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Frothy Hot Chocolate

Ingredients

4 1/2 cups low-fat milk, divided

1/3 cup sugar

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Method

Whisk together 1/2 cup milk, sugar, cocoa, vanilla and cinnamon in a small bowl until a smooth paste forms. Heat the remaining 4 cups milk in a medium saucepan until steaming. Remove from heat and whisk vigorously. Whisk the cocoa mixture into the milk and pour into mugs.

Masala Chai

Ingredients

2 cups of Water

1 cup Milk

2 teaspoons Tea leaves 1 pod of Cardamom

1 Clove

1/2 inch piece of Ginger

1/4 inch piece of Cinnamon

Sugar to taste

Method

In a pot, mix the milk, water, all the whole spices (masalas) and bring to a boil. When it comes to a boil, add the tea leaves and keep on a rolling boil for 2 minutes or till the tea leaves are completely brewed and the tea has a golden or chocolate color. Add sugar to taste.

Strain the tea with a strainer into a serving tea pot. Serve hot in cups or mugs with biscuits and cookies.

Almond Honey Milk

Ingredients

1/2 cup blanched almonds

2 cups milk

1/4 teaspoon of cardamom powder or 1/2 tsp. vanilla.

Honey or sugar to taste

Method

1. Add almonds and water in a blender or food processor fitted with the metal blade and process for 2-3 minutes or until the nuts are reduced to a fine puree. Add 2 cups of milk and further blend on low speed for about 15 seconds. Heat the milk blend to a boil.

2. Pour the mixture through a strainer over a pan. Press out as much liquid as possible, then add the cardamom seeds. Stirring constantly, bring to a near boil over moderately high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 2 minutes. Add the sweetener.

3. You can pour the milk back and forth from one pan to another to make the milk frothy much like a low tech cappuccino machine. The frothy milk is then served.

Heliopole

Ingredients

Mint leaves

Cardamom powder

700 ml Apple juice

Squeeze of Lemon juice

Method

1. Pour the apple juice into a mixing jug with ice.

2. Add one or two squeezes of lime or a little lime cordial and stir well.

3. Strain into highball glasses and add mint leaves or a pinch of crushed cardamom.

4. Decorate with a twirl of lemon or lime peel and serve.

Spiced Hot Mocha

Ingredients

2 cup Milk

¼ tsp Salt

1 tsp Vanilla extract

¼ tsp ground Allspice

1 tsp ground Cinnamon

½ cup Whipping cream

2 cup hot strong Coffee

1/3 cup light Brown sugar

2 squares unsweetened Chocolate

Method

1. In heavy sauce pan over low heat, stir chocolate with 1/3 coffee until chocolate is melted.

2. Gradually stir in remaining coffee.

3. Add milk, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and allspice.

4. Over medium heat, heat mixture just to boiling, stirring occasionally.

5. Stir in vanilla extract.

6. Pour hot mocha into 4 mugs; top each with some whipped cream.

Tip: Instead of buying a more expensive Vanilla flavored coffee, just add a few drops of vanilla extract to your regular cup of coffee.

Tomato Juice

Ingredients

Tomato pieces 4 cups

Sugar 5 tsp

Lemon juice 1/2 tsp

Salt 2 tsp

Directions

Pulp tomato pieces with sugar in a blender for 30 seconds.

Filter through a sieve and wash the retained pulp by pouring cold water over the sieve.

Do not return the pulp to mixer. Over pulping spoils the taste due to the seeds and the skin getting extracted.

Make up to 6 cups with cold water. Then add lemon juice, sugar and salt.

Garnish with mint leaves if desired and serve ice cold.

Carrot Juice

Ingredients

1 lbs large carrots (washed and peeled)

1/2 lemon (peeled)

few green leafs such as red lettuce or carrot greens

1 apple

Method

Put all ingredients in your juicer. (A centrifuge juicer is easiest for carrots.) Mix. Drink immediately.