Friends, Food and a perfect Cocktail!

Sangria
It was a phase when M was enthusiastic about learning how to make cocktails. He even bought a book called 'Shaken, classic cocktails-shaken not stirred'! And one fine day, M, along with a friend of ours, decided to make us girls some good homemade cocktails. After a long discussion and everyone suggesting their favourites, they chose to make Sangria (two reasons, we had just had some at a Mexican restaurant and we loved it and it was the simplest in the book!) Anyways, they got out their cocktail kit, shook and stirred and made some really potent Sangria and served it to us with a string of brags and boasts. We thoroughly enjoyed it, the cocktail that is ;-)

Here's the recipe as it appears in the book -

juice of 1 orange
juice of 1 lemon
2 tbsp caster sugar
ice cubes
1 orange, thinly sliced
1 lemon, thinly sliced
1 bottle red wine, chilled
lemonade

Shake the orange and lemon juice with the sugar and transfer to a large bowl or jug.

When the sugar has dissolved, add a few ice cubes, sliced fruit and wine.

Marinate for 1 hour if possible, and then add lemonade to taste and more ice.

I'm sending this to Ria's Let's Celebrate Event.

CLICK: June 2009 Stacks

I took this picture today to send it to this month's CLICK: Stacks, hosted by Jugalbandi.

This is a common sight in India. It is believed that this string of lemon and chillies wards off any evil. Commonly found hanging from lorries (large trucks), this reflects the myriad colours of Indian culture. The authentic Indian version is a yellow lemon with green chillies, but mine is custom made according to what is available here! If I had attempted to give it the traditional look, it would've ended up looking like a humungus replica as the lemons and green chillies here are, well, let's just say, really bigger versions :)

Monthly Mingle #33 - Ravishing Rice Recipes

Curd Rice

Off goes this recipe to Monthly Mingle #33 - Ravishing Rice Recipes hosted by Nags and started by Meeta.

Entry to a Green Event!

I'm sending this recipe to Sowmya's SWC - Cooking with Greens Event.

Flavoured Dill & Spinach Rice.

Happy eating!

Friends chat over Fruit Chaat!

Our gang of friends decided to have a potluck one day. There were several yummy things to eat and the men tried their hand at cooking! One of our friends dished up this really easy but really healthy fruit chaat. With all the other sinfully rich dishes,we thought no one would care much for this, but surprise, surprise! The fruit chaat was the star of the evening...





Very simple to make -

1. Dice all fruits - we had apples, watermelon, kiwis, oranges, bananas, peaches and grapes
2. Put into a large bowl and add salt, pepper, chaat masala and some lime juice for flavour (according to taste)
3. All done! Serve and eat loads. No guilt pangs at all!

I remember eating this on our many street-food adventures back in Bangalore...
This goes to Sunday Snacks - Chaats hosted by All Thingz Yummy.

CLICK: Cookies

It's been raining in Sydney...winter's setting in. It's the perfect time to curl up with a cup of hot cocoa, some cookies and a good book :-)
This picture goes to CLICK: Cookies hosted by Jugalbandi.