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   Ganga (lifetimecooking@mastodon.au)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 16:45:57 JST Ganga

   Summer coolers - Just made a large jug of coconut water and ice, muddled mint, few pinches of cumin and Indian black salt (kala namak), tamarind, fermented ginger, frozen lemon slices. It is sort-of a play on jal jeera.

   You've no idea how wonderful these Indian-flavoured drinks are 🍹 It may seem like a weird concoction, and may even taste that way to the uninitiated. But Oh Boy, they are good.

   The only thing that would be better would be fresh coconut water bought from the side of the road stalls in India 😄

   It is 38C today and 3 days of 40 coming up. Getting in some more coconut water and soda and tonic water. I have never envied my daughters fridge that can make large round rocks of ice, but right now I might be a little green with envy.

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     Ganga (lifetimecooking@mastodon.au)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 16:45:57 JST Ganga

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     Nimbu Pani (Lemon/Lime Water) is another summer cooler along the same theme (but no tamarind in this one). More lemon or lime juice than in the one I made today. It is often called Indian lemonade. That'll be tomorrow's cooler #planningAhead

     I'll make it more or less like this one: https://www.cookwithmanali.com/nimbu-pani/ Some recipes are very simple - water/ice, lemon juice, kala namak. But this one adds a few things more, similar to the ones I have been. making with coconut water lately.

     I have even seen one that adds everything: Thai basil; basil; lemongrass; ginger; chillies; mango powder; citric acid; black pepper; kaffir lime leaf; mint; purple basil. I have all the herbs and chillies in my garden.... I might play with it on Monday.

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