Raspberry & Apple Quencher

Raspberry & Apple Quencher
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serves 2


8 ice cubes, crushed
2 tbsp raspberry syrup
21/2 cups chilled apple juice
whole raspberries, apple pieces, to garnish


Divide the crushed ice between the glasses and pour over the raspberry syrup


Top up each glass with chilled apple juice and stir well. Garnish with the whole raspberries and pieces of apple speared on toothpicks and serve

Club Mojito

Club Mojito
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Serves 6


1 tsp sugar syrup
a few mint leaves, plus more to garnish
juice of 1/2 lime
ice
6 tbsp/2 measures Jamaican rum
soda water
dash of Angostura bitters


Put the syrup, mint leaves and lime juice in a highball glass. Crush the mint leaves and add to the glass


Add ice and rum, then top up with soda water to taste


Finish with a dash of Angostura bitters and a mint leaf


This is a traditional Cuban Cocktail

Orange and Lime Iced Tea

Orange and Lime Iced Tea
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1 1/4 cup water
2 tea bags
1/2 cup orange juice
4 tbsp lime juice
1-2 tbsp brown sugar
wedges of lime and granulated sugar to serve
8 ice cubes


Pour the water into a pan and bring to a boil. Remove the heat, add the tea bags, and let stand for 5 minutes to infuse. Remove the tea bags and let the tea cool to room temperature (About 30 minutes). Transfer to a pitcher, cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 45 minutes.


When the tea has chilled, pour in the orange juice and lime juice. Add brown sugar to taste.


Take two glasses and rub the rims with a wedge of lime, then dip them in the granulated sugar to frost. Put the ice cubes into the glasses and pour over the tea. Serve with wedges of lime

Citrus Punch

Citrus Punch
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4 tbsp orange juice
1 tbsp lime juice
1/2 cup sparkling water
4 ice cubes
12 oz/350 g frozen summer berries, such as blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries
whole fresh strawberries, raspberries and blue berries on toothpicks to garnish


Pour the orange juice, lime juice, and sparkling water into a blender or food processor and process gently until combined.


Put ice cubes between 2 clean cloths and crush with a rolling pin. Add to the blender with the frozen berries and process until a slushy consistency has been reached.


Pour the mixture into glasses, then garnish with whole strawberries, raspberries and blue berries on toothpicks and serve

Wheat Rawa Biryani

Found this interesting recipe...

Wheat Rawa Biryani
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM4iDnfSDcQ&feature=related

Gongura Mushroom Curry

Ingredients:

• Gongura - 1 bunch
• Mushroom - 200 gms (cut to small pieces)
• Thalimpu Seeds - 1 tsp
• Red Chillies - 2
• Onions - 1 
• Green Chillies - 2
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
• Curry Leaves
• Salt & Red Chilli Powder to taste
• Turmeric Powder - a pinch
• Garam Masala -  1 tsp
• Cashewnuts - few fried in ghee

Preparation

• Heat oil in a pan and add onions and cut green chillies and fry
• Add curry leaves
• Add mushrooms to this and close the lid. Allow it to cook in reduced flame. Add ginger garlic paste, turmeric and salt after sometime(little as we already added to the gongura). Add red chilli powder. Add garam masala. Add little water and let it cook for some more time
• In another pan simultaneously, add gongura, turmeric powder and salt. Add little water.
• Close lid so that it cooks fast.
• Switch off both the pans once they are cooked.
• Mash the gongura with a pappu guthi.
• Add the gongura into mushroom curry.
• Cook for 1 minute.
• Add thalimpu. Add red chillies, onions, curry leaves, 
• Add the curry to this.
• Serve hot....

It is really yummy !!!

URL from Abhiruchi...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0exLU2q3b4

Diet Plan

Diet Plan for 1st Month along with 1 hr of exercise(aerobics + gym) followed by Spa skin toning once a week.

Week 1 & Week 2


If you take coffee/tea in the morning have with Skim milk & sugar free tablet

7 AM: 1 glass warm water + 5 walnuts
7:30 AM: Egg Whites omelette with Palak + onions + tomatoes sliced finely
11 AM: 1 Fruit preferably Apple
LUNCH: 1 Pulka + 1 bowl dal + 1 bowl boiled vegetables + 1/2 cup curd
5 PM: Handful of Roasted Peanuts or Channa
DINNER: 1 Bowl Veg Soup + 2 Bowls cooked vegetables stir fried + 1 fruit
Can Add chicken to the above  diet if you want

Week 3


Day 1: Only Fruits (water melon, melons, apple, pomegranate)
Day 2: Only Vegetables (Boiled, Raw)
Day 3: 1 boiled potato + Fruits + Vegetables
Day 4: 6 Bananas + 6 glasses of Skim Milk. Night 1 bowl of soup(capsicum, cabbage, onions)
Day 5: Brown Rice + 6 tomatoes (chutney)
Day 6: Brown Rice + cooked vegetables
Day 7: Brown Rice + cooked vegetables + glass of orange juice

Week 4
7 AM: 1 glass skim milk
9 AM: 1 bowl oats
11 AM: 5 walnuts + salad
1 PM: 1/2 cup brown rice + 1 bowl Dal
5 PM: Veg Salad + walnuts (5)
8 PM: 2 egg whites omelette + bowl of vegetable curry.