Click here to like! Noon tea is a pink tea from the Kashmir region of India. Usually a salty tea, it is more popular in Pakistan as a sweet version. This beautiful tea is served with pistachios and almonds. It is a long process to make the tea but the concoction once made can beContinue reading “Noon Tea”
Category Archives: Drink it up!
Thandai
Click here to like! Thandai… the word itself is so cooling. The purpose of this drink, to cool you during the hot summer that just begins in India during the festival of Holi. If you have been to India and not played Holi, you have missed out! The western world has adopted our festival forContinue reading “Thandai”
Goan Rose Tea
Click here to like! Rose Tea is something unique to Goa. It is a popular evening time drink, mostly among the south Goans. I wasn’t much of a tea drinker growing up. Tea was reserved for the times I would feel under the weather. Cream cracker biscuit and a cup of this warm tea wouldContinue reading “Goan Rose Tea”
Sangria
Click here to like! Sangria is a drink that hails from Spain. It is a mix of brandy and red wine, along with infused fruit. The joy of sipping on this drink in Spain is inexpressible! I remember around this time last year we were in Barcelona, enjoying this drink by the beach with someContinue reading “Sangria”
Spiced Hot Chocolate
Click here to like! If you ever lived in a cold place, you will know the value of warm drinks. Hot chocolate is a drink that is loved by adults and children alike. It makes for a perfect drink for those cold winter nights, when everyone is snuggled in their blankets and sitting by theContinue reading “Spiced Hot Chocolate”
Mango Whey Shake
Click here to like! My resolution for my blog this year is to try and incorporate some healthy recipes. I love a cup of whey during my workout. However, sometimes it gets boring having the same of non-flavored whey. Well, then why not try the flavored ones, you ask? Because I do not like theContinue reading “Mango Whey Shake”
Masala Chai
Click here to like! Masala chai is likely the most popular type of tea in India. Tea leaves are boiled in milk along with spices! It is not just a drink, it’s a feeling… It is that first aroma coming from your maa’s kitchen that you woke up to every morning.. Tea is the eveningContinue reading “Masala Chai”
Boozy Watermelon- Kokum Granita
Click here to like! Summer is upon us and with summer come some delicious tropical fruits! Watermelon is one such fruit that refreshes you with every bite. Kokum is also a fruit found in plenty during the summer time. Feni is a popular Goan cashew liquor. It is World Feni Week and I wanted to doContinue reading “Boozy Watermelon- Kokum Granita”
Kasai
Click here to like! Kasai is a health drink that is staple in every Goan household. It is believed to fight off the cold. Every household has its own recipe of making Kasai. However, the base ingredients like herbs and spices remain the same. Based on the ayurvedic knowledge of spices, this drink is anContinue reading “Kasai”
Clementine Juice
Click here to like! I have always loved citrus fruits and clementines are my favorite! They have a taste that is not as sour as “santra” or as sweet as “mosambi”. I like the clementines as they have a little bit of both! Most people like to start their day with a glass of goodContinue reading “Clementine Juice”
Kulitha Caldo
Click here to like! Happy New Year, everyone! I hate to start my first post this year with this recipe! But a part of me is happy too. Let me explain. New year, unfortunately, bring the flu season with it! My husband is feeling a little under the weather. So here I was, on theContinue reading “Kulitha Caldo”
Lemongrass Tea
Click here to like! Tea is a refreshing drink which, even though was not originally from India, most Indians have come to love. I, personally, was not a big fan of this drink. My mom loves to garden and we had a big lemon grass bush in our backyard. The unique aroma of this grassContinue reading “Lemongrass Tea”
Tea Stall Style Tea
Click here to like! One of the best teas you will have is made by the road side in small tea stalls in India! These stalls are called tapri. It is a hangout place for college students, a place to get a break for office goers, or if you are like me, a place toContinue reading “Tea Stall Style Tea”
Cardamom Tea
Click here to like! They say a lot can happen over a cup of coffee… Maybe, but for us Indians, a lot happens over a cup of tea! Be it chai biscuit as a kid, cutting chai at a tapri in college, or mid day office chai, every Indian can identify with this drink. ThereContinue reading “Cardamom Tea”