Kini's Kitchen

INGREDIENTS: 1/2 kg raw mango 1 cup sugar 4 tsp black salt 2 tsp roasted cumin /jeera powder 1/2 tsp pepper powder 1/2 tsp saffron colour PROCEDURE: Wash, peel and cut mangoes intp chunks, put in the cooker and add enough water to cover them  Close the lid of the cooker and cook on a high flame for two whistles Turn off the flame,once the steam is released open the cooker ,let the mangoes cool down Blend the boiled mango chunks  and make a smooth paste Add sugar,  black salt,jeera powder, pepper powder and saffron colour, mix well Add 5-6 cups of chilled water and mix Serve chilled panna with ice cubes ,garnished with fresh mint leaves.

INGREDIENTS: 2 fresh oranges 5 fresh strawberries 1 cup pomegranate pearls Sugar to tatse Chilled water PROCEDURE: Peel the oranges and separate the segments, Remove the seeds  Wash the strawberries and chop roughly Put the orange segments, chopped strawberries , pomegranate pearls and sugar in the mixer jar Add 2 cup chilled water and blend it Strain the juice and serve chilled

INGREDIENTS: 2 oranges 1 apple 1 mango 5 strawberries 10 to 15 green grapes 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream Sugar to taste Chilled water PROCEDURE: Wash all the fruits , peel and cut the fruits Blend the chopped fruits with sugar, vanilla ice cream and chilled water as required Serve chilled

INGREDIENTS: 1/2 cup ragi / Nachni / Finger millet 2 cups water 1 cup jaggery powder 1 tsp Cardamom powder PROCEDURE: Clean ragi and wash 2-3 times, grind with little water into a fine paste Strain it in a strainer and you get a thick juice Add little more water and continue the same process 2 more times Add the jaggery powder,cardamom powder and water to adjust the consistency according to your taste Refrigerate the juice and serve chilled. Preparation time: 20 mins Serves 2 cups

INGREDIENTS: 4 tblsp kokum syrup Sugar accordingto your taste Pinch of salt 1/2 tsp kaala namak / rock salt pdr 1 tsp roasted jeera pdr 3 glasses of chilled water PROCEDURE: Mix all the ingredients and serve chilled.

INGREDIENTS: 2 cups boiled and chilled milk Sugar to taste 2 scoops of vanilla ice ceam (optional) 6 litchis ,peeled and deseeded 5-6 ice cubes PROCEDURE: Blend all the ingredients in the mixer and serve chilled

INGREDIENTS: 2 cups drinking water 3 tsp sugar Lemon juice to taste Orange juice to taste Tea powder 1 tsp PROCEDURE: Put water in a vessel,add sugar and tea powder  Make it boil for 5 mins,switch off the flame  Strain the tea ,add lemon and orange juice Serve hot or cold .

: INGREDIENTS: 2cups mango pieces 2 cups musk melon pieces Saugar to taste 1/2 cup cold milk 8-10 ice cubes PROCEDURE: Blend all the ingredients in the mixer  Add chilled water if needed  Serve chilled and enjoy!!

Thandai is a cold drink prepared on Holi festival !! It is prepared with a mixture of almonds,fennel seeds,watermelon seeds,pepper,cardamon,saffron,milk and sugar  !!! this yummy recipe belongs to master chef Sanjeev Kapoor !! INGREDIENTS: 1 .5 ltr Full cream milk 25 almond blanched and peeled 20 Cashew nuts soaked  30 pistas blanched  and peeled 3 tblsp melon seeds soaked 3 tblsp poppy seeds (khus khus) soaked Saffron/ kesar few strands 1.5 cups sugar 8-10 green cardamoms 1 inch stick cinnamon 8-10 black pepper corns PROCEDURE: Grind together almonds,cashew nuts,pistas,melon seeds, poppy seeds with little milk to a fine paste Bring remaining milk to a boil in a pan ,add saffron and mix When the milk begins to boil,add sugar and simmer till sugar melts Grind cardamom,cinnamon ,black pepper to a fine powder Add the ground paste to the milkand mix well Simmer for 3-4 mins,add the powdered masalaand mix well Refrigerate it when it ...

INGREDIENTS: 2 mangoes 1/4 cup chilled milk sugar to taste Some ice cubes PROCEDURE: Wash and peel the mangoes,take the pulp  Put the pulp in mixer jar,add sugar,milk ice cubesand blend well transfer in a vessel,add chilled water and adjust the consistency Serve chilled!!!

INGREDIENTS: 1 raw mango (totapuri) 1 1/2 cups sugar or jaggery 2 tsp roasted jeera pdr 1 tsp cardamom pdr  1/2 tsp black salt/kaala namak 3-4 Saffron strands or saffron colour PROCEDURE:   Wash mango and make 2-3 cuts on it and cook in cooker with 1 cup watertill it becomes soft when it comes to room temperature separate the pulp  and put in a vessel Add sugar  and boil it for 10 mins Add other ingredients  and store in a clean jar  when it comes to room temperature Store in the refrigerator  

INGREDIENTS: 1 raw mango (totapuri) Sugar 1 tsp cardamom pdr 2 tsp roasted cumin pdr 4-5 saffron strands Pinch saffron colour (optional)  PROCEDURE: Rinse the raw mango and pressure cook with 1 cup water for 3-4 whistles Peel the boiled mango and scrape the pulp  Collect the pulp in a bowl and add double amount of sugar to it Add water as required ,and the remaining ingredients Stir well and refrigerate it  serve chilled 

INGREDIENTS: 2 cups roughly chopped melon pieces sugar to taste 8-10 ice cubes 1/4 cup milk Water if needed PROCEDURE: Blend all the ingredients in a mixer jar and serve chilled.

INGREDIENTS: 2 cups chilled milk 5 tsp sugar 2 tsp instant coffee powder 1/2 tsp cocoa powder (optional) 1/2 cup ice cubes 3 tsp chocolate sauce for garnishing PROCEDURE: Blend all the ingredients in the blender and serve chilled.

INGREDIENTS: 4 cups deseeded chopped watermelon sugar to taste 3 tsp lime juice 1 inch ginger piece some ice cubes PROCEDURE: Blend all the ingredients in the blender  and serve chilled You can also strain it before serving

INGREDIENTS: 1 orange ! mosambi (sweet lime) 1 apple 1/4  cup pomegranate seeds 4 strawberries 3 litchies PROCEDURE: Peel orange ,mosambi ,and pomegranate Put all the fruits in the blender with sugar and 1 cup water and strain the juice  Serve chilled