Basil lemonade recipe | Summer coolers

Basil lemonade is a perfect summer thirst quencher recipe. This recipe is made with basil leaves, lemon and honey. If you have all the ingredients in hand you can make the drink quickly. Last week when we ordered food for a party from a lady who stays nearby and does catering service, she told me about this basil lemonade. So curiously i asked her about that and she explained about and i got a bunch of thai basil leaves another friend from her home garden. I tried basil lemonade at home and even posted this in Jeyashri's kitchen Instagram story too. Today i tried with sweet basil leaves and it turned out very nice too. Make this small variation in your usual lemonade and enjoy the summer.
Check out my other lemon based summer coolers

• Shikanji
• Home made lemonade 

Rose lassi recipe | Lassi recipe

Lassi is a popular yogurt based Indian drink. I have posted punjabi sweet lassi, kesar lassi, mango lassi in jeyashri's kitchen. This rose lassi is quite famous in road side dabbas and anything with rose essence i love it. I have tried rose gulkand lassi for my Kutties kitchen cook book. When i bought rose milk essence 2 weeks back, after trying the watermelon rose cooler, i tried this rose lassi recipe. Varsha a great fan of rose milk, just like me😊enjoyed it very much, after she came back home from her exams. As the weather is getting hot, stay hydrated by drinking enough water, buttermilk and once in a while indulge in such summer coolers.

Dry fruits milkshake recipe

Milkshake recipe without ice cream 

Dry fruits milkshake is a healthy drink for kids as they are rich in protein.Even adults can have this milkshake by adding the nuts of their choice. Generally people make this on vrat days | fasting days. I had some left over dates after making eggless dates cake for my friend on her birthday. So yesterday made this and served for kids in the evening when they were back from school, along with a club sandwich. I had time only to take picture of the dry fruits milkshake only. The kids loved the milkshake a lot. Kick start your day with this healthy dry fruits milkshake and stay fresh.

Banana milkshake recipe | Banana almond smoothie

Banana almond milkshake is a very healthy breakfast smoothie for kids. The best way to make them eat nuts and fruits is by making a milkshake and giving it for breakfast or once they come back from school. Especially, during the exam time and summer also at it s peak, this is the best one to have for breakfast. Also if your kids are fussy to eat breakfast in the morning, make this smoothie and give, it will be quite filing too. Scroll down to the notes section for more variations. Stay tuned for more juices and smoothies coming up in jeyashris kitchen.

SUKKU MALLI COFFEE | SUKKU KAAPI RECIPE

I was first introduced to this coffee(kapi, to be more precise in tamil) by our neighbour aunty. Sukku is dry ginger and malli means coriander seeds. I have told about her in this vadai post too. Almost every week aunty makes this and brings piping hot sukku kaapi in the evening for my mom and paati in a big vessel. Initially me and sister will not even taste this as we feel that it is not meant for us. But aunty and even their daughters who are of the same age always tell us to try this kaapi. This drink has medicinal values too. It relives headaches, aids in digestion and keeps you energitic. This can be made with simple ingredients available at home. Slowly me and my sister started liking this and after that forgot about that. After so many years i made this today. It was raining heavily for tha past 3 days and thought this will be perfect one to enjoy this weather. When i had the first sip, it gave me lot of nostalgic memories of our childhood in our Madurai house.

KESAR SWEET LASSI RECIPE| SAFFRON LASSI RECIPE

Sweet lassi is the one i always love to have anytime. Though i love lassi, i make the salt lassi | neermor, as they are very good for health. My daughter loves all types of lassi. As the kids have holidays, i am making some juice or lassi for them . Today she asked for sweet lassi and i am a mood to click the pictures too. As i have already posted sweet lassi, i thought i will make kesar lassi . The kesar lassi was awesome and she loved it a lot. She infact patiently waited for me to click the pictures.

MILLET CUCUMBER LASSI RECIPE | MILLET RECIPES

Lassi , whether it is sweet or salt, is the most healthy and welcoming drink all time. I have already posted the recipe of  masala chaas here . When i posted vazhaithandu mor i have this idea in mind. . This cucumber lassi with millet is a very healthy one and quite filling too. I made this kuthiraivali | Barnyard millet. You can try with varagu, thinai or samai too. even can make with Oats too. Try this millet cucumber lassi and stay hydrated this summer.

GINGER ALE RECIPE | HOMEMADE GINGER ALE

Ginger ale recently i tried in Punjabi Grill restuarant in Singapore. I remember my grandma making inji sorasam| a ginger syrup and mix with water and give to us when we have indigestion problem. Those days we run when ever she comes and gives this to us . But somehow nowadays started liking this but my children are running now. Try this homemade ginger ale recipe out this summer and i am sure you will love this for sure.

PUDINA CHAAS ,MINT CHAAS RECIPE ,SUMMER COOLER RECIPE

 Mint chaas or pudina chaas is nothing but a mint flavoured buttermilk. This is quite a refreshing one for this summer. Yesterday i made this and had a glass full of pudina chaas after my breakfast. Already i have posted neermor, masala chaas and inaddition to that try out this mint chaas and stay refreshed . The cute pots were painted by my reader aarti. Thanks to her.

MINT LEMON JUICE | SUMMER COOLER RECIPES

 Mint lemon cooler, i have tasted this first time at a cousin's place in chennai. When we went to her house she served us with this mint lemon juice. On seeing the vibrant green colour in a glass, i was bit reluctant to drink this as i felt it will be too strong. Turned out to my surprise, it tasted so awesome. Shamelessly, i asked for one more serving and relished every sip of it. Last week when i was picking fresh mint leaves from the market, this mint lemon juice flashed into my mind, and since the summer is in peak i thought it will be a refreshing one for the summer. Got the exact recipe from her made it and we all enjoyed this . A perfect party starter too.

GULKAND MILKSHAKE | GULKAND SHAKE RECIPE | SUMMER COOLERS

When i posted the paan shot and beeda recipe i told i will post the Gulkand Milkshake recipe here soon. I tried this last week at home . I gave this to my daughter after finishing the click. she loved this very much and my mom tasted little and was totally impressed by the gulkand shake. Gulkand is a perfect summer cooler . Try this out at home and beat the heat.

BEETROOT JUICE RECIPE | EASY SUMMER DRINKS

I wanted to post the popular ABC juice, apple beetroot and carrot juice. When i started making it, thinking i have all ingredients at home. Suddenly realized apple was not there,so ended up making beetroot juice. It turned out very well and was perfect drink for the hot summer. Try out this easy summer drink recipe at home . Follow jeyashri's kitchen on facebook, and share the pictures of tried recipes from here. You can send the mail to jeyashrikitchen@gmail.com

RAGI CHOCOLATE MILKSHAKE | MALT | MILLET RECIPES

Ragi | Finger millet flour, i made puttu with that for this morning breakfast. First i thought, i will click pictures and post today but morning it was hectic i couldn't click. While i was serving ragi puttu for my hubby, Varsha asked me what is this. I said it is Ragi puttu and explained her the health benefits of ragi flour as a typical mom, and told her to try a spoon of it. I remember my mom making this keepai puttu during our childhood days and we used to look forward for this one. When she had a bite she told it was tasting as chocolate. Even when i first tasted ragi cookies i felt the same too. As a typical teenager and a perfect foodie, Varsha told me why don't you try Ragi chocolate milkshake with this. Amazed with her idea when i was browsing in google, i saw in Priya have  posted this ragi chocolate milkshake | Malt recipe. So i tried today ragi malt with chocolate chips. Let the kids enjoy this healthy and delicious milkshake in this summer.

GINGER CARDAMOM TEA | INDIAN KITCHEN BASICS | HOW TO MAKE TEA

 Tea, so many of us make tea as a  routine basis everyday. In our home me and Suresh take plain tea every morning. I always love this ginger-cardamom tea, especially after a heavy breakfast or an deep fried tea time snack. I never keep any proper measurements for making tea on daily basis. I hope it is with the case of every one of us. When we do on a daily basis it will easily come for us. For my tea generally i add milk more and water will be less. If you prefer the tea to be bit light, that is more of water and less of milk, adjust the ratio of milk and water accordingly. Rest of the procedure is same.
   Last week when i was teaching my helper , how to make tea, i thought i will post this here, so that it will be useful for many bachelors and first timers who make tea.  Always use good quality of tea leaves. My preferred tea brand are Tata gold, Wag bakri, Society Tea. While i was in chennai i use 3 roses,red label  or Taj mahal tea.
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KIWI GINGER LEMONADE | SUMMER JUICE RECIPES

Summer is in full swing and it is more important for each one of us to stay hydrated all the time. Sometimes though we take lot of water, we need some fresh juice to quench our thirst. Kiwi ginger lemonade i made after the super hit recipe of my Grape orange juice. This time instead of orange i made with lemon. It tasted so well and i tried the same kiwi lemonade by replacing water with plain soda. It turned out very well too. Try out this easy summer drink recipe made with just few simple ingredients.

MANGO MILKSHAKE RECIPE | MANGO RECIPES

Mango milkshake , the name itself makes me drool. I have always tried mango milkshake with banganapally mangoes but this is the first time i have tried with alphonso mangoes. I loved the  colour and the taste very much. I made this for an event organised by a friend and i made this in bulk. We all enjoyed the mango milkshake very much and it was quite filling too.

MASALA CHAAS | MASALA CHAAS RECIPE

Masala Chaas i first had some 12 years back when we went to my firnd's place in Jaipur. She made masala chaas at home and tasted very nice. After that though i had few times at restaurants, never attempted to try at home. During our recent trip to Delhi, had lots of Masala Chaas in all places we visited. A tall of glass of masala chaas after breakfast kept us energetic throughout the day. I just made it few days back at home. Sharing the recipe of simple masala chaas today.
There are many variations to the recipe and mine is the basic simple one.

WATERMELON AND CUCUMBER COOLER | SUMMER DRINKS RECIPES

Watermelon and cucumber are one of the best summer cooler. I know that it is best to eat the fruits as it is, but some times we need some fresh fruit juice instead of taking plain water. To stay cool in this summer try out this watermelon and cucumber juice. This is very easy to make and gives instant energy too.
After spending 10 days of holiday in Delhi and in Jim corbert , it is bit tough for all of us to come back to this very hot weather here in Singapore. Stay tuned for more interesting recipes which i have explored during these holidays.

APPLE CARROT AND GINGER JUICE |SUMMER DRINKS RECIPES

   When i was roaming around the Changi city point mall, after leaving Varun in the class, i felt like having some juice and visited a fruit juice shop inside the mall. I joined the queue and while standing i happened to see this apple carrot ginger juice in their menu list . Though i had my favorite pineapple juice , this apple carrot and ginger juice i wanted to try it out at home. I made this yesterday and it tasted very well. I can say this is the best thirst quencher. Try it out this summer and it is a very healthy juice too. Though it is always the best to consume fruits as such but some times it s ok to make juice and it is far better than store bought juices.
Check out my other Summer drink recipes too.

• LEMONADE - WITH HOME MADE SYRUP
• GRAPE AND ORANGE JUICE
• ORANGE BARLEY DRINK

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THANDAI RECIPE|THANDAI |HOLI FESTIVAL RECIPES

   I have never made this thandai on my own, but happened to drink this few times in holi parties. Few of my friends insisted me to put this recipe of Thandai . I got this recipe from my friend who regularly makes thandai for our holi party.  It turned out very well and i never know it is very easy to make Thandai at home. Even my south Indian friends, if you are not celebrating holi also, just try out this drink and stay cool this summer. This thandai is made for Maha shivaratri too.