Friday, May 30, 2014

FOOD SPECIAL .....................COCO-LICIOUS!



 COCO-LICIOUS!


Here are some simple and healthy tender coconut water mocktails to beat the scorching summer heat

How many of you know that the good ol' nariyal pani is loaded with vitamins, minerals, electrolytes and antioxidants.
Then again, it's not only your grandmom's favourite remedy against dehydration, but also of Hollywood and Bollywood celebrities like Madonna, Sienna Miller, Claudia Schiffer, Deepika Padukone, Nargis Fakhri and Evelyn Sharma, who swear by coconut water as an energy drink. So now, mixologists in the city have taken it on themselves to give the humble drink a tangy makeover. They have been busy this season trying to stir up some unique mocktails with the natural drink as the key ingredient.
Drinks recipe:
Sage and Coconut infusion
AFRAA
Ingredients:
Coconut water: 120 ml
Sage: One bunch
Saffron threads: ½ teaspoon
Honey: 15 ml
Lemon slice: Two pieces thinly sliced
Cayenne pepper: ¼ teaspoon
Cinnamon sticks
Apple juice: 60 ml


Method:
Pour Coconut water over sage, saffron, honey, lemon & cinnamon stick and pepper. Allow to infuse for 10-15 minutes. Add apple juice and store it in fridge for another 10 minutes. Serve over crushed ice garnish with coconut flakes and cinnamon stick
Price:`250

Caribbean cooler
CORNER COURTYARD
Ingredients:
Tender coconut water: 100 ml
Bengal lime juice: 5 ml
Olive brine: 5 ml

Method:
Mix all the ingredients and stir well. Garnish with slice of Bengal lime and green and black olives


Coriander & Coconut Mojito
JHAAL FAREZI
Ingredients:
Coconut water: 100 ml
Coconut diced: 8/10 pieces
Coriander sprigs: 8-10
Castor sugar:Two tsp
Lime juice: 10 ml

Method:
Put castor sugar, diced coconut, lime juice and coriander in a glass and muddle it. Put cracked ice into the glass and add coconut water. Stir the drink and serve. Garnish with
coriander sprigs.
Glass: Collins


Tasty Beach
BAKSTAGE
Ingredients:
Fresh coconut water: 150 ml
Lime juice: 10 ml
Sugar syrup: 10 ml
Green chilli: One
Coconut chunks: One spoon

Method:
Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker. Muddle all of it nicely. Give it a good shake for 30 seconds and pour it into a glass. Garnish it with green chillies and sliced coconuts. It is ready to be served.
Glass: High ball/ Coconut shell


Summer Cooler
benjarong
Ingredients:
Water from one tender coconut
Chopped Mint leaves: 5 gm
Honey: 1 tbs
Lemon juice: 1/2 tbs
Ice cubes: 2-3
Lime based soft drink

Method:
Take the tender coconut water in a glass. Add chopped mint, honey and lemon juice and mix well. Finally, add the fizzy soft drink. Garnish with sweet lime and a cherry.
Glass: Collins/ Coconut shell


Mintchee cooler
THE STADEL
Ingredients:
Coconut water: 300 ml
Fresh deseeded Litchi: 3 pieces
Mint syrup: one spoon
Lemon chunks
Mint leaves

Method:
Muddle mint leaves and lemon in a glass. Add litchi juice with a dash of mint syrup and top it with tender coconut water. Garnish with a wedge of sweet lime and orange rinds.
Glass: Tall Collins

Stuti Agarwal












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