Watermelon Cooler

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Beat the summer heat with Refreshing drink prepared from watermelon and lemons….

Ingredients:

1 ¾   cup watermelon juice

20-25 mint leaves, torn

1/4 cup sugar or to taste

1/4 cup water.

1/4 cup fresh lime juice

Method:

• Muddle the mint with the sugar using a mortar or muddler.  Add the water. (You can microwave for few sec to dissolve the sugar and chill)
• Strain the mint mixture into a vessel. 
• Stir the mixture together with the limejuice and watermelon juice.
• Serve with lots of ice and enjoy!

Choco-Coffee Biscuits

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Yummy biscuits with a flavor of coffee and crunchiness of chocolate chips…

Ingredients:

1 cup all purpose flour

85 gm butter  

1/4 cup powdered sugar

1 tbsp instant coffee

1 tbsp hot water

1/4 tsp baking powder

1 tbsp chocolate chips

Method:

• Combine instant coffee and hot water.
• Shift flour and baking powder in a mixing bowl.
• Beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
• Now add coffee mixture and butter mixture to the flour and mix gently.
• Fold in chocolate chips and make a dough.
• Shape the dough with cookie cutter and place on greased baking tray.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes at 170 deg C.
• Leave in the tray for 10 minutes, transfer onto wire rack to cool.
• Store in an airtight container.

Shahi Aloo Masala

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Weekend special: Potatoes blended with spices and tomatoes to give distinctly flavorful taste.

 

Ingredients:

4 medium size potatoes

3 medium size tomatoes

1 onion, chopped

1 tsp cumin seeds

2 tsp sesame seeds

2 tsp coriander seeds

1 bay leaf

1 green chilli, chopped

5-6 cloves garlic

1 small piece chopped ginger

1/2 tsp red chilli powder or to taste

1/4 tsp dry mango powder

2 tbsp oil

Salt

Chopped coriander leaves

Method:

• In a small pan, dry roast coriander, cumin and sesame seeds. Allow it to cool and grind.
• Boil, cool and peel the potatoes. Dice them into small pieces.
• Boil, cool and peel the tomatoes and grind with garlic, ginger, green chilli to a fine puree.
• Heat oil, add bay leaf, onion and then add tomato puree, cook on low heat.
• Add salt, red chilli powder and dry mango powder. Cook covered till oil separates.
• Now add the potatoes and three heaped tsp of the dry roasted masala.
• Add 1/2 cup of hot water and cook for sometime.
• Add chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.