I took a month's break from blogging after the month-long mega marathon. I hadn't planned to but the situation at home turned tensed with close-ones falling sick. So this break was quite refreshing for me and helped me get back with my normal routine.
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This month's blogging marathon I am starting off with some summer coolers. Staying in the southern part of India, I have experienced very hot summers. And there are a lot of grandma recipes for summer coolers or cool drinks that I haven't yet blogged about. So when Valli announced "summer coolers" as one of the topics for this month's BM, I immediately chose this category.
The first post I am posting is a recipe that has been traditionally followed and made quite often in our households. It is the mint lemonade. This used to be made very frequently - I should say almost everyday since both mint and lemon was easily available. This is a very easy summer drink and quite healthy too.
Ingredients:
Lemon - 1
Mint leaves - handful
Sugar - 4 tsp
Salt - a pinch
Water - 2 cups
Ice cubes - few
Method:
- Squeeze the juice out of the lemon.
- In a juicer, add the lemon juice, mint leaves, salt, sugar and 1 glass of water.
- Pulse for 5-10 seconds.
- Strain the juice and remove the mint leaves.
- Add another glass of water and mix well.
- Serve with ice cubes.
Notes:
- We can also add soda instead of water.
- Adding ginger to this drink will make it an excellent detox drink.
Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing this BM#65