Rosemilk - milk flavored with rose syrup

Hot weather calls for a coolant rosemilk at home. Rosemilk is one of the traditional drink prepared in summer. It is prepared with rose syrup. Roses which are commonly fragrant are simmered with sugar syrup and strained thereafter leaving a fragrant smell in the syrup. It is very easy to prepare and it is always a favorite to kids.

How to prepare:

1. In a saucepan, add 1 liter milk(preferably whole milk) and bring it to a boil. Cool down to room temperature, takes about 2 hrs. Strain to remove malai that is formed on the top of milk.

2. As I use raw cane sugar, i powdered it in mixie so that it easily dissolves into milk. Add it to the milk and mix well until combined.

3. Add rose syrup ( I like roof afza ) and whisk until well combined.

4.  Add a little bit of rose essence(optional). Keep it in fridge for about 2 hrs or in freezer for an hour for a quick chill. Use a hand blender or coffee whisk to make it frothy. Serve chilled.

A small video presentation:

Here is the full recipe:

Serves-4

Ingredients:

Whole milk- 1 liter
Rose syrup - 2 tbsp
Cane sugar - 2 tbsp
Rose essence- 2 drops
Nuts- few(to garnish)

How to prepare:

1. In a saucepan, add 1 liter milk(preferably whole milk) and bring it to a boil.  Cool down to room temperature, takes about 2 hrs. Strain to remove any malai that will be formed on top.
2. Now add, sugar, rose syrup and whisk it well until it is combined well.
3. Keep it in fridge for about 2 hrs or in freezer for an hour for a quick chill.Add a little bit of rose essence(optional). Use a hand blender or coffee whisk to make it frothy.

4. Serve chilled and keep cooled yourselves.

Note:

1.Use full fat milk or whole milk to for better taste. If using low fat milk, simmer for a few minutes until it thickens little bit.

2. Adding rose essence leaves a pleasant smell in the rosemilk. And it is purely optional to add it.

Whole wheat double chocolate banana cake

This is a simple cake that can be baked with the ingredients easily available at home. Usually I bake chocolate cake which is a favorite for my kids at home. This time I added banana to it to add extra moist and soft cake.

How to bake:

1. Peel bananas and cut into small cubes. 

2. In a mixie jar, add sugar and cubed bananas and blend together to form a smooth batter.

3.  In a mixing bowl, add the banana-sugar mixture. To this add coconut oil, vinegar and vanilla and mix well until oil is well combined with other ingredients. 

4. In an another mixing bowl, place a sieve, add whole wheat flour, corn flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Sieve it well so that no lumps are there in your dry ingredients. 

5. Mix wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix them well. Don't over mix. Add water and mix them thoroughly.

6. Prepare a pan either by greasing the pan or just lining with parchment paper all sides. Transfer the batter to the loaf pan.

7. Add chocolate chips on the top.  Bake it in a preheated oven at 350F/180C for 35 min. Check out whether it is baked or not by a toothpick test. If inserted in the center comes out clean, it is done. Remove from the oven and cool completely before slicing.

A small video clipping to bake this cake:

Here comes the full recipe:

Makes - 1 9" x 5" loaf.

Ingredients:

Blend:

Banana - 3 large (ripe well)

Turbinado raw sugar - 3/4 cup

Wet ingredients:

Banana puree 

Coconut oil - 1/2 cup

Vanilla extract - 1 tsp

Vinegar - 1 tsp

Dry ingredients:

Whole wheat flour - 1 cup

Corn flour - 2 tbsp

Cocoa powder - 1/2 cup

Baking powder - 1 tsp

Baking soda - 1/2 tsp

Salt - 1/4 tsp

Water - 1/2 cup

Chocolate chips - 3 tbsp(for topping)

How to bake:

1. Peel bananas and cut into small cubes. In a mixie jar, add sugar and cubed bananas and blend together to form a smooth batter.

2. In a mixing bowl, add the banana-sugar mixture. To this add coconut oil, vinegar and vanilla and mix well until oil is well combined with other ingredients.

3. In an another mixing bowl, place a sieve, add whole wheat flour, corn flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Sieve it well so that no lumps are there in your dry ingredients.

4. Mix wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix them well. Don't over mix.

5. Add water and mix them thoroughly.

6. Prepare a pan either by greasing the pan or just lining with parchment paper all sides.

7. Transfer the batter to the loaf pan. 

8. Add chocolate chips on the top.

9. Bake it in a preheated oven at 350F/180C for 35 min.

10. check out whether it is baked or not by a toothpick test. If inserted in the center comes out clean, it is done. 

11. Remove from the oven and cool completely before slicing.

Note:

1. You can use any flavorless oil other than coconut oil. No groundnut or sesame oil. Use sunflower oil instead.

2. I have used raw cane sugar. You can use any other sugar the same quantity.