Cooking with My Baby

This papaya and ginger smoothie is a tempting smoothie which also cures indigestion . Slightly spicy of ginger adds a different twist to sweet smoothie and the sweetness of fresh fruits will soothe you. Papaya is an alkaline-producing fruit that aids in detoxification by flushing toxins out of the body. For centuries, traditional medicines have made use of ginger as an aid to digestion. Ginger increases digestive enzymes, protects the lining of the stomach, stimulates bile flow and reduces flatulence.  S E R V E S 4 2 1/2 cups papaya  chunks 1 cup ice cubes 2/3 cup plain nonfat yogurt 1 tablespoon finely chopped peeled fresh ginger 1 tablespoon honey Juice of 1 lemon Refrigerate the papaya until very cold, at least 1 hour or overnight.Blend the papaya, ice, yogurt, ginger, honey, and lemon juice in a blender. Add up to 1/4 cup water, 1tablespoon at a time, until the mixture is smooth and thinned to desired consistency.

      Good Morning...Its such a beautiful morning... It feels like its gonna rain, cool breeze flowing, birds chirping, and most importantly Neil still sleeping... Its feels like a start of a lazy day. Just feels lazy to do any work... Wanna grab a blanket and just keep rolling on the bed.                 Nothing beats it, if someone gets you a nice warm cup of coffee to wake up from slumbers...And what do you have to say about hot cuppa of spiced black coffee..... Ingredients: 2 cups water 1 stick of cinnamon 1 star anise 1 tbsp brown sugar 1-2 tsp instant coffee powder Boil water with cinnamon, star anise and sugar.. let it reduce to 3/4 th the volume.. switch off gas and add coffee granules.. Serve spiced black coffee with biscuits

Mango season is about to end and here is one special drink with mangoes with mosambi. The simple drink has sweetness of mangoes and tartness of sweet lime. It’s a perfect drink to serve your family and friends for some special occasion.. This drink is also great for small kids.. Ingredients: ·         400 ml sweet lime juice ·         100 ml water ·         2 tbsp lemon juice ·         1 cup Alphanso mango pieces ·         1/4 cup chopped mango pieces   Blend sweet lime juice with water and 1 cup mango pieces to form smooth juice. Add lemon juice and water and blend for 10 sec. Serve in glasses topped with cut mango pieces

                         Avocado or Butterfruit as its called in India is creamy fruit which is full of vitamins, minerals and nutrients.. Its indeed a Superfruit..                  Most common preparation of Avocado is making Mexican Guacamole... Its amazing combination of tomatoes and avocado to go along with nachos and tacos..                But have you ever had a sweet avocado smoothie? In Bangalore, I have noticed lots of fresh fruit juice centers, most of them called Shree Ganesh juice stall. Ya, trust me there is a Shree Ganesh Juice centre on almost every road of Bangalore..                    This is where I tried “butterfruit milkshake” for the firs...

                            A great meal is never complete without savoring the aromatic concoction of flavors of clove, cardamom, gulkand, peppermint enveloped in green leaf, called as Paan. Usually eaten at the end of a meal, it is understood to help in digestion and can be a substitute for a dessert.                 In India, it is very common to see various small roadside-stalls, named Paan Bhandar or Paan Stall. These small shops sell Paan- the most eaten chewing material as mouth freshener. These shops are also center point of meeting of many Paan lovers, who love to discuss over various local and national issues, while relishing the wonderful aromatic taste of Paan. What is a Paan??? A Paan is a leaf from a creeper called the Paan creepers, grown in hot a...

Mango, the king of fruits has finally made its appearance in our home.. Though not have been able to welcome “Hapus” , the king of mangoes we were blessed by presence of Payari Mango yesterday.. Payari is ideal choice for aam-ras and mango juices. The mango is one of the most versatile fruits, it can be pickled,made into jams and ice creams, make amazing desserts and can be even added to curries.                 You can also call mango a superfruit, the one being appealing to look at and tasty is also full of nutrients and antioxidants that help fight disease and make you look young..            “ A mango a day makes you look young forever”                   Wanted to try something simple but different with mango pulp. Hence came up with an eggless dessert which is not only low cal ...

Rooh Afza is drink concentrate made from rose, lotus, keora, mint, orange and multiple more ingredients. Its super coolant and is a must item in our fridge once the summer starts.. Its also very easy to make, just add 2-3 tbsp of syrup with ice and water and mix together to get this pretty pink cool drink. This recipe made by Abhi, calls for addition of sabja seeds and falooda noodles in this drink with ice cream on the top... Ingredients: 1 litre cold water 10 tbsp rooh afza syrup few falooda noodles boiled 1 tbsp sabja seeds 4 scoops of vanilla ice cream Method: Add rooh afza syrup tu cold water. Put boiled falooda noodles & sabja seeds in the drink. Let it stand for 30 min in the fridge. This will allow the sabja seeds to become gelatinous and noodles will also absorb sweetness of the drink. Serve in a tall glass adding some noodles and sabja seeds in the drink. Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and few dried rose petals.. ...

I am not at all fond of summers, but there is one thing which I do look forward to to,, that's MANGOES.  I love mangoes green or yellow, ripe or raw, any any form... One great way to have raw mangoes is to make Aam Panna. Aam Panna or Kairi Panna is summer cooler drink which is commonly made in our home. Its basically raw green mango squash which has excellent heat resistant properties. This drink not only tastes great with sour and sweet taste but looks also refreshing yellow. A great drink to sip on in summer afternoons. I cant give you exact measurements. Drink can be adjusted according to ones taste.You could replace or add on ingredients such as jeera as well. This version is the way my mom makes it and we all love it... 3 large raw green mangoes 1.5 liters water 1 tsp cardamom powder 1 tsp rock salt 1 cup sugar a pinch of saffron Boil green mangoes with water in pressure cooker, till they are well cooked. once cooked, remove the mang...

Summer heat is on the rise… To cool off here is delicious combination of chocolate and coffee with vanilla ice cream topped with whipped fresh cream…                        Café Frappe is often our preferred choice when we visit coffee shops with our pals. Here have tried to re create the Café Frappe which you can have in the comfort of your home.                   So many important decisions are taken over the coffee… I decided to get married to The Guy over the coffee in Café Coffee Day.         So heres the my treat to My Guy with this Café Frappe.. I am sure all of you trying to woo your Guy or Gal can whip up Café Frappe. Here’s what you need: ·          400 ml cold milk ·      ...

                                When I was a kid, summers was vacation time and I used to be touring all my aunties and uncles house having a gala time with my bestest cousins.. Lots of great memories. One such memory is of my uncle cutting out slices of watermelon and seeding them and giving it to all of us. We used to sit surrounding him and wait for our turn to bite into a large slice of watermelon. It used to be a messy affair. All the faces used to get sticky. But that’s the best way to eat watermelon, start from one end and go all the way to other end of the slice.. Now we all have grown up but my uncle who is now grandfather to our kids still does it for them.. Whenever we get watermelons, I eat atleast one whole slice. Nowadays I am trying my hand at watermelon caving.. this is my First attempt which needs load...