Avacado Rose Shake

  I have never used or tasted Avacado in drinks before. I have heard of so many recipes using them but stll skeptical because of my fisrt " encounter " with this  green fruit ( thats a story for later).

     Finally I had to use this fruit because I can't store it anymore. Brainstorming ended up here. Palm and basil seeds in the recipe are optional and the drink tates great even without them. 

INGREDIENTS:

Avacado          - 1

Milk                  - 11/4 Cup

Heavy Cream   - 2 Tblsp 

Sugar               - 2 Tblsp 

Rose Syrup       - 2 Tblsp 

Sugar                - 1 Tblsp 

Palm Seeds       - 2 Tblsp/ Optional 

Basil Seeds        - 1 Tsp / Optional 

METHOD :

   Soak the basil seeds in 2 tablespoons of water.

Chop the palm seeds into small pieces.

Deseed and remove the akin from avacado and cut into small pieces. Blend them with sugar and milk until smooth. Add the rose syrup, stir and add the heavy cream and beat until frothy.

Pour into serving glasses and mix in the chopped palm seeds and basil seeds.

Its really healthy to have for iftar, breakfast or anytime you like.

Feel free to subtitute the heavy cream with fatfree icecream and two percent milk and honey for a healthy option.

Rose Popsicles

Rose is favorite in any form be it flower, color or flavor. And in my opinion, the smell of rose in any dish makes it so royal. The rose flavor is so intense by itself that you won't need anything else to enhance the  dish.
 As spring has spread its warmth around, I thought of making these rose popsicles to kick start all summer coolers. Is this worth a try? No, its double or triple worth the try and you will be happy that you didn't miss making it!

INGREDIENTS :

Milk - 2 cups
Heavy Cream - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 4 tblsp
Rose Water - 2 tblsp
Rose Color - few drops

METHOD :

      Bring the milk to a boil and add the sugar. Reduce the heat and let the sugar dissolve. Now add the cream and give a stir and wait until small air bubbles start appearing on the sides of the pan. Put off the fire and remove the pan aside and let it cool for sometime. When the milk is warm enough to touch add the rose water and rose color and mix thoroughly. Transfer to Popsicle moulds and freeze them overnight or until set.

P.S :
       You can use the rose essence we get in indian grocers or the rose drink powder in middle eastern grocers instead of rose water and the color.
        Make sure this is bit on the sweeter side because otherwise the popsicles might not be as sweet as you want them when frozen.
         If you don't prefer cream then make these using just 2 cups of half and half.

Rose Lassi

A refreshing drink on a mid-summer morning or along with a lazy weekend brunch is always welcome. Anything sweet and cool would be always great, why not creamy too? We first happened to try this out in an Indian restaurant. Where else if its a Lassi?...Everyone loved it at the first sip. So flavorful and Taats loved the color. Finally, a Lassi which is not yellow or white. Tried to bring  the same taste and believe it came out really well. So here you go!.. Rose Lassi.

Ingredients:
Plain Yogurt                    : 2  Cups
Rose Drink Powder        : 2 Tbsp
Plain Vanilla Ice Cream  :2 Big Scoops
Milk                                  :1/2 Cup
Sugar                                : If needed
Rose Water                      :Few Drops
Cardamom Powder        : A pinch
Chopped Pistachios        : 1 Tbsp

Method :
   In blender, mix together the ice cream and rose powder. (Add sugar also along with this if you need more sweet). Now add the yogurt and milk and blend well. Pour them in tall glasses and stir in rose water. Garnish with cardamom powder and chopped pistachios. Serve immediately.
 A small note here. Rose drink powder can be bought in Middle eastern grocery stores. If not, don't worry just substitute with Rose color and rose water or the rose milk essence would do the job. Hope this will really be a hit recipe at your place too.

Rose Palmalooda

Wonder why this name?...Its quite an interesting story. I wanted to make Falooda for my folks but the problem is everybody had their own choice, when one didn’t like the noodle the other opted out the jelly and another wanted a refreshing drink. Guys what do you think? Am I running a restaurant or what?

So I came up with an idea to replace the noodle and jelly. Basil seeds are a perfect substitute for the noodle and palm seeds are a great replacement to the jelly. This idea worked out really well and I'm so happy that I came up with this. This drink is an ideal one for a hot summer afternoon or for Iftar on a Ramadan evening. Just give this a try and you will be really happy that you did it.

Ingredients:

Milk                          :1½ Cups

Heavy Cream            :3 Tbsp

Vanilla Ice cream       :3 Scoops

Basil Seeds               :3 Tsp

Strawberry Preserve  :3 Tbsp

Rose Essence            :Few drops

Palm Seeds               :3/4 Cup

Sugar                       :As needed

Method:

 Soak the basil seeds in 2tablespoons water and keep aside. Chop the palm seeds into small cubes (You can either use fresh or canned). Using a blender, mix together milk, heavy cream, ice cream and the rose essence (if this is not available you can use few drops of red food color and 2tsps rose water). Add sugar as needed.

Layer individual cups with strawberry preserve topped with soaked basil seeds and then the palm seeds. Now pour the rose milk shake over this. Serve your Rose Palmalooda really cold.