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Welcome coolers

Try out these simple and easy-to-make mocktails to beat the heat



JUICY OPTIONS Fresh and healthy drinks

It is too hot to think right? So the best thing to do is to retire into the shade with one of these super chilled drinks with seasonal fruits and easily available ingredients.

TANGY WATERMELON DRINK

Ingredients

Watermelon (deseeded and finely chopped) — 10 cups

Ginger juice — 3 tbsp

Limejuice — 3 tbsp

Sugar — 4-6 tbsp

Black salt — 1 tsp

Pepper (optional) — Half teaspoon

Crushed ice

Method

Put the watermelon in a mixer and blend it to get a thick puree. Strain to get the juice. Mix the ginger juice and limejuice along with the sugar. Add a bit of water so that the sugar dissolves. Strain this mixture. Add it to the watermelon juice. Add black salt and black pepper powder and the crushed ice. Serve chilled.

SUMMER COOLER

Ingredients

Crushed ice — A quarter glass

Pineapple juice — 2 portions

Orange juice — 2 portions

Mango juice — 2 portions

Lemon juice — 1 portion

For garnishing

A sprig of mint

A finely sliced lime

Cherry — 1

Method

Take a cocktail glass. Fill one-fourth of the glass with crushed ice. Pour the orange juice over it. Then pour the pineapple juice over it. Add in the mango juice and finally the lemon juice. Shake vigorously using a stirrer. Serve garnished with a sprig of mint. Put the lime piece and cherry on the rim of the glass. Serve with a stirrer.

SUJATA MALANI

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