This time for Blog Hop-Wednesday#15 , i am paired with Kokila of Foodies Nest.. There are many interesting dishes out there and i zeroed down on two things.. One was a date & nuts burfi and the other was this juice..Every time we buy musk melon, we chop them into small pieces, add sugar & refrigerate and then enjoy the fruit..But, i have never tasted it as a juice..so thought i should do this!
This is my first time with Taste & Create and am paired with Corina of 'Searching for Spice'. She is a seasoned blogger with a great love for cooking..you could a lot of dishes inspired by Master Chef series! Her recipe catalog has a huge list of things & being a vegetarian, i narrowed down on vegetarian, desserts & pasta's.. I was so confused on what to choose..there are many things, i would like to try.. Finally i decided on ' Chilli Chocolate Truffles'. I love chocolates, but have never tasted chilli in truffles, thought i should give this a try!
The truffles melt in your mouth & there is a light tinge of spiciness that it leaves behind..this is def the best way to express how it tasted :D.. you must know by now, that it is very difficult for me to describe a dish verbally ( I feel guilty, that i own a food blog ;))
I love pickles, but not a fan of Lemon pickles.. i am a Mango loyalist :D..S loves lemons and here we get really big ones.. Drizzle a little salt & chilli powder, he can keep having them raw all day!.. So, i thought will make pickle at home but the procedure for doing this is elaborate & you need to dry it ....I hardly get sunny days in summer here, so forget it now! Then i saw this recipe in Priya's blog and i knew, i just had to make it!
It's different bcoz its the Pressure cooker method and it tastes really great..i love my mangoes, but i have started liking lemon's too now :)
We are not big time into milkshakes. Lemon juice salted is a staple drink at home :). Its on occasions when the fruits are not being used, i make milkshakes.. Anyday, its much healthier to eat fruits as it is but on those 'sinful' craving attack days, fruits provide the much needed comfort factor :D
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| Date-Apple Milkshake |
Ingredients
1. Dates - 5 (de-seeded)
2. Apple - 1 ( peeled & cored)
3. Sugar - 2 tbsp
4. Milk - 2 glasses
Preparation Time!!
1. Soak dates in little milk for about 20 minutes, for it to become a little soft
2. Then, add this into a blender, add chopped apple, sugar & milk. Blend well. Its takes some time for dates to be mashed completely
3. Add ice cubes(optional) and serve
This milkshake is quite filling and has a nice taste..almost like toned down version of a vanilla milkshake.
You could go ahead add 1-2 tsp of vanilla essence to make it taste like vanilla milkshake :)
Serving - 2 big glasses
Duration - 10 minutes ( non inclusive of dates soaking time)
Sending this to Milkshakes @ Foodies Nest
