I found a very good article about summer juices and drinks a few days back. These days we get very good pineapples here. I never really liked pineapple juice before. But this one tasted just amazing. Chilled pineapple juice for a hot day, what else can I ask for?
Ingredients: Pineapple pieces   1 cup Saffron strands   4-5 Sugar  2-3 tea spns Water   1 and 1/2 cups
Method: Blend all together in a blender to a smooth mixture. Strain the juice.
A few variations to this juice are – – Use cardamom instead of saffron. – Add few pepper corns while blending. Serve the juice chilled.
Serves : 2 Preparation time : 5mins
I always loved the garlic bread sticks served with pizzas in Domino’s pizza, Bangalore. Though many people did not like Domino’s, I loved them back in B’lore. I am yet to try them here in US. I never knew how they prepared the garlic bread sticks, which were soft, crunchy and had amazing taste.
Then, while watching a recipe show on TV, I saw this dish. It was a program on ‘Udaya news’, a Kannada channel, were people from all over Karnataka used to come and show their favorite recipes. I noted down the recipe but never thought it would turn out great. When we came to US, I didn’t know were to find the same bread. I was missing it badly. So one day I tried this recipe and I simply loved the taste. Usually when I buy ‘ pav ‘ for making pav bhaji , half the packet of pav still remains. I always make garlic bread with them and it is a favorite evening snack at my home these days :D.
Ingredients: 4 pav or buns 1-2 tbl spn salted butter 1 tea spn chopped garlic 1/2 tea spn oregano
Method: Slit the pav or bun into two. Melt the butter. Apply butter (keep aside around 2 tea spns of butter) on all sides of buns. Now mix garlic and remaining butter. Apply this on the pav (only on one side, preferably inside part of the pav /bun). Spread some oregano. Preheat oven to 300 F for 5min. Line up a oven proof dish with parchment paper. Keep the pav /bun with the garlic side facing up in the dish and bake it for around 15mins at 300F.The aroma of garlic and oregano fills the entire house within minutes :). Serve it with any dip. I like to eat them without any dips.
Serves : 2-3 Preparation time : 20mins
