Mocktails & brothy soups in my family is usually the prerogative of hubby – he can whip up the most amazing of mocktails and healthy soups with whatever ingredients – my kid still swears by his cucumber soup (the ‘secret’ ingredients which he is yet to reveal). I guess like most men who love to cook, S never has any fixed quantity in his ingredient list – he always says one needs to understand how a particular ingredient functions, and use it accordinly to pep up or tone down a dish 🙂 Sounds simple, isnt it ? Even more simpler and tastier is today’s post – Sugarfree Fruit ginger mocktail. Come to think of it, I hadn’t posted a single drink / cooler / mocktail in my blog yet, and both the Blogging Marathon and Blog Hop Wednesdays (which coincide today) helped me devise one .. This is based on thisrecipeby Prathima (my paired blogger), although I have tweaked the recipe quite a bit. So, after the super healthy Fruit Chaatfrom yesterday, this is the 2nd day’s post for No Fire Cooking theme .. Also sending it to Radhika’s Healthy Breakfast event
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Here comes the recipe…
Prep time : 10 mins. Serves : 2
Ingredients:
- Sweet Lime /. Mosambi – 2 nos.
- Apples – 1 no (large)
- Ripe Pears (yellow variety) – 1 no.
- Papaya – 1/8 cup (opt.)
- Ginger – 1 inch
- Grated Coconut – 1/2 tsp
- Saffron – few strands
- Crushed Ice – 1/2 cup
- White pepper powder – 1/2 tsp
- Chaat Masala – 1 tsp
- Honey – 2 tsp (opt.)
Method:
1) Soak saffron strands in 1/4 tsp warm milk or water for few mins.
2) Wash, peel and dice all fruits.
3) Puree the fruits with crushed ice & ginger till they are almost done.
4) Now add the saffron, honey and more water as required and puree once more
5) Strain and add white pepper powder, chaat masala. Mix well.
6) Serve in tall chilled glasses and enjoy the goodness of a sugar free mocktail 🙂
perfect drink
Wow!What an interesting concoction! Looks so tempting.
perfect and healthy drink
Wow.. Looks yummy 🙂
Indian Cuisine
Delicious drink..Love the color..
lovely- good one indeed !
Super!!..love the flavors n color…
wow such an delicious n refreshing drink..
Refreshing & healthy!!!! Bookamrked…!!
Cheers,
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner
Love the tangy taste and soothing color of the mocktail.
Me too happy blog hopping with you dear, the mocktial looks very refreshing, nice pictures 🙂
perfect n colorful drink..looks yumm
Love its color.. The ingredients used are very unusual for me.. Love to try..
very eclectic drink 🙂
Awesome looking drink…Really healthy with all the fruits and sans sugar
perfect healthy drink
wow delicious cocktail,that too sugar free,luks very tempting…
That's one interesting drink! very nice to see different dishes coming out..:)
perfect cooler.. love the colour!
Interesting ingredient list! Looks tempting and mouthwatering!
Interesting mix of fruits!!
WOW!!!Looks colourful and healthy!Will try soon
very colorful and great mix of fruits !! looks very refreshing !!
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Perfect August drink – nice pick 🙂 Love the colors
perfect summer drink and honey is a good substitute for sugar loved the refreshing color
Sukanya
This is so yummy and healthy…
Ginger mocktail. Must have been refreshing. Healthy too.
Lovely drink.
Superb color.. wanna grab a glass..http://krithiskitchen.blogspot.com/
I love adding ginger in my fruit juices, this looks great !!!
Wow.. perfect summer drink.. 😀
Looks and sounds like a perfect summer cooler
Love the sugarfree flavorful drink!
sounds very interesting. Must try this.
perfect healthy drink