#summervibes – Reetika Mitra https://reetikamitra.com Fooding Around Sun, 08 Jun 2025 09:46:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://reetikamitra.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-icon-32x32.png #summervibes – Reetika Mitra https://reetikamitra.com 32 32 Muskmelon Mastani https://reetikamitra.com/sweet-nothings/muskmelon-mastani/ https://reetikamitra.com/sweet-nothings/muskmelon-mastani/#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2025 09:44:37 +0000 https://reetikamitra.com/?p=7245 The Mango Mastani is quite a popular summer drink. It is a kind of desi milkshake. Originally from Pune, it is now available in many parts of India. This is a tasty, hydrating beverage refreshment for the summer months. I wanted to use the same concept but experiment with a different fruit. Hence the choice of the Muskmelon. This is also called the “Honeydew Melon” and is the ultimate summer fruit with high water content packed with minerals and vitamins. It is not very sweet and has a neutral taste profile making it amenable for fusion with ice-cream and condensed milk. I have added Sago Pearls to the drink to give it a rich texture and mouthfeel and as an energy booster during summer months. It’s also quite healthy and easy to digest. This drink is easy to make and can be done in a jiffy. Think of it like a milkshake which can be easily blended together. This drink has appeal across age groups, so be sure to make ample quantities of it. A unique way to serve the drink is to pour into the musk melon shell. It looks amazing on the table. So, chill out with the Muskmelon Mastani. I am sure you will keep coming back for more.

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Muskmelon Mastani

★ 1 from 3 reviews
  • Author: Reetika Mitra
  • Prep Time: 5 Mins
  • Cook Time: 5 Mins
  • Total Time: 10 Mins
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Description

The Super Duper Refresher

Ingredients

  • 1/ 4 cup Sabudana ( Sago Pearls)
  • 5 cups of fresh, ripe Muskmelon or Kharbuja (Honeydew), scooped out and diced into cubes
  • 1/3 – 1/2 cup Condensed Milk (adjust the sweetness according to taste)
  • 2 cups Vanilla Ice Cream
  • A handful of Ice Cubes
  • A few drops of Vanilla Extract (optional)
  • Toasted Pistachio, Almonds or any other nuts of your choice (optional)

Instructions

  1. 1. Soak the Sabudana for about 2 hrs in water. Drain the water and then boil them till they are translucent.
  2. Boil them on high flame for a  few minutes. When they are done they will be fluffy and cooked.
  3. Take them off the heat, strain them and allow them to cool down. The Sago Pearls should be quite sticky by now.
  4. In the meantime, transfer the diced Muskmelon cubes to a blender jar. Add the condensed milk and blend it to a pulp.
  5. Next, add 2 cups of Vanilla Ice cream, a handful of ice cubes to the blender. Blend it all together till smooth and frothy.
  6. To assemble take your glass or jar and scoop in 2 tbsp each of the prepared Sago.  Add 1- 2 tbsp each of finely chopped Muskmelon. You may add nuts of your choice here, if you are using any.
  7. Pour the blended mix to fill half of the glass or jar. Stir to separate out the sticky Sabudana, then go on to pour the remaining mixture and fill up the glass or jar.
  8. Serve chilled.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 3
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The summer has been playing truant this year and arrived late. I was ready for it when the temperature soared and all of us were looking for that cool refresher after a day spent outdoors. The idea for this came from the Sangria. I liked the concept of the iced tea in a Jar as a base to the Sangria. However, I thought about it and decided to give it a twist. I was thinking about popsicle ice creams for the summer and that’s where this idea came to create the Iced Tea Sangria Popsicles. To my looked nice and colourful and my husband normally quite finicky with his desserts, polished off a couple of them at one go. He said they tasted marvellous. It really did turn out well. About the recipe, I would recommend that you use fresh seasonal fruits. I have used mango, peach, strawberry, blueberry, apple and kiwis. The first step here is to brew the iced tea. Nothing like a home brewed iced tea for this kind of recipe as compared to buying it off the shelf. Ideally you should use wine for making the sangria but for the kids, mothers can replace the wine with coconut water. You can make this refreshing cooler in bulk for friends and family and watch their delight. This is a must try recipe this summer. Happy fooding around and stay cool. delight the popsicles

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Iced Tea Sangria Popsicles

★★★ 2.7 from 1075 reviews
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Description

Frutilicious Fun

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sweetened brewed iced tea
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 1 cup of diced fresh fruit ( I have used mango, strawberry, banana, kiwi, plum)

Ingredients for the Iced Tea :

  • 1 Tbsp Honey (add more or even less according to your taste)
  • 2 cups hot Water
  • 2 Tsp Tea leaves
  • 1 Tsp Lemon juice (add more if you like it more tangy)
  • Crushed ice

Instructions

  1. Brew the tea in 2 cups of hot water.
  2. Once brewed drain out the tea leaves using a tea strainer. Add the rest of the of the ingredients like honey, lemon juice and crushed ice.
  3. Blend the ice tea and wine together. Pour the iced tea – wine mix into the ice popsicle moulds one by one. Fill them up maximum till 2/3rd the capacity.
  4. Now add in the diced fruits to each mould until they are full.
  5. With the help of the popsicle sticks push the diced fruits down so as to evenly spread across the ice popsicle moulds.
  6. Freeze overnight to set.
  7. Remove from the freezer, quickly de-mould and eat immediately.

 

Notes

Mums at home can completely do away with the iced tea and wine bit. Simply Replace them with natural Coconut Water. Kids should love it and mothers too will be glad to see the fussy fruit eaters happily munching away…!!!!

 

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