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[sgusa]

I'll start off by listing a couple of mine

1) Spiced butter milk

2) lemonade (with or without berries)

3) Campari Citrus (my creation)

    In a tall glass, mix -
   
    1 part campari
    Juice of 1 large Lime
    2 parts Orange Juice (Or 3 if you want it sweeter)
    Top off with club soda.

    Very refreshing and yummy.

Now tell us your fav summer drinks

[dhruvdeepak]

1) sugar cane juice
2) salt lassi
3) heineken

[sgusa]

OHhhh. i love sugar cane juice too. But i cant get it here, and the last time i had one was many many years ago

[pieterSAN]

Malibu with pineapple juice.

[fineleg]

love mangoes and mango milk shake on a summer afternoon.

[k-slice]

pietersan,
that is commonly kniown as pimp juice. it tastes equally killer with the addition of some OJ to the mix.
my all time favorite summer drink has to be Scotch, preferably cuttysark with gingerale with a slice of lemon. a close second it thumsup with a scoop of vanilla icecream. a thumsup float if you will.

[dhruvdeepak]

for anyone interested thums up is available in Canada, namely at Lahore Tikka House 

[pieterSAN]

Just remembered - ice cold  Sierra Mist lives up to those ads...pretty good for a really hot day. I don't do it often enough.

[fineleg]

a close second it thumsup with a scoop of vanilla icecream. a thumsup float if you will.

Can u elaborate on this combo - sounds very interesting...
Thumbs-up + Vanilla ice-cream...do u mix TU and VI or is it to be "separately" consumed at the "same" time...
(sorta like eat together separately!  )

[k-slice]

well the easiest way to do it is to take a couple of scoops of VI and put it into a blender with say 100 ml of thumsup. then add the resulting goo to the remaining thumsup. add a stiff double shot of  goslings bermuda rum to said mix and you have a drink that will not, repeat will not give you a hangover. i swear it wont and i bartended/drank this for 4 years through college.  if you guys would like me to post some more insanely good wicked summer drinks let me kniow.
sgusa-lay of the wine. wine prices have shiot through the roof of late and i holding you to account.

[sgusa]

Hasnt (good) wine always demanded its price ? Or is there a specific vintage/vineyard your highness prefers that has raised prices ? I could stay off that if you ask me to 

PS: If you are complaining about Trader Joe's wines going from $3 a bottle to $4.50, i am going to come after you with a baseball bat!

[fineleg]

Hasnt (good) wine always demanded its price ? Or is there a specific vintage/vineyard your highness prefers that has raised prices ? I could stay off that if you ask me to 

PS: If you are complaining about Trader Joe's wines going from $3 a bottle to $4.50, i am going to come after you with a baseball bat!

Not a cricket bat? lol.

[k-slice]

trader joes?
hahaha no i am not talking about piss that became more expensive. i am talkinng about a wine that is quite possibly my personal favorite. it used to be a sickly $220 bucks at the wine cellar in arlington. so considering my friend was going to amrika i went out and bought 220 worth of dollars with my now weakened rupee(ever noticed how the bastards at the fed make the dollar stronger when i need to buy shit in rupees, yeah allen g its you im talking to you blabbering old arse). my friend returned with the goods a delish bottle of Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 1996. the only problem was that this is what the yuppies had decided was the year for all of them to want. and the price was a ungodly $600 bucks. why did he buy it i asked? well you asked for it and now you best come up with the difference. so now i am stuck with a vintage wine instead of the flatscree i wanted and was saving towards. i will drink it some day, maybe save it for when india win the WC. yeah that makes me feel a lot better.
so stay off the damn Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 1996 and tell any arse you know, who you thin should not consume such wine to do the same. 

[Aloo Kashmiri Ul Haq]

1. Iced tea
2. Green tea
3. Kesar pista milkshake

[sgusa]

trader joes?
hahaha no i am not talking about piss that became more expensive. i am talkinng about a wine that is quite possibly my personal favorite. it used to be a sickly $220 bucks at the wine cellar in arlington. so considering my friend was going to amrika i went out and bought 220 worth of dollars with my now weakened rupee(ever noticed how the bastards at the fed make the dollar stronger when i need to buy shit in rupees, yeah allen g its you im talking to you blabbering old arse). my friend returned with the goods a delish bottle of Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 1996. the only problem was that this is what the yuppies had decided was the year for all of them to want. and the price was a ungodly $600 bucks. why did he buy it i asked? well you asked for it and now you best come up with the difference. so now i am stuck with a vintage wine instead of the flatscree i wanted and was saving towards. i will drink it some day, maybe save it for when india win the WC. yeah that makes me feel a lot better.
so stay off the damn Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 1996 and tell any arse you know, who you thin should not consume such wine to do the same. 

Good. For a min there i thought i needed to beat the living day light out of you for considering trader joe's wine. It looks liek you are at the other end of the spectrum, though

The costliest bottle i have ever bought was around $110. There is no stinking way i can pony up $600 for a bottle. So sleep safe in the knowledge that i wont contribute to its price raise.

[sudzz]

Aam panna anyone? If you have not had it...you must one of the most wonderful drinks made from mangoes (raw)

Of course the usual butter milk, lassi and all time favourite sugar cane juice from stalls in Mumbai (Nariman Point) preferably.

[fineleg]

Aam panna anyone? If you have not had it...you must one of the most wonderful drinks made from mangoes (raw)

Of course the usual butter milk, lassi and all time favourite sugar cane juice from stalls in Mumbai (Nariman Point) preferably.

Sgusa/sudzz can feel free to add their touch ...since they do better than google.

Ingredients:

 
6 medium sized Green Mango (Aam)
33/4th cup Water
1 tsp dry-roasted and grounded Cumin Seed (Jeera)
1/2 tsp Red chili Powder (Lal Mirchi)
1 tsp Salt (Namak)
3 tblsp Sugar (Cheeni)
3 tblsp chopped Mint Leaves (Pudina Leaves)
12 crushed Ice-cubes

How to make aam panna:
Place the mangoes with water to cover in a sauce-pan and bring to boil.
Simmer for 10 minutes.
Drain off the water and then peel, stone and pulp the mango with a spoon.
Place the pulp in a deep bowl.
Add water, sugar, salt, chili and cumin.
Whisk thoroughly.
Stir in the mint and whisk again.
Transfer it to a jug.
Serve chilled with crushed ice.

[LosingNow]

Aam panna anyone? If you have not had it...you must one of the most wonderful drinks made from mangoes (raw)

Of course the usual butter milk, lassi and all time favourite sugar cane juice from stalls in Mumbai (Nariman Point) preferably.

Aaam Panna!!! You DA MAN!! My gradma used to make the best Aam Panna..when we used to visit her during summer holidays. It was not refrigerated..naturally cooled in an earthern pot. Oooh.

When you travel on Jet Airways, they give you Aam Panna as the initial refreshment .. I always go for 3-4 bottles.

You touched an exposed nerve there.. damn, now I miss India

[fineleg]

Actually the variety of Mangoes u get in India is just fabulous.
I dont think u get such wonderful variety in most other countries.
What are ur fav Mango varieties?

PS: Are there other countries renowned for Mango delicacies or varieties?

[LosingNow]

First choice, always : The king of mangoes - Alphonso(Hapoos)

Then I like some regional varieties ..based on where I am ..
1. South .. Benganpalli (called Safeda in North) - to cut an eat, Cheruku-rasam - for mango shake, Panchdar-Kalsi - for eating with hand and sucking
2. North .. Langda and Dussehri

[dhruvdeepak]

$^$^&*%^#$@%@#$@ you guys.
now august cant come soon enough so i can go running to bangalore

[LosingNow]

$^$^&*%^#$@%@#$@ you guys.
now august cant come soon enough so i can go running to bangalore

The mango season maybe over  by then.. ;-)

[sgusa]

Actually the variety of Mangoes u get in India is just fabulous.
I dont think u get such wonderful variety in most other countries.
What are ur fav Mango varieties?

PS: Are there other countries renowned for Mango delicacies or varieties?

I get very agitated whenever this mexican guy i know talks about the tasty mangoes from his country. I often think i should just get him a ticket to india, take him there and stuff his face in our delicious mangoes and shut him up once and for all.

[LosingNow]

Actually the variety of Mangoes u get in India is just fabulous.
I dont think u get such wonderful variety in most other countries.
What are ur fav Mango varieties?

PS: Are there other countries renowned for Mango delicacies or varieties?

I get very agitated whenever this mexican guy i know talks about the tasty mangoes from his country. I often think i should just get him a ticket to india, take him there and stuff his face in our delicious mangoes and shut him up once and for all.

I dont know if you know Hindi..but .."bandar kya jaane adrak ka swad"

[sgusa]

Actually the variety of Mangoes u get in India is just fabulous.
I dont think u get such wonderful variety in most other countries.
What are ur fav Mango varieties?

PS: Are there other countries renowned for Mango delicacies or varieties?

I get very agitated whenever this mexican guy i know talks about the tasty mangoes from his country. I often think i should just get him a ticket to india, take him there and stuff his face in our delicious mangoes and shut him up once and for all.

I dont know if you know Hindi..but .."bandar kya jaane adrak ka swad"

lol, sahi kaha aapne

[pieterSAN]

Actually the variety of Mangoes u get in India is just fabulous.
I dont think u get such wonderful variety in most other countries.
What are ur fav Mango varieties?

PS: Are there other countries renowned for Mango delicacies or varieties?

I get very agitated whenever this mexican guy i know talks about the tasty mangoes from his country. I often think i should just get him a ticket to india, take him there and stuff his face in our delicious mangoes and shut him up once and for all.

I dont know if you know Hindi..but .."bandar kya jaane adrak ka swad"

lol, sahi kaha aapne

We used to get mangoes from Kenya in the U.A.E ...I think the reason for that may have been because of a temporary disruption to te supply. Mexican mangoes I have had are okay but not as good as the ones in India.

Losingnow, if you ever go to Mexico, try to find out where you can get good Carne Asada. The stuff I had in Baja California was exquisite. The tortilla was like romaali roti. The guacamole - I don't care for guacamole but the stuff I had there had something to it, I admit. The meat was the kicker - oh so tender and perfectly cooked.

I am craving it.

[LosingNow]

Actually the variety of Mangoes u get in India is just fabulous.
I dont think u get such wonderful variety in most other countries.
What are ur fav Mango varieties?

PS: Are there other countries renowned for Mango delicacies or varieties?

I get very agitated whenever this mexican guy i know talks about the tasty mangoes from his country. I often think i should just get him a ticket to india, take him there and stuff his face in our delicious mangoes and shut him up once and for all.

I dont know if you know Hindi..but .."bandar kya jaane adrak ka swad"

lol, sahi kaha aapne

We used to get mangoes from Kenya in the U.A.E ...I think the reason for that may have been because of a temporary disruption to te supply. Mexican mangoes I have had are okay but not as good as the ones in India.

Losingnow, if you ever go to Mexico, try to find out where you can get good Carne Asada. The stuff I had in Baja California was exquisite. The tortilla was like romaali roti. The guacamole - I don't care for guacamole but the stuff I had there had something to it, I admit. The meat was the kicker - oh so tender and perfectly cooked.

I am craving it.

If you love meat..specially steak ..nothing to beat Argentinian and then Brazilian beef. I dont know where you live, but if you have a Rodizio-style Brazilian (Churascarria) restaurant (where they serve you non-stop, unlimited grilled meat for one price) in your town - just give it a try. You will love it. Tender, marinated and perfectly girlled.

Of course, I like Carne Asada..I have been to Mexico City and Guadalajara.. great food...yep, the tortillas were like Roomali roti. If you like Mexican, must try some of the "mole" dishes too.

OK..now this thread is becoming unbearable for me. Aaam and now Steak. Time to order  takeout from .. http://www.sabas-cuisine.com/menus.html .. best in phoenix.

[pieterSAN]

Actually the variety of Mangoes u get in India is just fabulous.
I dont think u get such wonderful variety in most other countries.
What are ur fav Mango varieties?

PS: Are there other countries renowned for Mango delicacies or varieties?

I get very agitated whenever this mexican guy i know talks about the tasty mangoes from his country. I often think i should just get him a ticket to india, take him there and stuff his face in our delicious mangoes and shut him up once and for all.

I dont know if you know Hindi..but .."bandar kya jaane adrak ka swad"

lol, sahi kaha aapne

We used to get mangoes from Kenya in the U.A.E ...I think the reason for that may have been because of a temporary disruption to te supply. Mexican mangoes I have had are okay but not as good as the ones in India.

Losingnow, if you ever go to Mexico, try to find out where you can get good Carne Asada. The stuff I had in Baja California was exquisite. The tortilla was like romaali roti. The guacamole - I don't care for guacamole but the stuff I had there had something to it, I admit. The meat was the kicker - oh so tender and perfectly cooked.

I am craving it.

If you love meat..specially steak ..nothing to beat Argentinian and then Brazilian beef. I dont know where you live, but if you have a Rodizio-style Brazilian (Churascarria) restaurant (where they serve you non-stop, unlimited grilled meat for one price) in your town - just give it a try. You will love it. Tender, marinated and perfectly girlled.

Of course, I like Carne Asada..I have been to Mexico City and Guadalajara.. great food...yep, the tortillas were like Roomali roti. If you like Mexican, must try some of the "mole" dishes too.

OK..now this thread is becoming unbearable for me. Aaam and now Steak. Time to order  takeout from .. http://www.sabas-cuisine.com/menus.html .. best in phoenix.

Brazilian barbecue is awesome. I don't think I have had Argentinian though. I'll see if I can find a restaurant.
I was just checking out that link - Mediterranean cusine is the final word when it comes to good food. Good Call.

[LosingNow]

Just ordered the Combo Appetizer I .. will grill some Chicken I bought and marinated y'day.

[prfsr]

Aam panna anyone? If you have not had it...you must one of the most wonderful drinks made from mangoes (raw)

Of course the usual butter milk, lassi and all time favourite sugar cane juice from stalls in Mumbai (Nariman Point) preferably.

Sgusa/sudzz can feel free to add their touch ...since they do better than google.

Ingredients:

 
6 medium sized Green Mango (Aam)
33/4th cup Water
1 tsp dry-roasted and grounded Cumin Seed (Jeera)
1/2 tsp Red chili Powder (Lal Mirchi)
1 tsp Salt (Namak)
3 tblsp Sugar (Cheeni)
3 tblsp chopped Mint Leaves (Pudina Leaves)
12 crushed Ice-cubes

How to make aam panna:
Place the mangoes with water to cover in a sauce-pan and bring to boil.
Simmer for 10 minutes.
Drain off the water and then peel, stone and pulp the mango with a spoon.
Place the pulp in a deep bowl.
Add water, sugar, salt, chili and cumin.
Whisk thoroughly.
Stir in the mint and whisk again.
Transfer it to a jug.
Serve chilled with crushed ice.

Fineleg,
I think I have had something similar except with the aam roasted -- very good!

Also there is a very good shortcut -- just use GOOD mango jam and adjust the sugar
as needed. I would leave out the mint.

-P 

[Aloo Kashmiri Ul Haq]

we gujjus eat khichdi with aam paana, i know sounds weird but try it just the yellow dal ki khichdi and aam paana

these are some of the stuff i eat with aam in them and i still eat most
1. kaccha mango and onion salad with lal mirchi and salt
2. aam ras - it's a gujju thing, go to any gujju wedding and you sure to get ras and rotli
3. dry aam papad - yum yum
4. aam paana - not my personal favorite but a big hit  in gujarat during the summes
5. amroto - a type of dal eaten with rice, basically once you eat up the aam, you let the seed in water and then u use that water and that seed to make dal, not sure of the exact recipe, but the dal turns out thick and yes very little toor dal used so any of you guys trying to save on the toor dal money try it out (www.tarladalal.com should help)
6. HOW CAN I FORGET the mangoes dried in adrak before being mixed with oil and masala when making pickles, never had a better tasting mango
7. a NRI thing - mango lassi, but some beepers just sell mango pulp and advertise it as mango lassi
8. plain oil green or yellow mango - those summer days when you would aim at mangoes on the trees with stones (Trying to be as indian as possible) and how you would run to the house wth the mango tree after a rainy day hoping a few mangoes fell off the tree.
all you cheenaites sure remember the porcupine scale shaped mangoes sold at marina beach. mangoes at the shore unbeatable, it's a "tastes better at a certain place" kind of thing
9. a tamil thing - channa sundal (again a marina beach thing) and peanut sundal. mangoes better the major ingredient in both
10. pickles - mango pickles unbeatable!
11. chundo - gujju thing, shredded mangoes cooked over a long period of time in natural solar heat, mirchi and sugar.

plz feel free to add

[k-slice]

amm panna in marathi is called kairiche panha. kairi=raw aam.
losingnow another damn good nation to eat beef in is s huge surprise . it is ecuador. they dont have the prairie like arhentina but they have some yummy dead cow.

sgusa
i dint spend the loot because i wanted to. i spent it because the arse had already bought the bottle, spent HIS money on it and then came back and showed it to me. the bottle now lies with the rest of my dad's super expensive bottles. as i said the winning of the world cup by our team shall be the best occasion to open it along with a bottle of scotch i have(walker black circa 1962) and get totally hammered.

[LosingNow]

amm panna in marathi is called kairiche panha. kairi=raw aam.
losingnow another damn good nation to eat beef in is s huge surprise . it is ecuador. they dont have the prairie like arhentina but they have some yummy dead cow.

sgusa
i dint spend the loot because i wanted to. i spent it because the arse had already bought the bottle, spent HIS money on it and then came back and showed it to me. the bottle now lies with the rest of my dad's super expensive bottles. as i said the winning of the world cup by our team shall be the best occasion to open it along with a bottle of scotch i have(walker black circa 1962) and get totally hammered.

Yep.. Actually in Hindi it is called Kairi-ka-pani also.
Ecuador... Never been there. Never thought you would get good beef there.
Been to Peru - you get really good seafood there...specially Ceviche (which is raw seafood "cooked" in citrus juice).

[LosingNow]

we gujjus eat khichdi with aam paana, i know sounds weird but try it just the yellow dal ki khichdi and aam paana

these are some of the stuff i eat with aam in them and i still eat most
1. kaccha mango and onion salad with lal mirchi and salt
2. aam ras - it's a gujju thing, go to any gujju wedding and you sure to get ras and rotli
3. dry aam papad - yum yum
4. aam paana - not my personal favorite but a big hit  in gujarat during the summes
5. amroto - a type of dal eaten with rice, basically once you eat up the aam, you let the seed in water and then u use that water and that seed to make dal, not sure of the exact recipe, but the dal turns out thick and yes very little toor dal used so any of you guys trying to save on the toor dal money try it out (www.tarladalal.com should help)
6. HOW CAN I FORGET the mangoes dried in adrak before being mixed with oil and masala when making pickles, never had a better tasting mango
7. a NRI thing - mango lassi, but some beepers just sell mango pulp and advertise it as mango lassi
8. plain oil green or yellow mango - those summer days when you would aim at mangoes on the trees with stones (Trying to be as indian as possible) and how you would run to the house wth the mango tree after a rainy day hoping a few mangoes fell off the tree.
all you cheenaites sure remember the porcupine scale shaped mangoes sold at marina beach. mangoes at the shore unbeatable, it's a "tastes better at a certain place" kind of thing
9. a tamil thing - channa sundal (again a marina beach thing) and peanut sundal. mangoes better the major ingredient in both
10. pickles - mango pickles unbeatable!
11. chundo - gujju thing, shredded mangoes cooked over a long period of time in natural solar heat, mirchi and sugar.

plz feel free to add

12. Kairi-ki-Launji :  This is made in Marwari households. It is Kairi ki subji but with a lot of gud (jaggery). Typically, it tastes 100 times better if you eat it a day after cooking..the sweet/sour mix goes into the outer-shell of the seed ..and you can suck on it for hours and appears like there is always some sweet/sour juice left. It is incredible. Again, my Grandma's version was perfect - even my Mom couldnt replicate her perfection.

[MockTurtle]

any like the thai dessert of mango w sticky rice? it sounded so weird when i was exposed to it for the first time and much to my surprise, i love it!

the picture here only has the white rice, my fave restaurant also serves some brown sticky rice.




another mango dessert i love is the chinese chilled mango custard soup with bits of grapefruit and sago in it. grapefruit bits give a nice sour bite to the sweet soup.

[LosingNow]

any like the thai dessert of mango w sticky rice? it sounded so weird when i was exposed to it for the first time and much to my surprise, i love it!

Have tried it...did not like it. The combination just did not work for me. There is not much blending going on..even when you take a bite of each in your mouth. It just does not flow!
You know what could be a good variation on this.. cook the sticky rice in thick milk (almost like kheer but cooked much much longer) but make it very sticky with no liquid (the marwari term for this dish is "khirand") and then serve the cut mango with it. I think the "milk base" will give the dish the "moist" flow it is missing.
..Oh no, it is "Careless Whisper" on Radio..dang, it has been ages since I heard Wham!

[k-slice]

mock
would it be similar to eating mango with chapati? i figured both the accompaniments, rice or chapati would be equally bland. us ghatis take great pride in eating amras, or pulped mango. now this cant be any mango but only pairi from ratnagiri. a hapus is usually thrown in for flavor. a similar mongolian dessert has sticky rice with avocado and kiwi fruit. where the mongols found kiwi fruit or avocados god alone knows.

[MockTurtle]

any like the thai dessert of mango w sticky rice? it sounded so weird when i was exposed to it for the first time and much to my surprise, i love it!

Have tried it...did not like it. The combination just did not work for me. There is not much blending going on..even when you take a bite of each in your mouth. It just does not flow!
You know what could be a good variation on this.. cook the sticky rice in thick milk (almost like kheer but cooked much much longer) but make it very sticky with no liquid (the marwari term for this dish is "khirand") and then serve the cut mango with it. I think the "milk base" will give the dish the "moist" flow it is missing.
..Oh no, it is "Careless Whisper" on Radio..dang, it has been ages since I heard Wham!

well, the rice should be soaked in sweet coconut milk so the rice shd be sufficiently moist. i had it at a very authentic thai place and being a creature of habit, i go to only that place to eat thai food and so there may be not-so-yummy variations of this floating around the world and am unaware of!

careless whisper? ugh@sappy songs :-)

[MockTurtle]

mock
would it be similar to eating mango with chapati? i figured both the accompaniments, rice or chapati would be equally bland. us ghatis take great pride in eating amras, or pulped mango. now this cant be any mango but only pairi from ratnagiri. a hapus is usually thrown in for flavor. a similar mongolian dessert has sticky rice with avocado and kiwi fruit. where the mongols found kiwi fruit or avocados god alone knows.

never had mango w chapati and can't really tell. but i do know some strange people who eat mango with curd rice...wait a min, i have even seen people eat dosai with curd rice! both are UGH in my view but they seemed to relish it.

[k-slice]

dosa with curd rice is killer. have you tried it?? i had a south indian friend who introduced me to it. my thoughts were similar till i tried it.