Coffee !

Hey guys !

This is actually a special post for a relative and a sweet person overall,  Nazish Khurram

(I hope you see this soon, and i really hope you enjoy this coffee as much as i do)

There are many ways you can make coffee, i'm sure you guys know quite a few yourself, this is just the way i make it.

Take around 15 minutes to make, and worth every second !

This recipe yields 2 cups of delicious coffee. Ingredients can be easily doubled or tripled.

Ingredients :

1 1/2 tsp of Coffee (I use Nescafe classic) (adjust according to you preference, I like my coffee a little strong, if you like a lighter version than use 1 tsp)

2-3 tsp of Granulated Sugar

1 1/2 cup of Milk

1/2 cup of Water

2 tbsp of Cream (optional)

Method:

Mix milk, water and cream(if using), let it come to boil on a medium low flame.

Meanwhile mix coffee and sugar in a mug, add a few drops of water 

...and beat with a spoon till it becomes light and thick. Add water 1 drop at a time if it gets too thick.

Divide the mixture in 2 cups.

Add the hot milk to the rim. Lightly stir with a spoon, Sprinkle cocoa powder or horlicks or any chocolate powder and Serve immediately !


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Orange Lemonade

 I love Oranges !

Oranges are in season for quite sometime now and i've been meaning to do something with these.

I was planning cupcakes, but never got down to it !

So a while back i was going through some orange lemonade recipes, and this one recipe just stuck with me, because at that time i was thinking about simplifying it much more (as i didnt make the sugar syrup, i just added the powdered sugar with everything and blended it all together !) and adding a tiny bit of salt.

This is the original recipe

Now, for my version of it.

This recipe makes about 3 glasses

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup of Orange juice (I used freshly squeezed)

juice from 2 Lemons

1/2 cup of cold Water or Ice

3-4 tbsp of sugar (adjust according to your taste)

1/4 tsp of salt 

1 cup of any white fizzy drink or soda

Blend everything except the fizzy drink.

Pour this slushy mixture in glasses 3/4 of the way full

Add the fizzy drink all the way to the top. Serve immediately.

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Kashmiri Tea

Kashmiri tea, also known as Noon Chai or Salt tea, is a traditional tea of Kashmir.

The Authentic recipe is usually a pink salty tea, but nowadays people enjoy it with sugar as well.

The recipe calls for special Kashmiri tea leave and baking soda, to give it that distinctive pink color.

Ingredients :

Kashmiri Tea leaves : 1 1/2 tbsp

Baking soda : a pinch

Water : 6-8 cup

Sugar/Salt : to taste

Milk : 2-3 cup

Cardamom : 3-4

Here's how its done:

In a pot add 2 cups of water, baking soda..

..and kashmiri tea leaves. Cook on medium flame till almost all the water evaporates. Than add 1 cup of cold water, again let it evaporate. Do this 3-4 times. This would take around 30-40 minutes.

Than add 3-4 Cardamom and 5-6 cups of water

Let it boil on medium flame for an hour.

Beating it a little every few minutes.

Strain and put it on flame again.

Add milk (Keep adding milk, till u reach the desired pink color) and sugar/salt.

Cook for further 10-15 minutes

Coarsely crush almonds and pistachios.

Serve !

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Creamy Cold Coffee

I was craving something sweet right now, as you all know by now that i have a huge sweet tooth (a total sugar junkie :D ). As we cant go out today, its kinda messy on the streets because of the rain in Karachi, so i asked my brother to get me chocolate icecream and i made cold coffee !!

Now you know what i was saying about the streets being messy :D

For the cold coffee you'll need :

Milk : 2 cups

Coffee : 1 1/2 tsp (can vary according to your taste)

Cream : 3 tbsp (optional, i happened to have it in the fridge)

Sugar : 3-4 tbsp (can vary according to your taste

Ice cream : 2 huge scoops :D chocolate (can be substituted with vanilla if you have that on hand)

Ice : 7-8 cubes

Chocolate syrup : for decoration :D (optional)

Method :

Add Milk coffee and sugar in a pan. Simmer for 2-3 minutes for the flavor to infuse. Cool completely.

Pour the milk and coffee mixture into the blender with ice cream, ice and cream, blend until smooth.

Serve with a dollop of chocolate ice cream !! 

Enjoy!!!

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