Watermelon Milk shake

Nowadays I am addicted to this amazing fruit. I can have it any time of the day, in any form and in any season. I remember as a kid, always when in season, my dad used to buy this and cut into big slices. We used to enjoy this during hot summer weather.

Watermelon and milk is a perfect combination. I used to make a variety of juices and desserts out of watermelon like the watermelon mint coolers, watermelon and pomegranate mocktail, watermelon sorbet, watermelon popsicles and so on… Just that with sorbet and popsicles, I didn’t get a chance to take photos as they would finish off fast :-)

In this milk shake, I have added watermelon with seeds. Nothing special.. just the laziness to de-seed..:-)  I blended everything together and strained at last. The milkshake came out clean. This is simple delicious and super easy to make. Just try it out….

Ingredients:

1. Watermelon (cubed)- 2 Cups
2. Sugar- 2 tbsps
3. Cooled Milk- 1 Cup
4. Vanilla Extract- ½ tsp (optional)

Method:

1. Blend all the ingredients in a hand mixer till smooth. When it is done sieve through a strainer and enjoy an amazing drink.

Watermelon Mint coolers- A cool and refreshing drink

The temperature is soaring in Bangalore and in this hot and dry weather, I thought a juice recipe would be an ideal post. This is a perfect thirst quencher which flushes out the toxins from our body.

I have been thinking of buying a watermelon since quite a few days since I like eating it at leisure and I also like the juice. After a long wait, I finally  bought a watermelon and ate almost half of it within 2 days :-) Then I thought of making juice with whatever was remaining.

While making the juice, I added mint leaves to the watermelon pieces to get a mint flavor in the juice. Juices in one way keeps your body hydrated and they provide fluids as well as all the nutrients of the fruits.
Here I have added mint. We can also add ginger, lime and so on. I have removed the seeds from watermelon, so there is no need of straining. If you are making this in a hurry, just blend the watermelon pieces and strain. 

Ingredients:

1. Watermelon (Chopped)- 2cups
2. Mint leaves- handful
3. Sugar- 2tbsp (optional)

Method:

1. Blend the watermelon pieces, mint leaves and sugar together. If the watermelon is too sweet, then no need of adding sugar.
2. Serve with ice cubes.