Spice up monotonous monsoon evenings with these simple recipes
From cranberry cider to mint cold coffee, you'll find something for every taste here.
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Monsoon evenings are all about lazing around in the living room with a cup of tea and a crunchy snack to go with it. While a warm beverage is the perfect fit with the cool breeze and light drizzling, it's always fun to go the other way and try something new. A cool drink with a tangy twist, perhaps.
Checkout these four recipes to spice up your monotonous monsoon evening.
Ingredients Strong freshly brewed black coffee : 1 cup Mint : 5- 8 sprigs Sugar : 5 - 10 gm (to taste) Milk : 60 ml Ice
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Method - Muddle mint and sugar in a shaker - Add ice, coffee and milk - Shake lightly to combine the ingredients - Garnish with fresh mint and serve
Cranberry Cider Ingredients
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Orange: 1 Fennel seeds: 2 tbsp (Crushed a bit in a mortar and pestle or with the side of a big knife) Cranberry juice: 4 cups Orange liqueur (optional): 60 ml
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Method - Remove 6 big strips of orange zest - Put them in a medium saucepan with crushed up fennel seeds and cranberry juice - Partially cover the pan and bring the juice to a simmer over medium heat - Reduce the heat to low and let the cranberry juice infuse for 20 minutes - Line a sieve with a coffee filter or a double layer of cheesecloth - Put the sieve over a medium sized bowl - Pour the hot cranberry juice through the sieve and into the bowl - Rinse the saucepan and pour the warm juice back in it - Cook over medium heat until it simmers - Drizzle in the orange liqueur - Pour this into mugs and serve
Ingredients Peated scotch: 60 ml Tamarind paste: 15 ml Pineapple chunks Simple syrup: 20 ml Salt: One pinch Mint: 5-6 sprigs
Method - Mix pineapple, mint and sugar together in a shaker - Add tamarind paste, salt and whisky - Add ice and shake vigorously till shaker tins are frosted - Fine strain into a coupe glass and serve
And if you're not in the mood for something cold, but would rather sip on a warm drink, this tea recipe with a twist can be the perfect companion on a rainy weekend.
Spiked Tea
Ingredients Strong masala tea: 1 cup Bailey's irish crème: 60 ml Basil: 5-6 sprigs Sugar: To taste Ice
Method - Muddle basil and sugar together with around 30 ml of tea - Add ice and Baileys - Shake lightly to mix all the ingredients - Strain into a cup and top up with hot masala tea - Garnish with basil and serve
(Courtesy: Bhavya Verma, Assistant Manager – F&B, Courtyard by Marriott Bengaluru, Outer Ring Road)
House Party? Try These Simple And Delicious Cocktail Recipes
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Red, white or sparkling, wine in every form is to be loved. Those with a taste for wine know just how delightful the beverage is. From the flavour to the effect, one simply can’t stop at a glass of this delight. However, there is always room for improvement; you can play with the flavours, add a few ingredients and prepare a wine cocktail.
All you need is wine and a few ingredients to whip up a cocktail good enough to blow your mind.
(Recipes courtesy: Grover Zampa)
Red, white or sparkling, wine in every form is to be loved. Those with a taste for wine know just how delightful the beverage is. From the flavour to the effect, one simply can’t stop at a glass of t..
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Ingredients
Grover Art Collection Sauvignon Blanc: 90 ml
Dark rum: 30 ml
Vanilla extract: 10 ml
Pineapple juice: 10 ml
Method
- Add all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and mix for 10 seconds
- Take a highball glass and fill it with ice
- Strain the drink over ice
- Squeeze a lime over it and empty cocktail in the glass
IngredientsGrover Art Collection Sauvignon Blanc: 90 mlDark rum: 30 mlVanilla extract: 10 mlPineapple juice: 10 mlMethod- Add all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and mix for 10 seconds- Take a highb..
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Ingredients
Grover Art Collection Chenin Blanc: 60 ml
Zampa Soirée Brut: 60 ml
Lemon juice: 10 ml
Vodka: 30 ml
Sugar syrup
Grapes for garnish
Method
- Mix all ingredients
- Set aside for an hour
- Garnish with grapes
- Serve chilled
IngredientsGrover Art Collection Chenin Blanc: 60 mlZampa Soirée Brut: 60 mlLemon juice: 10 mlVodka: 30 mlSugar syrupGrapes for garnishMethod- Mix all ingredients- Set aside for an hour- Garnish with..
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Ingredients
Grover Art Collection Rosé: 90ml
Gin: 30 ml
Strawberry puree
Lime juice and syrup
Method
- Mix all the ingredients in a shaker
- Serve in highball glass
IngredientsGrover Art Collection Rosé: 90mlGin: 30 mlStrawberry pureeLime juice and syrupMethod- Mix all the ingredients in a shaker- Serve in highball glass
