Strawberry Milkshake

Strawberries are one of the most beautiful fruits created by God. In spite of that I rarely buy Strawberries as they are usually slightly sour in taste. But once while shopping with my friend Vinita, she told me to try this milkshake and it tasted yum.

Just add 4-5 strawberries with a cup of cold milk and 4 tsp of sugar in a blender. I also added a spoonful of Butter Pecan ice cream to enhance the taste. Blend till it is smooth.
Serve immediately.
If kept for longer time the acids in strawberry act on the milk and start curdling it.

Note: This milkshake can be made without ice cream but if using ice cream Vanilla flavor would be the best.

Pomegranate Juice

Pomegranate/Anaar/Dalimb is a fruit that kids aren't fond of. When we were kids I remember being told that a Dalimb can give u an elephant's strength. But that didn't make me to eat it. I would just eat a few seeds. That hasn't changed in all these years. I am still not very fond of fruits. But considering their benefits I try to incorporate them in our diet in whichever way possible.
This juice is the result of one such effort to consume Dalimb.

For this we need:

Dalimb/Pomegranate - 1
Sugar - 2 tsp
Water
Chat Masala - 1/4 tsp or even less

Remove the skin and the white membranes.
Add the seeds in a blender. Pour a little water(around 1/2 cup). Add the sugar. Blend it for 30 sec. Add more water or sugar if required. Blend again for few more sec.
Seive it to extract the juice. Discard the seeds.
Add the chat masala to the juice and enjoy the freshly extracted juice.


* Whole fruits are always better than their juices.