Anshu's Food Odyssey

If you have been reading my blog, you must be well aware of my love for fruity summer coolers and mocktails . This Virgin Pear and Ginger Mojito is one of the many drinks that I have tried this season. Loaded with the sweetness of pears, slight pungency from ginger and little tartness from lemons, it makes for an ultimate drink to refresh you to the core. While I have made this drink virgin, you can definitely go ahead and punch in some Vodka or Gin as you like. Its gonna be terrific either ways. Looking for some more similar and refreshing summer drinks ? Do try out Lychee & Rose Agua Fresca , Jamun Panna and Mango Lemonade .  Virgin Pear and Ginger Mojito INGREDIENTS (serves 4) Ripe pears, medium sized (roughly chopped into cubes) - 2 Ginger (roughly chopped) - 3 inch piece Mint leaves - a few Lemon slices - 3 to 4 Lemon juice - 1 tbsp Sugar - 4 tbsp Water - 1 cup Soda water/ sparkling water - as needed Ice cubes - as needed - Please feel free to adjust the amount o

Some of the links below are affiliate links, which means, at no extra cost to you, I will earn a small commission if you click and make a purchase through them, helping me retain and maintain this blog. Come summers and all I need is, some refreshing and cooling drinks that can not only keep me cool and hydrated throughout the day, but, also provide all the vital nutrients to the body. Therefore, I try and innovate various drink recipes that are preservative free and make use of fresh seasonal fruits. This " LITCHI COCO LEMONADE " is one amongst them and needless to say, is quite rejuvenating, healthy and absolutely tasty. Do try it out and I am sure you would love it. LOOKING FOR SIMILAR RECIPES? CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING... AAM PANNA - RAW MANGO COOLER JAMUN PANNA - INDIAN JAVA PLUM COOLER MANGO & PEACH LEMONADE PLUM & ROSE PANNA MANGO MASTANI FRESH CHERRY ICE TEA INGREDIENTS (yields two 400 ml glasses of drink) Litchi/

Some of the links below are affiliate links, which means, at no extra cost to you, I will earn a small commission if you click and make a purchase through them, helping me retain and maintain this blog. Come summers and all I need is, some refreshing and cooling drinks that can not only keep me cool and hydrated throughout the day, but, also provide all the vital nutrients to the body. Therefore, I try and innovate various drink recipes that are preservative free and make use of fresh seasonal fruits. This Fresh Cherry Ice Tea is one amongst them and needless to say, is quite rejuvenating, healthy and absolutely tasty. Do try it out and I am sure you would love it. The recipe is divided in two parts - first, making the cherry syrup and second, brewing the tea. In the end, all you need is assemble and serve chilled.  LOOKING FOR SIMILAR RECIPES? CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING... AAM PANNA - RAW MANGO COOLER JAMUN PANNA - INDIAN JAVA PLUM COOLER M

Come summers and the demand for cold drinks, juices and mocktails at our home shoots up dramatically. Mango Peach Lemonade is something that was on my mind for quite a while but due to some family commitments, was not able to make the same. Finally, got the opportunity to make this beautiful sunshine drink over the weekend and to my surprise it came out outstandingly awesome. Did I tell you, it got over in just a day? Well! I had made two big pitchers of it and me and my husband finished both the pitchers in just few hours. Extremely delicious and satisfying, it is a go-to recipe if you are planning a party over the weekend and want to serve some beautiful homemade drinks to your guests. Not to mention, its absolutely color, preservative and alcohol free, so a perfect option to serve to kids as well. What say???  Mango Peach Lemonade | Virgin Mango Peach Lemonade Ingredients Fresh mango (peeled, cut into small cubes) - 1 cup Peaches (peeled, pitted and

If you have been following my blog, you would know how much I love making drinks with fresh seasonal fruits. And since its peak summer time in Delhi with mercury raising to almost 43 degrees C, there can be no better way than freshly homemade juices and lemonades to keep oneself sufficiently hydrated, also not indulging in those chemical loaded packaged stuff. While the markets these days are flooded with bounties like mangoes, melons, plums, peaches, cherries and litchis....I also found these delicious ripe pears at one of the fruit stalls; instantly picked them up with the idea of making this refreshing pear spritzer (because I had already tried some yummilicious drinks using mangoes, peaches and litchis, so obviously wanted to experiment something new...a food blogger's mind you know :) ). As I reached home, browsed the net what other ingredient could blend with these delicious stone fruits. The recipe of pineapple and jalapeno cocktail at one of the food blogs grabbed my a

...writing this post after a long hiatus; the last couple of weeks went quite hectic for us as we shifted our base from Singapore back to India. In between, also spent few days soaking our souls in the breathtaking scenery of New Zealand....and as we moved to India, experienced a complete weather shift from extreme cold to extreme hot. In this hot weather, all we could think of is just constantly keeping ourselves hydrated with some chilled summer drinks, fresh fruit juices and mocktails all day long. This "watermelon cucumber and mint cooler" simply worked as a magic potion leaving us completely re-energized and refreshed. A very simple and easy drink to make though, I still thought of sharing my recipe with you all. If you like the recipe, do try it out and don't forget to share your feedback and comments for the same. Watermelon Cucumber Mint Cooler Ingredients (yields 1 to 2 glasses) Watermelon (pitted and cut into cubes) - 2 cups Cucumber (peeled a