Summers can not only play spoilsport and force you to stay indoors, it can even mess with your diet and make you feel uneasy. Which is why, it is best to stick to foods and drinks which are easy on the stomach, and will also help you beat the scorching heat. To make things easier for you, we have put together some food and drink recipes which are sure to make you feel better and leave you craving for more. So why wait, indulge in these easy recipes with your loved one over the weekend and have a yummy time! Tzatziki with Crispy Pita by Chef Ranjan Rajani, Hotel Sahara Star Ingredients 200g - Curd 50g - Cucumber 10g - Mint leaves 5g- Salt For pita bread 1,000g - Flour 2g - Yeast 10g - Salt 10g - Sugar 25ml - Olive oil 450ml - Water Method *Hung the curd in muslin cloth and remove all water from it. *Peel cucumber and cut the cucumber in small brunoise. *Chop mint leaves carefully, don’t allow to turn it black. *Mix all ingredients and mix well to a smooth consistency. *Mean while make a dough for pita bread mixing all ingredients. *Roll it and bake in oven. *Serve with tzatziki. Vietnamese Summer Roll with Mango Salsa Ingredients 10 - Rice roll sheets 100g - Cucumber 50g - Carrot 50g - Glass noodles 10g - Salt 5g - Pepper 10g - Coriander leaves 10g - Beans sprouts 10g - Red bell pepper 10g - Yellow bell pepper For mango salsa 50g - Mango (diced) 150ml - Mango puree 5g - Green chilli 5g - Coriander leaves 2ml - Fish sauce 2ml - Tabasco sauce 2g - Red chilli flakes Method *Julienne the cucumber, carrots, and bell peppers. *Soak glass noodles and blanch in water; and then cool it. *Soak rice sheets lightly in lukewarm water and place on cloth. *Make all sheets like that and keep separate. *Mix all the vegetables and glass noodles; season it properly. *Roll this into cylindrical shaped sheets. *Meanwhile, make mango salsa mixing all the ingredients. *Serve and garnish with coriander. Italian Blueberry Soda by Puneet Kaushal, bartender, The Deltin, Daman Ingredients 60lm - Bluberry crush 30ml - Lime Juice 200ml - Club soda Whipped cream to top Method *Add blueberry crush over cubes of ice in Collins glass. *Add a splash of lime juice and mix well. *Add soda over ice. *Top the class with whipped cream. * To garnish, add frozen blueberries to the top creamy layer. Mango N Lychee Cooler Ingredients 120ml - Mango juice 120ml - Lychee juice 1/2 - Ginger 1/4 tsp - Crushed pepper Salt To taste 2 - Whole lychees Method *Put ice cubes in a jam jar glass. Put a splash of grenadine. *Add salt over syrup and mix well to get taste. *Put fresh mango juice stir well. *Add few more cubes of ice. Then add lychee juice. *Put crushed pepper on top and stir to mix. *Garnish it with seasoned lychee on skewers.
