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Honeydew melon is a variety of melon, which belongs to the family of musk melon. Its a family favourite fruit at our place because of its sweet taste. We normally would cut the fruit and eat it as it is. But there will be times the half finished fruit sits in the fridge for a few days and nobody wants to eat it. Something innovative has to be prepared during such times to make it interesting. Here is one such recipe..Muskmelon Cooler! It can be served as a refreshing drink or as a dessert.  Time required: 15 - 20 minutes Difficulty level: Medium Serves - 3 Ingredients: Honeydew Melon - 1/4th of a whole fruit (or even less) Milk (preferably full fat) - 1 cup  For sweetness - jaggery, sugar or maple syrup - according to taste (I have added 6 tbsp of jaggery) Salt - a pinch Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp Method: Cut the melon into big pieces and separate the seed part. Grate the flesh using a grater and discard the rind part.  1.5 cups of grate...

Its the peak summer here..hot days makes us feel tired all the time. Drinking plenty of water and other cool drinks will give some kind of relief. Since its too hot outside, we prefer having more of juice and milkshakes these days instead of tea and coffee. These home made cool drinks are good for our health more than tea and coffee! My daughter is a big fan of strawberries these days. Whenever we insist her to have some fruits, she demands for strawberries! So whenever I have more strawberries in the fridge, I will preserve some in the freezer for her emergency needs! And sometimes, those fruits will be used to prepare delicious milkshakes just like this! Preparation time: 10 minutes Servings: 2 Difficulty level: Easy Ingredients: Strawberries (fresh / frozen) - 250 gm Cold milk - 300 ml Sugar - 2 to 3 tbsp or to taste Ice cream - 2 tbsp Method: Clean the strawberries and chop them roughly. Combine sugar and chopped strawberries in a mixie or blende...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ   Hibiscus is one of the most common garden plants which is easy to grow and lasts for years. We can find varieties of hibiscus plants everywhere. This plant has got lot of uses. People use hibiscus flowers for offering to God. Hibiscus leaves are good for hair growth and remedy for all hair problems. We can prepare Juice and Tea using hibiscus flowers, which is good for health. We had a Hibiscus plant in our backyard. It was full of flowers all the time except during peak winter. We used to pick the flowers daily for offering to God. Kiddo also wanted some flowers for playing and she never missed her share :) Even after picking so many flowers, we could see many flowers still on the plant. These days, I have learned a new recipe using hibiscus flowers. Hibiscus Juice is damn easy to prepare and tastes really yum! I just love that sparkling red color of this juice. Ingredients for this juice are also simple..one can give it a try anytime! Preparation...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ   When its summer, something cold would be perfect to have when we feel thirsty. I prepare varieties of milkshakes, juices, smoothies, Lassi, etc. healthy n refreshing drinks at home using fresh ingredients. Since its the mango season now, we all love to have mango milkshake and juice whenever mangoes are there at home. Mango Milkshake is my daughter's all time favorite. She will be happy to have this drink anytime!  Try this easy and delicious milkshake and let me know how you liked it! Time required: 10 minutes Cooling time: 1 hour Servings: 3 Difficulty level: Easy Ingredients: Ripened mango (medium size) - 2 nos Sugar - 5 tbsp (adjust according to taste) Full cream milk - 300 ml (see Tips) Water - 100 ml Salt - a big pinch Method: Peel and chop the mangoes roughly into medium size cubes. Blend the mango pieces along with sugar and pinch of salt into fine paste. Add little milk if required. Once it becomes a fine paste,...

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. Here is one more variety of juice or cool drink for the for the summer! I love to have this Jaggery cool drink regularly due to health benefits of jaggery. As all of us know, jaggery is a very good source of iron. So, it helps to increase hemoglobin count in our blood. People suffering from acidity and digestion problems can surely rely on the usage of jaggery as a home remedy. People with digestion problems can have one glass of water mixed with 1 tsp of jaggery everyday half an hour before lunch and dinner for better results. So, here is the healthy juice recipe for you friends! Try this easy and tasty Jaggery Juice at your home for a healthy living!   Preparation time: 10 minutes Servings: 2 Ingredients: Cold water - 2 glass full Jaggery - 4 tsp (adjust according to sweetness) Lime squeeze - 1 tsp Pepper powder - one pinch Ice cubes - optional Method: Add enough jaggery to water and mix it well....

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು  ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. Mango is one of the fruits which is liked by most of the people. This is the season of mangoes here in India, and we are making the fullest use of the season this year! Apart from the mangoes we buy from nearby fruit stalls and supermarkets in our area, my hubby visited 'Mango Mela' this time and he bought varieties of mangoes from there. Simply we ate mangoes like anything! Also, I prepared Mango Seekarane , juice, milkshake, etc. almost regularly. Usually, I prepare milkshake from mango, and Smoothie was very new to me. Sometime back, I had seen Smoothie preparation in a TV cookery show and got inspired by them! Here is my version of smoothie, with slight variations in the original recipe..     Preparation time: 10 - 15 minutes Cooling time: 1 hour Servings: 2 Ingredients: 1 large mango - fully ripen  Thick curd - 200 ml Milk - 50 ml (See Tips) Water - 50 to 100 ml Sugar - 8 to 10 tsp (adjust ...

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. Looks like the watermelon season has started now in Bangalore. Last week when we had been to groceries, hubby wanted to buy watermelon - bigger ones! Somehow, I feel that selecting the watermelon is really a tough task. Because the fruit pieces kept in the shops will always look so reddish but the fruit which we buy will not be so good most of the times! :D   This time, we were happy with the color of the watermelon, but it was not so sweet in taste. So, I thought of preparing watermelon juice. Believe me, the whole fruit we finished by preparing juice daily :) I had used enough sugar to give a sweet touch to the juice and it was really delicious!  Preparation Time: 10 minutes Servings: 2  Ingredients: Watermelon pieces chopped into medium size cubes - about 4 glass full (I have used the serving glass for measurement) Sugar 4 - 5 spoon or to taste Pinch of salt Pepper powder - 1/2 spoon Ice cubes - opt...