Satsuma mandarins and click

In telugu, "narinja" would refer to mandarin oranges that could be easily peeled and eaten versus "battayi" is something like navel oranges but with green skin and yellow flesh. I like mandarin oranges because they are sweet and tart at the same time. I bought a few "Satsuma mandarin" oranges - easy to peel, seedless variety. They are small in size, so can be put into the power juice without the use of a knife. I dont need to emphasize on how deliciously refreshing "freshly squeezed" orange juice can be. One thing to keep up with fresh juices is they need to be consumed within 10 minutes after preparing them, else they loose the nutritional value. One more thing we cannot get with a bottled juice - the froth over the fresh juice!Simply tasty.

A juicy way to spice up orange juice is to mix with carrot juice and sprinkle of rose water to give a blend that is out of the world tasty. Just clicked the pictures in time - sending them to CLICK "liquids" event hosted by jugalbandi.

Here's another drink - strawberry margarita, and it didnt make it to the contest. I will do the writeup for this soon :) Until then here's a quick look

Ginger Lemonade

I just finished my experimental work and was browsing the wonderful food blogs while waiting for the experimental data to be processed. I came across the Think spice blog which is commemorating spices in the cooking world. One of the points was to send in any dish cooked by dear ones that might have the spice as a highlight. The moment I saw the spice ginger - my dad came to my mind. He is a wonderful loving father. He used to make me and my sister ginger tea and ginger lemonade during our examinations. I miss him so much! I also realized today is the last date for the entry - and I thought I cannot make it. But thank god - I have good experimental results, so I returned home happily - and I still have 2 hours before the clock strikes 12 :) So here I present Ginger Lemonade for the Think Spice Ginger blog event and also for my dad!.


Ingredients:
1. 5 Lemons Juice
2. 1 cup sugar ( I used splenda)
3. 1 cup water
4. Ginger minced - 4 tbsp

Mix and heat the above contents until the sugar dissloves and the syrup starts to boil. Cool the mixture and pour 2:1 ratio of the syrup to water over ice and serve.

Pomegranate Margarita

Its pomegranate season - and whats more than to have a drink with the taste on the background. Making margaritas is fun. Here are the tips

1. To salt the rim of the glass - try rubbing the rim of the glass with a lemon wedge and then dip it in salt.
2. Proportion of fruit juice to tequila ( this can be altered based on your taste) - 1.5 cups of juice and 3/4 cup of tequila. A little bit of sugar syrup can also be added. Blend the mixture and pour on ice cubes and serve.
3. Make ice cubes of fruit juice and use them to blend with tequila for a smooth crushed ice textured margarita