Category Archives: Summer Coolers

Saying it with Strawberries

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Tadka Pasta

There’s little else in terms of a wholly satisfying experience in the kitchen than laying your hands on the season’s freshest produce to work wonders with. Plump strawberries that glisten like rubies in the sunshine dappled shacks of the local … Continue reading →

Posted in Summer Coolers, Sweet Treats | Tagged berry, egg free, eggless, fresh, gelee, Heart, mousse, no bake, strawberry, Valentines day, white chocolate | 4 Comments

Freshen up! Fizz up! Mango Cream Sodas

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Tadka Pasta

When the sun is out and tolerable in Bangalore, our minds hark back to the beaches of Fr’isco, to the tall, cooling glasses of fizzy, fruity, creamy sodas guzzled down breathlessly..leaving frothy mustaches that lived long enough to tell a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bev Bar, Funnibles, Summer Coolers | Tagged cream soda, fresh fruit soda, fresh mango, Italian soda, mango drink, mango mocktail, Mango soda, Party drink | 9 Comments

Cool off with Saucy Sesame Noodles

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Tadka Pasta

Come summer and its the perfect time to eat right – fresh, light, healthy, raw and cool. The freezers get loaded-up with Watermelon Clone-sicles, icy grapes and frosty fruit granita for our riotous little vacationers to cool off with. Rose sherbets, citrusy sweet … Continue reading →

Posted in Globe Food-Trottin', Indo-Asian Chow, Picnic Basket, Summer Coolers | Tagged cold noodles, noodle salad, noodles at room temperature, peanut butter noodles, picnic, sesame noodles, vegan noodles | 22 Comments

Icy Cold Treat For Coolest Mommy – Chai Granita

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Tadka Pasta

Tiny raindrops trickle down the pretty red galoshes, the ladybugs on them glistening like jewels. The mist is floating far away, like a disheveled ball of fur. Daddy doesn’t own a raincoat, so he makes do with his brand new … Continue reading →

Posted in Summer Coolers, Sweet Treats | Tagged chai concentrate, chai granita, chai latte, chai powder, instant tea, low calorie, low fat, masala chai, tea concentrate, tea granita, tea powder | 7 Comments

Spiced in a Trice – Bubbly Buttermilk

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

Zooming in on a speck of an image in the vast map of memories that often unfurls in the mind’s eye, one spots an earthern pot filled with buttermilk. It could be a leaf out of the imagination, from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bev Bar, Summer Coolers | Tagged boondi, buttermilk, cumin powder, drink, healthy, jeera powder, kefir, lassi, masala yoghurt, mint leaves, non-fat yoghurt, regular yoghurt, rock salt, savory, spicy buttermilk, yoghurt, Yogurt | 10 Comments

Salad Splurge – Lettuce Do The Momo

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

As all good things must come to an end, thus ends our Salad Splurge with a spicy-licious Asian-style salad with Chicken Momos.. Asian-style Salad with Chicken Momos (Serves 2-3) For the Dressing: 2 Tablespoons freshly squeezed tamarind extract 1 Tablespoon soy … Continue reading →

Posted in Summer Coolers | Tagged asian style salad, asian style salad dressing, carrots, chicken momos, chicken salad, crispies, croutons, cumin powder, Dole, fried noodles, grated ginger, healthy, iceberg lettuce, lemon zest, onions, peanut oil, peanut powder, pinwheel rise crisps, red chilli flakes, red pepper flakes, salad greens, sesame oil, sesame powder, soy sauce, thinly sliced | 4 Comments

Salad Splurge – Eggelicious in No-mayo Land

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

Our second offering in the Salad Splurge series is this truly Eggelicious Salad, in No-mayo Land.. Tadka-style Mayo-free Egg Salad (Serves 2-3) For the Salad Dressing: 3 Tablespoons honey mustard 1 Teaspoon horseradish or spicy brown mustard 3 Tablespoons thick … Continue reading →

Posted in Summer Coolers | Tagged apple slices, Dole salads, egg salad, gravy, healthy, honey mustard, horseradish mustard, Indian style lemon pickle, lemon juice, lemon pickle, lemon zest, lettuce, light egg salad, light olive oil, low calorie, masala, mayo-free egg salad, mayo-free salad dressing, mustard, onions, orange zest, picnic, salt and pepper, sandwich, spicy brown mustard, vegetarian, vinegar, without mayo, wrap, yoghurt | 4 Comments

Salad Splurge: Broccoli on a Tropical Trip

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

There’s a food for every season and if left to the Tadka girls, more than enough seasonings for every food, if you just took a second look in your pantry and stared long enough into the depths of your refrigerator … Continue reading →

Posted in Funnibles, Summer Coolers | Tagged broccoli salad, chilli garlic salad dressing, easy salad, fruit and nut salad, light salad, light salad dressing, low calorie salad dressing, low fat salad, no mayo, pineapple broccoli salad, sour cream dressing, summer salad, vegetarian | 19 Comments

Citrusy Sweet Tea, Y’all!

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

Spoon after spoon stirred in to no avail, the cold tea resists all attempts at sweetening as the sugar settles like a stubborn sludge at the bottom of the jug. A jumble of thoughts swirl up at the sight, remindful … Continue reading →

Posted in Bev Bar, Summer Coolers | Tagged cinnamon iced tea, citrus iced tea, healthy, how to make iced tea, Iced tea, lemon iced tea, masala iced tea, orange iced tea, refreshing, summer, Sweet tea | 33 Comments

Watermelon Clone-sicles

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Tadka Pasta

There is a fair bit of head-scratching, hemming and hawing, as baffled faces scour the bulging bushels of watermelons nearly spilling onto the market sidewalk, for a good find. The elderly couple, sprightly and sharp, engages in a low-voiced deliberation … Continue reading →