Ice Coffee

Summer is coming. So drinks are going to be very important for us. We like coffee so much but cold coffee has another special place in our deep heart .

There are many different ways to prepare iced coffee. The first option which is considered better takes more time. This is called cold brew. You have to soak ground coffee overnight and then strain it in the morning. Thus the coffee has more rich and not so bitter. In a hot summer day, who can wait so long for a fresh glass of iced coffee? You can rely on heat to do the magic and then cool the coffee and make the iced drink. When making hot coffee you also have two options - espresso or granule instant coffee. 

Espresso is better for some of the versions of iced coffee while others may require instant coffee.

As the name iced coffee suggests, ice is an important ingredient. For some recipes, you can use ice cubes but other recipe are better with crushed ice.

CLASSIC ICED COFFEE

This is the classic traditional iced coffee recipe. It has to be made with fresh espresso.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup (4 fl oz) espresso coffee
• 2 tsp caster sugar
• 1 cup (8 fl oz) milk
• 4 scoops vanilla ice cream
• Ice (solid)

Instructions:

1. Make ½ cup espresso coffee.
2. Add sugar to the hot espresso. Stir well until sugar is dissolved.
3. Let cool for 20 minutes at room temperature or place the coffee in a refrigerator for 10 minutes.
4. Add cold milk to the sweet coffee and stir well.
5. Put ice in two glasses and add 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream to every glass.
6. Pour coffee mixture.
7. Serve with a straw or a decorative mixing spoon.

ICED INSTANT COFFEE

Iced instant coffee is a good option if you don't have espresso. If you add condensed sweetened milk, this will give a nice touch to your drink.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup (4 oz) warm water
• 2 tsp instant coffee granules
• 1 cup (8 fl oz) milk
• ½ cup (4 fl oz) sweetened condensed milk
• Ice (solid)
• Caramel syrup for serving

Instructions:

1. Mix warm water and instant coffee granules in a bowl.
2. Let cool for 15 minutes at room temperature or place the coffee in a refrigerator for 5 minutes.
3. Combine coffee, ice, milk and sweetened condensed milk and blend in a blender or food processor until smooth.
4. Pour iced coffee in cups and add caramel syrup before serving.

DRINKS

Drinks are an important part of any situation.. In our country, wedding drinks are mostly non-alcoholic. One popular choice is the refreshing sherbet, a cool, sweet, aromatic drink made from concentrated fruit or fruit petals, traditionally mixed with cold water before serving, but may also be served concentrated for that added flavour. You could also use milk to dilute sherbet. It is commonly served in countries like  Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, the Middle East etc. and serving it in weddings, regardless of which programme, is a refreshing idea.

SANDALWOOD SHERBET

Sandalwood sherbet is an exotic drink which will rejuvenate your senses. You wouldn't be wrong to call it the king of drinks. Colourful and aromatic, this drink is sure to win over anyone willing to give it a try.

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Ingredients

100g sandalwood, 500g sugar

¼ tsp saffron threads, 250ml water

1 tsp glucose syrup

Method

Boil sandalwood in water for 15 minutes. Then add glucose syrup, saffron and sugar, mix and cook for 15 minutes more. Now strain and pour in a bottle to keep in the fridge. Pour 25ml concentrated sandalwood sherbet into one glass of chilled water, and shake well before drinking. Sandalwood sherbet can be taken at any time of the day or night.

ZAFRANI SHERBET (SAFFRON FLAVOURED DRINK)

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Ingredients

10 saffron threads

1l milk

40g sugar

A pinch of ground cardamom

10-12 almonds, blanched and slivered

10-12 pistachios, blanched and slivered

4 scoops saffron ice-cream

Method

Place a saucepan over high heat, add the milk and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium and simmer, stirring frequently for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, scoop out 2 tablespoons of hot milk from the saucepan and place in a cup. Add saffron threads into the hot milk and set aside. Add sugar, and cardamom into the pan filled with saffron milk and simmer for another 5-6 minutes until thick and creamy. Remove from heat, add almonds and pistachios, and stir well. Let it cool to room temperature and then chill in the refrigerator. Pour saffron milk into 4 glasses, top each with a scoop of ice-cream and serve immediately. If you do not have saffron ice cream, plain vanilla works too.

BADAM SHERBET (ALMOND SHERBET)

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Ingredients

200g almonds, soaked overnight and peeled

1 tsp cardamom powder

1 tsp almond essence

2 cups sugar

6 cups water

1 tsp kewra essence

A pinch of saffron

Method

Add a little water to the almonds and blend to a fine paste. Mix almond paste, sugar, saffron and water in a pan. Cook for 1 hour on medium heat until it thickens. Cool and store sherbet in refrigerator

For serving, add 4 tablespoons of badam sherbet in a glass. Add one glass of water and mix well. Top it with ice cubes and serve. You can also mix the sherbet with milk.

Dessert

DESSERT TRAIL

Sweets are considered auspicious and as traditionally we still uphold that marriage is a somewhat sacred affair. Every rendezvous related to wedding matters are complemented with dessert on the side. There are matters that may not involve an elaborate dinner but one simply cannot do without desserts. It is easy to buy sweetmeats from renowned stores but the following recipes will add that personal touch to the events and gracefully show how much you care. 

SHUFTA

A traditional Kashmiri dessert, Shufta is especially made during festivals, and marriage ceremonies

Ingredients

1.  ½ cup almonds
2. ½ cup cashew nuts
3. ½ cup raisins
4. ½ cup pistachios
5. ½ cup walnuts
6. 10-12 dry dates
7. ½ cup dry coconut, cut into thin slices
8. ½ cup cottage cheese, cut into small pieces
9. ½ cup ghee
10. 2 cups sugar
11. ½ tsp cinnamon powder
12. ½ tsp cardamom powder
13. ½ tsp dry ginger powder
14. Good pinch of Saffron
15. 2 tbsp dried rose petals

Method

Soak almonds, cashew nuts, raisins, pistachio and walnuts in enough water for 30 minutes. Soak dry dates in another bowl. Cut the soaked dates into small pieces and remove the seeds. Heat ghee in a pan. Fry the coconut till slightly browned. Remove in a plate. Fry cottage cheese pieces in the same ghee till slightly browned. Drain the water from the dry fruits and add them in the pan. Add the fried coconut. Add sugar, cinnamon powder, cardamom powder, saffron, dry ginger powder and rose petals in the pan. Cook till sugar is dissolved. Serve immediately. If making it for later use, re-heat before serving.

BEBINCA

Bebinca is a classic traditional Goan dessert, essentially a seven layered one —a pudding made with flour, eggs, sugar, coconut milk, and cardamom-nutmeg powder.

Ingredients

1. 250ml thick coconut milk
2. 6 egg yolks
3. 175g refined flour
4. ½ cup ghee at room temperature
5. 200g sugar
6. ¼ tsp nutmeg powder
7. ½ tsp cardamom powder
8. Few almonds, flaked
9. 1 tsp vanilla essence
10. A pinch of salt

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180° Celsius, exactly ten minutes before baking. Grease a round pan or loaf pan with 2 tbsp ghee. Take a mixture vessel, combine coconut milk and sugar. With the help of an electric beater, beat until sugar dissolves. Add one egg yolk at a time and beat until they all mix nicely.
2. Now add flour, 1 tablespoon ghee, and salt. Beat everything nicely. In a baking pan, pour ½ cup batter and bake for 25 minutes. Now spread some ghee over it with the help of a brush.
3. Sprinkle some cardamom powder and vanilla essence. Bake again for 15 minutes. Again spread ghee, cardamom powder and vanilla essence. Continue greasing and baking with ½ cup batter until all batter is finished. Bake each layer for 15 minutes.
4. For the last batter spread ghee, sprinkle cardamom, nutmeg and vanilla essence. Add almonds, flaked. Bake the last layer for 20 minutes. Allow to cool completely. Remove from pan. Slice bibinca and serve warm or cold with a dollop of ice cream.

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so i am kinda busy now a days. That's why i made this post in a very short time. I wanted to post at least 4 recipes in every post but failed because of time management . I will do new posts with more recipes.    🔺