Fruit Custard

Ingredients:

• Milk: 3 Cups
• Custard Powder: 2tbsp
• Sugar: 1/2 Cup (or More)
• Grapes: 1 Cup
• Diced Apples: 1 Cup
• Diced Mango: 1 Cup
• Diced Banana: 1 Cup
• Oranges: 1 Cup

Procedure:

1. In small bowl take half cup of milk and add custard powder. Mix it well to form a fine paste.
2. Pour remaining milk in a heavy bottom sauce pan. Boil this milk. Then add sugar.
3. While stirring milk continuously add custard powder paste in milk . Keep cooking and stirring this mixture till it gets semi thick liquid consistency.
4. Let it cool to room temperature.
5. Then add chopped fruits. You can use fruits of your own choice. Mix well.
   
6. Keep this custard in a freeze for at least half hour.
7. Serve this cold fruit custard any time of the day.
   

Dear Chaitra of Aathidhyam gave me 'Global Food Blogger Award'. Thank you very much Chaitra for this award. I am so honored. I will like to share this award with all my fellow blogger friends.

Chilled Cucumber Soup

To read this recipe in Marathi Click Here

Ingredients:

• English or Any Cucumber: 1
• Yogurt: 1 Cup
• Fresh Dill Leaves: 1 tbsp
• Fresh Coriander Leaves: 1 tbsp
• Fresh Lemon Juice: 1/2 tbsp or more
• Finely Shredded Ginger: As needed
• Salt & Pepper to Taste

Procedure:

1. Peel the cucumber, split lengthwise, remove seeds and sliced very thin.
2. Place cucumber slices in a bowl. Add some salt, toss slices and keep these slices in colander for 5-10 min. so that extra water will drain out.
3. Place all ingredients into a food processor. Blend until smooth. Pour this soup into a large bowl, cover and refrigerate until well chilled.
4. Garnish soup with slice of cucumber or dill leaves & serve this in a bowl or glass.
   

Cantaloupe and Grape Juice

Ingredients:

• Cantaloupe Pieces: 1 Cup
• Black Grapes: 1 Cup
• Orange Juice: 1/2 Cup
• Sugar to taste (optional)

Procedure:

1. Add all ingredients in the blender and blend it till you get smooth paste. Strain this juice.
2. Put some ice cubes in glass and pour the juice.Garnish this juice with chopped grapes or cantaloupe pieces and serve this cold , healthy juice anytime.

This is my entry for Easy Crafts WYC: Juices and Ice-Cream and Mythreyee's Sweet Series: Cool Desserts , Sia's WBB-Summer Feast , Manina's Eating with seasons , Aartee's Summer Splash events.

Grilled Vegetable Salad

Ingredients:

• Red Capsicum : 1
• Green Capsicum : 1
• Broccoli: 3-4 Florets
• Cauliflower: 3-4 Florets
• Onion: 4-5 Slices
• Zucchini: 4-5 Slices
• American Eggplant: 2-3 Slices
• Salt to Taste (Optional)

Procedure:

1. Cut capsicums and florets in desired shape.
2. Grill all vegetables until they become tender. Do not over cook vegetables.
3. Mix all vegetables in a bowl and serve it. If you want you can sprinkle some salt or squeeze lemon over cooked vegetables. You can eat this healthy salad anytime when you want.
   

This is my entry for Archana's Summer Splash, Sia's WBB: Summer Feast, Sig's MM: Grill It! , Manina's Eating With Seasons: August and Manasi's Healthy Cooking events.

Honeydew Melon and Cantaloupe Soup

To read this recipe in Marathi Click Here

Ingredients:

• Honeydew Melon Pieces : 1 Cup
• Cantaloupe Pieces : 2 Cup
• Lemon Juice: 1/4 Cup
• Sugar: 1 tsp ( or more)
• Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper to Taste
• Mint Leaves or Coriander Leaves for Garnishing

Procedure:

1. In a blender, combine the honeydew and cantaloupe pieces, salt, sugar, lemon juice, and process until very smooth. Pour into a large bowl, cover and refrigerate until well chilled, about 3 hours.
2. Pour the soup into serving bowls. Garnish with pepper powder and mint or coriander leaf. Serve immediately.

Source:
Fresco by Scotto

This is my another entry for Sia's WBB-Summer Feast , Manina's Eating with seasons , Aartee's Summer Splash event.

Grilled Watermelon Salad

Ingredients:

• Watermelon: 2 slices
• Cherries: 8-10
• Green Grapes: 8-10
• Olive Oil: 1 tsp
• Orange Juice: 1 tbsp
• Lime or Lemon Juice: 1 tbsp
• Chaat Masala (Optional)
• Shredded Cheese (Optional)

Procedure:

1. Cut watermelon slices into small pieces. Grilled these pieces for at least 1 minute. I have small grill so I made thin watermelon slices. If you have a big grill you can make little bit thick slices and grill slices for 2-3 minutes.
2. Deseed cherries. Cut cherries and grapes into 4 pieces.
3. Toss all ingredients into a mixing bowl. Mix all ingredients very well. Serve this salad at any time in these hot summer days.

Now after this cool recipe it's Award Time.

Sweet JZ of Tasty Treats gave me my new 'A Giant Bear Hug' award. Thank you very much JZ for this award.

I would like to pass this award to Asha of Foodie's Hope, Mansi of Fun and Food, Uma of 'Essence of Andhra', Sia of Passionate about Life and Spice

Sireesha of ' Mom's Recipe ' and Ranji of ' Ranji's Kitchen Corner ' gave me my second new award - 'Yum-Yum blog award'

Thank you very much Sireesha and Ranji for this award. I would like to pass this award to JZ of Tasty Treats, Asha of Foodie's Hope, Mansi of Fun and Food, Swati of 'Sugar Craft India'



Red Chillie of 'RedChillies' gave me 'Rockin' Girl Blogger' and ' Blogging With A Purpose' awards.





Thank you again JZ, Sireesha, Ranji and Red Chilli for these awards. Congrats to all and enjoy your awards.

This is my entry for Sia's WBB-Summer Feast and Manina's Eating With Season , Aartee's Summer Splashevents.

Apple Strawberry Milkshake

Ingredients

• Strawberries: 5-6
• Apple: Half
• Cold Milk: 2 Cups
• Sugar: 2 tsp
• Almonds: 2
• Cashew: 2
• Cardamom Powder: 2 Pinch

Procedure

• Wash strawberries with water very well. Cut strawberries and apple into small pieces.
• Blend all above ingredients into blender till it you get very smooth mixture.
• Serve this shake in glass.

Tips

• Instead of apple, strawberries you can use fruits that you like.
• You can use ice -cream of your choice in this shake.

Banana Raita

Ingredients

• Bananas: 3
• Dry Shredded Coconut: 1/2 Cup
• Lemon or Lime: 1
• Vanilla or Plain Yogurt: 1 Cup
• Finely Chopped Almonds (Optional)
  

Procedure

1. Dry roast shredded coconut till it gets light brown.
2. Cut bananas into approximately 2 inches or very small pieces.
3. Squeeze lemon juice over banana pieces to keep them fron browning.
4. Coat banana pieces with yogurt and roasted coconut. Add almond pieces & mix well.
5. Chilled this raita and serve as a side dish or snack.

This is my entry for EasyCrafts Fun 'n' Sun Event

Healthy Tomato Cooler

Ingredients:

• Tomato: 3
• Sugar: 1 & 1/2 tsp
• Pepper Powder: 2 Pinches
• Chat Masala: 1/2 to 1 tsp
• Lemon Juice: 1 tbsp (Optional)
• Water: 1 Cup
• Ice Cubes (Crushed): 5-6
• Mint Leaves: 2-3
• Salt to Taste

Procedure

1. Blanch tomatoes in boiling water for 5 minutes.
2. Remove, peel and blend with mint leaves. Strain, cool and chill well. Use remaining pulp in any sabji.
3. Just before serving, put all remaining ingredients in a mixie. Blend well and serve immediately.

This is my entry for EasyCrafts Fun 'n' Sun Event