Summer Season Special Instant Recipe Of Piyush - M.M.Mithaiwala

 

Piyush

Knock ! Knock ! Its summer arriving :)

 Summer means happy times & good sunshine's ! This summer welcome your guest with some smooth, creamy & sweet beverage ! Here is the instant & delicious recipe of traditional beverage Piyush :)

Ingredients :

• 200 gms shrikhand - about 1 cup, cardamom, saffron or cardamom-saffron flavored shrikhand
• 1.5 cups yogurt/curd
• 1 cup milk
• 2 - 3 tbsp Sugar or as required
• 2 - 3 Green cardamom, powdered in a mortar-pestle to a fine powder
• ¼ tsp grated nutmeg
• 6 - 7 pistachios (sliced)
• 2 pinches of saffron

 Method :

• First take the shrikhand, yogurt, milk, sugar, cardamom powder, nutmeg powder in a mixing bowl.

• With a hand held blender or a wired whisk or a madani, just blend everything well till smooth & creamy. you can also blend in a jar in an electric blender. keep the piyush in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours for it to get chilled.

• A suggestion is to add 2 tbsp sugar first, if the sweetness is less, then you can add 1 tbsp sugar later.

• Pour the chilled piyush in glasses & top with pistachio or almond slices & saffron.

• Serve piyush immediately. you can also keep the piyush for a day in the refrigerator. 

Happy Summer !!

MM Mithaiwala - Mango lassi recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup yogurt

2 cups ripe mangoes peeled and chopped
1/2 cup milk

1/8 teaspoon cardamom powder

3 tablespoons sugar (Adjust to taste)

3 cups crushed ice or ice cubes, use as needed

Method:

• Blend the mangoes, yogurt, milk and 2 tablespoons of sugar. Adjust sugar according to taste. Sugar amount will depend on the sweetness or sourness of the mango and yogurt
• Add ice and cardamom powder and blend again. Add water to adjust consistency to your liking as the best Lassi is slush-like.
• Pour in tall glass and 

Tips:

 Garnish with mint leaf, chopped - Almonds, Pistachio, Kesar 

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MM Mithaiwala - Custard Apple Lassi recipe

When you hear the word Lassi .. what comes in your mind.? Plain Sweet Lassi, Strawberry lassi, Chocolate Lassi or all sabka favorite yummy Mango Lassi?..  but have you ever thought of pairing the curd / yogurt with luscious custard apple flesh and cardamom ?

Creamy and sweet Custard Apple Lassi is just perfect for breakfast or a dessert .
INGREDIENTS:

1 cup custard apple flesh, frozen
1 cup natural yoghurt
1/2 tsp cardamom or more/less to taste
Chopped pistachios plus extra cardamom, to garnish

METHOD:

Place all ingredients except pistachios into a blender. Blend. Pour into glasses.
Garnish with chopped pistachios and extra cardamom.

 MM Mithaiwala Tip 

To freeze custard apple, spread the flesh out on a tray lined with baking paper. It is easy to cut into wedges and store in a freezer bag.
You can also freeze it in ice cube trays.


Did you know? 
Gastroenteritis cure – Gastroenteritis is an inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract. Lassi helps to cure the acute diarrhea caused by this illness.

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MM Mithaiwala - Chocolate Lassi recipe

Ingredients

• 200 gms chilled thick yogurt / curd
• 100 gms dark chocolate chunks
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 2 tbsp water
• 2 tbsp caster sugar or brown sugar
• 8 to 9 toasted or roasted almonds sliced into juliennes 
• 4 tbsp nutella at room temperature
• a pinch of salt
• few ice cubes (optional)

Method

• Combine chocolate, nutella and cocoa  into a microwave bowl with 2 tbsp water.
• Microwave on high power for 60 secs Or until melted. 
• Allow the chocolate to come to room temperature.
• Now mix melted chocolate, some toasted almonds, chilled yogurt / curd, caster sugar and some ice cubes if using. 
• Grind them into a processor until they all mix evenly. 
• Serve chilled.

MM Mithaiwala's Tip

• Decorate on top with reserved toasted almond juliennes.

Did you know?
Lassi is  Summer coolant – helps to rehydrate and refresh the body. It is especially helpful during summers where the body needs coolants to guard against excessive heat.

MM Mithaiwala - Plain Sweet Lassi recipe

Ingredients 

• 1 green cardamom pod
• 
   100 ml natural unsweetened yoghurt
• 1 ½ tsp caster or demerara sugar
• 1 tsp rose water
• 200 ml cold water
•  4 mint leaves

Method

• Use the back of a spoon to gently crush a green cardamom pod, until it splits. 

• Remove the seeds with your fingers, and throw away the outer case.
  
• Put the cardamom seeds into a mixing bowl or jug, along with 100ml of unsweetened natural yoghurt, 1 1/2 teaspoons of caster or demerara sugar, 1 teaspoon of rose water and 200ml of cold water.
  
  
• Use a hand blender to blend the mixture into a smooth paste.Pour into glasses. Garnish with a sprig of mint.

MM Mithaiwala Tip -

Top with malai and serve chilled.

Did you know?

• Lassi  helps the digestive process.

MM Mithaiwala - Strawberry Lassi recipe

Ingredients

• Strawberries(chopped) 400 g
• Yogurt(low fat) 300 ml
• Golden caster sugar 30 g
• Ice cold water 750 ml
• Rosewater a few drops
• Black pepper(ground) to serve 

Method

1. Place the strawberries in a food processor with half the iced water. Blend until smooth.
2. Add the yogurt, sugar, remaining water and the rosewater and blitz until smooth and frothy.
3. Pour into chilled, tall glasses, sprinkle with black pepper and serve immediately.

MM Tip -

Serve it cold with chopped strawberries on the top

Did you know?  

Lassi is an Ayurvedic yogurt drink, which not only tastes wonderful but also helps digestion and balances all the doshas