Anshu's Food Odyssey

Litchi Rose Agua Fresca  is a refreshing and cooling summer drink infused with beautiful flavors of litchi fruit and rose.  If you have been reading through my blog, you must be well aware that litchi is my favorite summer fruit. As it gets available for only a short duration of time, I try to make most of it majorly by experimenting with it in different drinks and coolers. Some of the refreshing drinks that I have made using litchi in past include LITCHI LEMONADE , LITCHI AND CHERRY LEMONADE and LITCHI & COCONUT LEMONADE . This Litchi & Rose Agua Fresca is yet another of my experiments and it came out absolutely amazing. If you too are a litchi lover like me, then this recipe is a keeper. Do try!  Litchi Rose Agua Fresca INGREDIENTS (Serves 2 to 3) Litchi - 18 to 20 Sugar - 1/4 cup Water - 1/2 cup Rose syrup - 4 to 5 tbsp Lemon juice - 1 tbsp Quantities of sugar and rose syrup can be adjusted according to your sweet preference. Litchi Rose Agua Fresca MET

Spiced Apple and Plum Ice Tea Ingredients Apples - 2 Plums (medium size) - 6 to 8 Water - 4 cups Tea leaves - 2 tsp Star Anise - 2 Honey - 3 to 4 tbsp Lemon juice - 1/2 tbsp Spiced Apple and Plum Ice Tea Method First, chop the plums and apples into bite size pieces. Discard the pits. In a sauce pan, add these chunks along with 1 cup of water and 1 star anise. Cook on low flame for about 15 minutes or until apples are softened completely. Keep stirring and mashing the fruit chunks in between with the back of spatula. Strain the fruit mix through a fine mesh. Press hard so that you get the maximum juice and pulp of the mixture. Mix in the lemon juice. Chill this sauce for 3 to 4 hours. Again in a saucepan, bring 4 cups of water along with star anise to a rolling boil. Switch the flame off and add tea leaves. Let them seep in for 2 to 3 minutes after which strain the water. Chill this tea water separately. To make the iced t