Sharjah Shake

It is a popular banana milkshake available in juice shops. A soothing refreshing drink which is very easy to prepare too.

Ingredients

• Frozen milk - 2 cups 
• Boost / Horlicks - 3 tbsp
• Small bananas - 2 
• Cashew nuts - 5 

Preparation

1.Take 2 cups of milk & freeze it.

2.In a mixer jar, add ripe bananas, sugar, cashews, boost and ice cubes. Blend it well.

3.Break the frozen milk and add it to the mixer. Pulse it for a minute till everything becomes frothy. Serve it chilled.

Grape Wine

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I couldn't post this on time due to house shifting and lack of internet. So i thought of doing it now because it is better to late than never; So here goes the recipe.

Ingredients

• Grapes - 1 kg
• Sugar - 750 gm 
• Yeast - 1 teaspoon
• Water (boiled and cooled) - 1.5 litres
• Wheat kernels - 1 tablespoon

Preparation

1.Wash the grapes and wipe it well. Take a clean glass jar of 3 litre size. Put the grapes into the jar and crush it well, using your hands.

2.Add all the other ingredients to the crushed grapes. Cover the jar tightly with the lid. Store it, in a dark place .

3.After one week, start stirring it with wooden spoon everyday at same time for 21 days.  Drain the clear wine and leave behind the sediment in the bottom.

4.Bottle it in colored glass bottles, this will help to retain the color of the wine. To get a golden brown colour you can caramelize sugar and add to the grapes after two weeks.

Blueberry Smoothie

Ingredients

• Blueberries - ¾ cup  
• Sliced Banana - ¼ cup
• Honey/sugar - ½ tbsp
• Curd - 2tbsp
• Milk - 1tbsp  
• Ice cubes - 2 (optional)

Preparation

1.Put all the ingredients in the blender and run it on high speed till smooth. 

Note : This may have a thick consistency, but we already have ice cubes in the mixture, that should give a slightly thin consistency. But if you do not want ice in the smoothie, you can add a few spoonfuls  milk, to get a good texture. 

Pineapple Juice

Pineapple is an excellent source of manganese  and vitamin C. Juice can be prepared with less ingredients and it tastes delicious.

Ingredients

• Pineapple pieces - 1 cup
• Cold Water - 1/4 cup
• Sugar - As required(Adjust accoring to the sweetness of Pineapple)

Preparation

1.Scrap off the skin of the pineapple well and remove the hard core at its center. Cut it into small pieces.

2.Blend the pineapple pieces, sugar and water together in a blender. If you want you can strain it. strainer.

3.Add ice cubes and serve.

Cucumber Juice

Cucumber is a powerful tonic for the skin, hair, and nails. Because cucumbers contain mostly water they are and excellent food to help cleanse and wash away toxins. Drinking cucumber juice helps you reach your recommended daily intake of vitamin K. It is a source of Calcium and Copper.

Ingredients

• Cucumber - 1 cup, chopped
• Chilled Water - 1/4 cup
• Sugar - 1 tbsp
• Ginger - a small piece

Preparation

1. Peel the cucumber and chop them up and transfer to a blender.

2. Add ginger,water and sugar and blend till it's nice and smooth.

3. Pour into glasses and serve.

Apple Pear Smoothie



A delicious summer treat!!

Ingredients

• Green Apple - 1
• Pear - 1
• Ginger - 1" piece
• Water - 2 tbsp

Preparation

1.Cut the fruits into chunks.

2.Add the fruit chunks into the blender.

3.Blend the fruit pieces and the ginger with water.

Strawberry Juice

Strawberry is an excellent source of Vitamin C, several other vitamins, dietary minerals and a modest amount of essential unsaturated fatty acids.

Ingredients

• Strawberry - 1 cup
• Lemon juice - 2 tsp
• Sugar - Adjust according to taste
• Cold water - 1/4 cup

Preparation

1.Wash strawberries in water and drain. Remove leaves and chop strawberries roughly.

2.Blend strawberries along with other ingredients. 

3.Add ice cubes and serve chilled.

Kiwi Lime Juice

Kiwi fruit is a rich source of Vitamin C, K and E and a good source of dietary fiber. Some health benefits are, it prevents wrinkles,good for clear complexion and hair growth.

Ingredients

• Kiwi - 2
• Lemon - 1/2
• Sugar
• Water - 1/4 cup

Preparation

1.Wash, peel the skin from the fruit and chop them.

2.Add these chopped kiwis in the blender along with sugar and cold water, puree it until smooth. Add lime juice and stir it well.


3.Kiwi with lime juice is ready.

Aam Ka Panna / Raw Mango Drink

Ingredients

• Raw mangoes - 2
• Cardamoms - 2 crushed 
• Black salt - 2 tsp 
• Jaggery/sugar - double the amount of the mango pulp

Preparation

1.Steam the raw mangoes in pressure cooker till they become completely soft.

2.Remove the peel and take out the mango pulp.

3.Mix the cardamom powder, salt and jaggery to the mango pulp. Blend the ingredients to make it smooth. Store aam ka panna in an air tight jar.

4.While serving aam ka panna, add 2 tbsp of the preserve to one glass of cold water.

Papaya Apple Juice



Ingredients

• Ripe Papaya -  1
• Apple - 1
• Sugar - To Taste
• Water - 1.5 Cups
• Cardamom - 1
• Ice Cubes - Few, if required

Preparation 

1. Peel, de-seed and chop papaya. Core and chop apples.

2. In a blender or mixer add papaya, apple pieces, 1 cup water and blend until smooth around 1-2 minutes.

3. Add sugar, more water, cardamom (if using) and blend for a minute.

4. Chill and serve or add ice cubes before serving. Enjoy the your juice.

Avocado Milk Shake

Avocado - 1 (ripe)
Milk - 1 cup
Vanilla Essence - 1/2 tsp
Sugar - To taste
Cardamom - 1 pinch
Nuts - 1tbsp

1.Cut Avocado and remove the pulp. Blend it with 1/2 cup water.
2.Add sugar, milk, crushed cardamom and essence. Blend until smooth.
3.Check the taste, add anything if needed, if you want a thin texture, add more milk.
4.Finally add nuts and run the blender to crush the nuts.
5.Milk Shake is ready. Cool it and serve

Canary Melon Smoothie

Ingredients

• Melon pieces - 1 cup
• Sugar - 2tbsp
• Ginger - a small piece
• Lemon juice - 1/2 of a lemon

Preparation

1.Combine all ingredients in a blender.

2.Blend until smooth.

3.Cool it for some time and have it..

Plum Jam

Ingredients 

• Plum -250 grms
• Sugar -250 grms
• Lemon Juice -1 tbsp
• Water -1/4 cup

Preparation

1. Wash, deseed and cut plums into medium size.

2. Take a pan, put plums, sugar, lemon juice and water in it.  Bring to boil in low heat. When it boils bring to medium heat.

3. Cook for 10 minutes stirring periodically till the plum is soft. Put off heat and let it cool.

4. Blend well in a mixer. Transfer to the bowl.  Again bring to boil, stir it continuously. Let it cook for 5-6 minutes.

5.When it turns to a jam consistency, put off heat. Transfer to the bottle after 10 minutes.