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Monday, August 30, 2010

How to Make Lassi

Lassi is a traditional Indian and Pakistani drink that is basically made from curd or yogurt. There are hundreds of varieties of Lassies including flavored lassies, dry fruit lassies, fruit lassies, salted lassies, sweet lassies and rose lassies, and mango lassies, among others. Chaas is another most popular form of drink in majority of the households in India, which is nothing but a diluted lassi with more water than curd or yogurt.





In India, Lassi is also used often in many religious ceremonies, which is made from curd and honey. Different types of Chilled Lassies topped with a layer of clotted cream are used as common offering like tea or coffee to the guests specially in summer and hot seasons. In many households, Chaas is an integral part of two major meals, which is also considered as an appetizer. Salted and spiced lassies have also become extremely popular in many parts of India. Saffron Lassies loaded with dry fruits or its powders are extremely popular in Sindh region of Pakistan and Punjab and Rajasthan States of India. Making a lassi is a child's play, what you all need is curd or yogurt, a blender and different types of additives such as rose syrup, mango syrup, fruit juices and crushed ice, among others.











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Friday, August 20, 2010

How to Make Sangria

Sangria is one of the favorite wine punch in Spain that has different alcoholic contents depending upon the variations in the recipes. Typically, Sangria is made from a dry, light, fruit flavored, young, acidic and inexpensive red wine brewed from the local regions of Spain or a French wine. In addition to the wine, Sangria may contain chopped or sliced fruit such as orange, lemon, apple, peach, strawberry or grape or any other citrus fruit, a small amount of sweetener such as sugar, honey or any fruit nectar, a small amount of brandy or any other spirit and ice and carbonated soda.





Depending upon whether you use white wine or red wine, and the carbonation level, the recipes of Sangria can change drastically and in many countries, they have different names for the Sangria drink. Sangria has become popular in many countries where it made with various ingredients but in all the recipes, wine is the base, be it a white wine or a red wine. Sangria is also a common drink in the West Indies, where it is known as Sangaree. In several regions, a non-alcoholic variety of Sangria is made from grape juice, lemon, carbonated water and sugar cane juice.











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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

How to Make Stuff How to Make Icing 2010

Making a cake at home is very easy nowadays especially due to the high end ovens and other domestic appliances. But wen it comes to the icing on the cake, it is even more easier than normally thought. That is why, everybody loves to do homemade icing or cake frosting, and moreover, it is also a great and enjoyable experience. You can make icing and cake frosting from many options including cinnamon, lemon juice, vanilla, crushed mints, crushed peppermints, crushed cookies or cream biscuits or just with anything else readily available at home.






If you know how to make icing, you must be aware that although making it takes just few minutes but the preparation requires much more time and efforts. Powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk are the most common ingredients needed for making cake icing. Besides, you will need mixing bowls and spoons and a fine pointed implement (maybe a cone) to carve out decorative icing or write something on the cake with the icing. If you are not sure how to make icing, you can check out couple of youtube videos or hundreds of step by step DYI guides available on the net.












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How to Make Stuff How to Make Bread 2010

Many people love to make breads at home but they do not have bread makers at their home and therefore, often wonder how to go about it. Well, to make bread without bread makers is a very simple thing, which you can try out on your own even with bare minimum home appliances and utensils. Relishing a freshly baked bread at home is much better than eating readymade breads available in the markets. In fact, for many people, it is one of the greatest pleasures in their meals.




Although it is simple to make bread but the precision of traditional commercial variety generic white sandwich breads may not come immediately and you need some practice to get consistently good results about the perfection in the shape. The common raw materials for making breads include yeast, water, bread flour (different from cake flour), little amount of cooking oil, a bread recipe and some basic equipments such as dough kneader, bread slicer, an an oven for baking. Apart from eating a freshly baked bread at home, it is also a great, enjoyable and an inexpensive experience to make breads at home.









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