26 ROSE MILK SHAKE

Rose Milk Shake /


A perfect drink for summer to relieve and refresh us from the heat. I just love this milk for the pleasant looking pink color and also for the lovely taste and smell.

Rose petals purifies blood and improves skin to look fresh and glowing. It is also good for cooling the body and improves digestion and good for acidity. Apart from these there are other lot of benefits by using this petals.

Ingredients to make rose milk shake :-

Milk - 2 cups
Vanilla Icecream - 1 -2 scoops
Sugar - 1 - 1 1/2 tbsp( as sweetness required)
Rose milk syrup/essence - 4 - 5 drops( as taste and color required)


Just add all the things in a blender and turn on for a minute or less than a minute or use a hand mixer and beat for less than a minute until creamy and frothy. Serve immediately chilled.

Making rose syrup at home is very simple and easy if you want to prepare them at home and if they are not available at stores.

Will write a seperate post on how to do that.


I have used the rose milk syrup that we get in Nilgiris store in India. It is a very thick concentrate of the syrup so we can add just few drops which is good enough for the taste and color.


Can use the rose syrup that we get in bottles at Indian Stores. But that already has sugar in it so adjust the sugar addition or skip adding.

Sending this entry to Serve it chilled event hosted by Denny.

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35 BANANA STEM AND BUTTER MILK DRINK

Banana Stem Butter Milk Drink:-

Healthy drink and also best for summer to cool your body.

Banana(Plantain) Stem - Vaazha Thandu, Arati Davva, Bale dhindu, Kele ki tana

Butter Milk- Mor, Majjiga, Majjige, chaas


Banana stem is very rich in fiber and also helps in reducing weight .It can be eaten raw or cooked. It also helps to prevent and treat kidney stones . Also it completely cools the body and is highly recommended in tropical countries.
The combination of these two super coolers definitely cools our body completely and best to take in summer to beat the heat and cool.

Banana stem juice combined with buttermilk and when had in empty stomach helps in weight reduction.

Banana Stem - 1 cup (chopped roughly)
Yogurt/Curd/Dahi/Thayir/Perugu/Mosaru - 1/2 cup
Water - 1/2 cup
Ginger - 1/2 inch piece
Green chillie - 1 small or half
Cumin Seeds/Jeera - 10 by count
Salt - 1 - 2 pinch


Blend/Grind all ingredients in a mixer and strain with a muslin cloth or strainer. Drink fresh or serve chill.

Note instead of grinding cumin seeds can add few pinch of roasted cumin powder.

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24 OMA WATER

Omam in Tamil. Carom Seeds in English. Ajwain in Hindi.


Using oma water is a simple home remedy in many households to relieve us from stomach pain. Normally this water was given to us on a regular basis no matter if we had a pain or not. Though it has a strong smell and flavor it is very good to have and really soothes us very soon.

To know more about these seeds click here.


Omam is a seed which looks very similar like cumin seeds, but little short and flat. Has a very good aroma. These seeds are good to have to when we have stomach pain, or suffer from acidity and heart burn. Relieves and soothes from the pain.

Ajwain seeds - 2 tsp
Water - 1 cup

Dry roast the seeds in a pan or microwave until you get a very nice aroma. I used the microwave and set it just for 45 seconds.

Take the seeds and water in a sauce pan and boil it well till it reduces to half the amount. Leave it alone and strain the water using a tea filter.


Take a tbsp of water whenever needed when you are having severe stomach pain, acidity/ heartburn due to indigestion.
Can be given to kids and adults. Back home they also used to give to babies above 9 months.

Sending this to Ruchika cooks event for Home remedies started by Muskaan and Sadhana of A2Z Vegetarian Cuisine.

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44 KASHAYAM

Kashayam - Type 1


Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
Pepper corns - 8 - 10
Ginger - 1 inch
Tulasi leaves - 4 - 5( or 1/4 tsp of powder)
Panagal Kandu - 1 tbsp
(Panakalkandu/palmsugar)


In place of pangal kandu can use honey or Karupatti( Palm jaggery). I do not have karupatti right now. Will update the post once I get it. But it is also added in preparation of coffee in my native by substituting sugar.
If using honey, then mix it just before drinking.

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10 ORANGE JUICE

Orange juice is a source of vitamin C (ascorbic acid), potassium, thiamin, Phosphorus G, folic acid (Vitamin B9) and vitamin B6. One 8-ounce glass of 100 percent orange juice counts as almost 25 percent of the USDA-recommended daily fruit and vegetable servings, based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Research shows orange juice is more nutrient dense than many commonly consumed 100 percent fruit juices, such as apple, grape, pineapple and prune.( Source Wikipedia).


Orange - 2
Sugar - 1 1/2 tbsp ( optional to increase the sweetness)
Water - 1/2 cup
Crushed ice cubes


Cut orange in halves and extract juice with a squeezer. Strain and add the rest of the ingredients. Stir and serve.

Also received this award from Babli of Khana Masala and Susri. Thank you so much Babli and Susri :)


Sending this juice along with the ones below to Sanghi's FIL- Fruits Event


Fruit Salad

Fruit Jello

Fruits in Desert Shells

Channa Chaat

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1 MANGO MILK SHAKE

Mango Milk Shake


Hubby's favourite recipe. and he is an expert in making variety of milk shakes at home. Loved by kids and all our friends.

Mango pulp - 1 cup
Vanilla ice cream - 2 scoops
Milk - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 or 2 tbsp( depending on sweetness required)


Add all ingredients in a mixer/blender and blend well until it is mixed and blended well. Check the consistency and add more milk if needed and adjust sugar if needed. Transfer and serve in a glass.

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