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Quench your thirst this hot Summer
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Summer is here and a cool drink is certainly inviting. Try these not-so-common drinks
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Icy cool Beat the heat with cool drinks
Oooh! It’s hot, real hot and you yearn for something cold to drink, the minute you have downed one glass. So, for the young and the old , here are some mouth-watering recipes to satisfy your taste buds. Make these drinks with character and extr
a pep. See that you have these things in the fridge always: Frozen milk, melted gelatine, pineapple or orange jelly, powdered sugar and ice cubes.
Mocha shake
Frozen milk: 250 ml
Cocoa powder: 3 teaspoons full
Instant coffee powder: 1 heaped teaspoon
Cold milk: 50ml
Vanilla essence: 1and a half teaspoon
Ice cubes: 8-10pieces
Sugar: 4-5 heaped tablespoons or as desired
Method
Break frozen milk into pieces using a knife. Put into a blender, add the remaining ingredients, taking care to add the ice cubes last. Blend till you get a smooth creamy shake. Serves four glasses.
Cool Custard shake
To prepare the custard
Milk: 250ml
Custard powder: 2 teaspoons
Sugar to taste
Boil milk and sugar, reduce the flame and add custard powder dissolved in some water in a slow stream. Cook for one minute till the mixture turns thick, remove from fire, cool , and freeze. This should be done in advance.
To prepare the shake
Frozen custard: 250ml
Sugar: 2-3 tablespoons
Pineapple jelly: 3--4 heaped tablespoons
Melted gelatine: 1 teaspoon
Vanilla essence: 1 teaspoon
Ice cubes: 10 - 12
Milk: 50 ml
Method
Mix the custard in a blender. Add the rest of the ingredients and milk. Blend slowly till you get a thick creamy drink. The gelatine holds the froth in place. Carefully spoon into glasses. Each glass should have some of the froth. Serves four.
NAJUMA RAHIM
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