Aam Ka Pannah

Aam Ka Pannah is a hindi fruit drink made from green unripe mangoes (mango= "aam"). It is made when mangos are still green in two different ways: while it is raw and by cooking it. Its taste is sweet sour and it is ingredient of some Hindi cocktails.

It is a special summer drink and to make it you take some green unripe mangoes and boil them until soft. Peel the skin and take the pulp out in a pan. Mash it very well to make a clean smooth paste, removing the threads if there are any. Then store this pulp in the refrigerator. To make a drink out of it, take two spoons of pulp into a glass of water. Add sugar to taste and stir.

Aloe Vera Juice

Aloe Vera juice is made from freshly cut and hand squeezed Aloe Vera leaves, and prepared from the pure inner gel of mature Aloe Vera plants.

Bitter Lemon

Bitter lemon is tonic water flavoured with lemon. It contains quinine, which is the bitter agent of this soft drink. This carbonated drink is produced by many companies around the world, but the most common is: Schweppes.

Calpis

Calpis is a Japanese soft drink, it has a light milky acid flavor. There are many types of fruit flavored variations.

Clamato Juice

Clamato juice is also known as tomato clam juice. It is a drink made primarily of reconstituted tomato juice concentrate and reconstituted dried clam broth with a dash of high fructose corn syrup. It was originally invented by Duffy Mott and now it is mainly produced by Mott's Inc.

Clamato is a popular mixer for American and Canadian beer. It is also used as a base for Bloody Caesar cocktail invented in Canada.

Coconut Milk/Cream

Coconut milk or coconut cream is not the juice found inside a coconut, but the diluted cream pressed out from the thick, white flesh of a well-matured coconut.

To make coconut milk, finely grated coconut meat is steeped in hot water until it is cool enough to handle. It is then squeezed until dry; the white fluid is strained to remove all the pulp. When allowed to sit for a while, the coconut cream rises to the top. Commercially, coconut cream is obtained by pressing grated coconut flesh by itself without water, using a specialized, heavy piece of machinery.

More hot water is added to the pulp and the process is repeated to yield a lighter fluid, or coconut milk. Frequently, a third pressing is done to obtain a light coconut milk, which is used for stewing meats or for thinning coconut milk to make a coconut soup or a light curry. An average mature coconut yields about one cup of coconut cream and one to two cups of coconut milk depending on how light a milk is desired.

Cola

Cola is a sweet carbonated drink colored with caramel that contains caffeine. It may be sweetened with sugar, corn syrup or any artificial sweetener. It is sold worldwide and comes in different presentations and flavors: lemon, vanilla, light, non caffeine, cherry, with or without calories, etc.

The most famous cola brands are two: COCA-COLA and PEPSI.

Curd

Curd is the part of the milk which coagulates when any acid agent is added such as lemon juice and then heat is applied.

Elderflower Cordial

It is a dilution drink made from elderflowers, very popular in England during summer time. You can find it at the markets or you can make it at home.

Recipe

Ingredients:

20 elderflower heads;
1 lemon (sliced);
2tsp citric acid;
3 1/2lb sugar;
2 1/2 pints boiling water.

Instructions:

Put all the dry ingredients into a clean pan. Pour boiling water over. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Skim. Cover with a cloth or lid. Stir twice daily for five days. Strain through muslin and bottle in clean sterile bottles. The cordial can be frozen in plastic bottles (leave space for expansion). Fresh cordial can be refrigerated for up to two weeks. Dilute with water, sparkling mineral water or lemonade and serve with slices of lemon and sprigs of mint. Add gin and soda water, or vodka. Make diluted Elderflower Cordial into a delicately refreshing sorbet or any other drink that requires of this ingredient.

Energy Drinks

Energy drinks are non alcoholic drinks that are designed to give the consumer a burst of energy by using a combination of methylxanthines, B vitamins and herbal ingredients. As ingredients include: caffeine, guarana, taurine, ginseng, and other forms with high levels of sugar and stimulant ingredients.

Ginger Ale

Ginger Ale is a soft drink flavored with ginger that is very popular in mixed drinks. Ginger ales come in two varieties: golden ginger ale and dry ginger ale.

Popular brands are: Canada Dry, Schweppes, Vernors, C&C, etc.

Ginger Beer

Ginger beer is a carbonated soft drink flavored with ginger, lemon, and sugar. It was originated in England during the mid 1700s. Its original recipe requires ginger, sugar and water, and a gelatinous substance called ginger beer plant. Nowadays it is made with yeast to give the drink its fizzy character. Popular cocktail made with ginger beer: Moscow Mule.

Green Mango Frooti

Green Mango Frooti is a Hindi brand of mango juice. It is used as ingredients for some of their refreshing cocktails.

Guarana Drink

Guarana champagne is a typical product from Brazil. It is a drink made with the red fruits of the plant called guarana.

Ice Tea

Ice tea is a form of cold tea sweetened or unsweetened. Generally it comes prepackaged or unprepared (powder to be mixed with water) in different flavors, being the most common lemon and others such as peach, lime, cherry, and raspberry. Ice tea can also be available carbonated in some countries. However for most of the cocktails recipes you may use the lemon flavored prepared ice tea.

Common Brand: Nestea

Just Juice Bubbles

It is a New Zealander brand of juices made half fruit juice and half lemonade. They have plenty of flavors varieties and the one we use to make cocktails here is: Just Juice Bubbles Mandarin Passion Fruit.

Lemonade

Lemonade is a worldwide popular soft drink, especially as a sweet lemon flavored drink. Depending on the country of its origin, lemonade gets different ingredients or it is a completely different drink.

In most of the countries such as USA, England, Australia, etc; Lemonade is a lemon based drink. Consumed as a soda or as a natural fresh juice drink, it is the perfect ingredient for most cocktail recipes.

In The Netherlands, lemonade refers to a fruit concentrate cordial that is diluted with water. It comes in different flavors.

Lemonade is available everywhere, the most popular brands are: Mountain Dew, Schweppes, etc.

Nectar

A mixture of fruits juice/puree or concentrated fruits juice/puree, sugar and water. E.g. Peach Nectar, Orange Nectar, Pineapple Nectar, Mango Nectar, Apple Nectar, etc.

Pepto-Bismol

Pepto-Bismol is a liquid formula with a wintergreen taste that relieves heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, nausea, and diarrhea. Available in every drugstore.

Piña Colada Mix

Piña Colada Mix is a blend of pineapple juice and creamed coconut. In addition to the world famous Piña Colada Cocktail, this mix can be used for a host of additional refreshing concoctions.

Rooh Afza

Very popular sherbet made by Hamdard Labs in India and a very well kept secret recipe. Used widely in flavoring sweets, ice creams, milk shakes, and summer cooler. Off late it is also finding acceptance as a cocktail mixer.

Rose hip Soup

Rose hip soup is a drink that comes from rose hip, the ripe reddish orange fruit of the rose. Flesh of the hip is used to make jellies, jams, and purees, preserves, syrups, fruit soups, tea, wine and health drinks.

Rose hip Soup Recipe

Ingredients:

• 200 ml dried rose hips
• 500 ml water
• 100 ml sugar
• 2 tbsp clear, runny honey
• 1/2 vanilla bean

Preparation:

Place the dry rose hips in a strainer and rinse with cold water. Strain the hips and remove any twigs or grit that may be present. Pour the hips in a bowl and pour over the cold water. Cover and place in the refrigerator to soak it overnight. Pour rose hips with their water in a saucepan. Add the sugar and the vanilla bean half, slit open lengthwise. Bring mixture to a boil and simmer on medium heat for about 2 or 3 minutes or until rose hips get very soft. Remove the vanilla bean pieces. Puree the mixture with a blender after cooling down. Strain and push the puree through a sieve and mix in the honey. If the soup seems too thick, pour water to dilute.

Like this you can use it for cocktails otherwise serve soup chilled on deep plates topped with whipped cream or ice cream and crushed biscuits.

Rose's Lime Juice

Rose's Lime Juice, or simply Rose's is a brand of a sweetened lime juice produced in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1876 Lauchlin Rose patented this method of preserving lime juice without adding alcohol.

This lime juice is not fresh lime juice, since it is way too sweeter. It is an important ingredients for the cocktail called Gimlet.

Tonic Water

Tonic water is a carbonated water flavored with fruit extracts, sugar and quinine. It is also known as Indian Tonic Water or just Tonic.

The flavoring agent quinine is a bitter alkaloid from the bark of the cinchona tree. It is used as the base flavor in most bitters, and is also used in the treatment of malaria. Tonic water glows under ultraviolet light due to the quinine.

Tonic water is used as a mixer for cocktails, especially with gin to make the famous gin and tonic drink.

Brands: Schweppes, Canada Dry, Cantrell, Cunnington, Seagram's, Royal Club, etc.

CLAYTON'S KOLA TONIC

It is a very unique drink mix first sold in London, UK in 1880's. There are many ingredients in Clayton's Kola Tonic and at the heart of the drink its genuine kola nut extract. This is well known natural stimulant, which keeps you alert and boosts your energy level.