Crystal Grandeur

Hello.....I hope everyone relaxing after the Easter celebration. This week at CG here is a recipe rather a delicacy from our part to share along with a warm table setting. These days people love to try different cuisines prepared in different regions and also new trends in modern cuisine. Certain preparations have stories to tell about its place, tradition, and culture. Savoring delicacies from around the world has become easy for people since everything easily available everywhere. Paaya is a traditional preparation in the Indian subcontinent. The main ingredients of the dish are tender Sheep or Lamb trotters cooked with spices. This has a soup-like consistency and can be taken has soup or taken along with bread, pitta bread, or naans. It is mainly cooked in pressure cookers these days, unlike olden days. (In olden days the trotters are boiled overnight in a vessel on low flame).One can try this recipe and thoroughly enjoy the taste of it.  Move down for a glance at the recipe...

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Cold soups are refreshing during this season and also easy to hurl the ingredients in a blender for a quick make. They are sweet, savory, creamy or clear...some have it in the beginning of a meal and some end the course with it. Purees of vegetables and fruits along with creams, stocks, butter milk or curd some time light tea are used to prepare a cold soup.Tropical fruits like Banana, Guava, Pineapple, Mangoes, Melons are pureed and prepared  with whipped light cream also by spicing it with lemon or lime juice and garnishing with mint, fresh cut fruit chunks. For better taste & texture letting cold soups chill over night or at least four to six  hours in the refrigerator is best. A chilled bowl of cold soup on a harried, humid day is just cracking for anyone. What do you like the most preparing a cold soup? Most of the cold soups require little or no cooking which helps keeping the kitchen cool.  Ripe mangoes - 2 medium sized peeled and cut into cubes. Sugar - ...

What could be better than a glass of cold coffee on a hot summer day when it calls for a kick of caffeine and the chill of ice? CG suggests you for a cold coffee with a scoop of ice cream on top for a hot humid day. Here is a simple recipe for you to make that perfect glass which you feel it is from the barista.  Method: Soak 250 grams of coffee grounds in five cups of cold water and leave in the refrigerator over night. Next day , strain through a fine sieve or muslin cloth into a glass jar. This will give around 12 servings of very strong and flavorsome concentrate that can be refrigerated for 10 to 15 days. Pour the desired concentrate to a tall narrow glass, add sweetened cold milk (with sugar or honey)and scoop of ice cream on top before serving. For the best taste of cold coffee use freshly ground beans instead of instant mix.  Store the grounds in an airtight container and never place in a refrigerator as it attracts moisture.  Use bottle water instead of tap...