple in kesari ,if you want blend the pine apple or grate it.
You can also skip water and add oly milk.
I like pineapple flavour very much ,so i skipped elachi pwdr.