Get creative with coffee this monsoon

Savour the charm of the monsoon with these scrumptious and easy brews…

Coffee Rendezvous

Chilly and damp mornings always need a stimulant like a coffee-shot. Warm, wet and vibrant, it surely gives the energy boost that never fizzles out that easily. Here is another serious Mocha recipe.

Key Ingredients: 2 cups of skimmed milk, 1/2 cup of whipped cream, 2 cups of coffee, 1/3 cup cocoa powder, a dash of cinnamon, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract.

Method: To begin with, mix coffee, milk, sugar granules and cocoa powder in the kettle. Heat the liquid and stir constantly. Add vanilla extract to it only after you remove it from the direct flame. Pour it in your mugs and top it with that smooth whipped cream and cinnamon!
Go, measure your life in coffee spoons!

Nutri-check: Coffee can cure headaches, reduce cavities and boost mood.

Coffee Chemistry

Coffee, if consumed in the right proportions, can become a miraculous health potion. Moreover, winter surely does get cosy with a cuppa in hand!

Key Ingredients: Marascino cherry juice, 6-teaspoon hot coffee, 2 teaspoons of Hershey's chocolate syrup, whipped cream, chocolate shavings, cherries.

Method: In your coffee mug, mix coffee, cherry juice and Hershey's chocolate syrup. Blend it well and then style the drink with chocolate shavings and cherries. Nirvana would follow soon after!

Nutri-check: One cup of coffee everyday can reduce the chances of Parkinson's disease and colon cancer.

Hot Chocolate Drink

Afraid of the flu bug? To ensure a healthy pregnancy this season, ensure you do not expose yourself to dust and eat light. Keep yourself warm with this warm drink!
 
Key Ingredients: Warm milk, Chocolate syrup, 2 teaspoons of cocoa powder, sugar as per taste, pinch of cinnamon.

Method: Blend all the ingredients well in a glass. Check for lumps. Stay warm!

Nutri-check: milk supplies the body with calcium and helps your bones stay strong and nourished. Chocolate will definitely lift your spirits along with loads of anti-oxidants.

Coffee Kick

Kick-start your day with this coffee shot and welcome the richness of the warm winter sun this season.

Key Ingredients: 3 teaspoons of coffee, 6 pieces of crystallised sugar cubes, 230 mL of brandy, 2 lemon peels (sliced), 1 stick of cinnamon, 2 oranges’ peel, 10 whole cloves, 150 mL curacao.

Method: If you have been neglecting your mortar and pestle, take it out. Mash sugar lumps, peels cloves and cinnamon in it and heat it slightly. Then, add the already warmed brandy and curacao to it and keep stirring. Check for lumps. Ensure that all turns into a smooth running past. Add the coffee in the end. Stir and watch the juices and the dark coffee blend into a rich dark colour. The peels and cinnamon will fragrant the moist winter air captured in your home. Happy drinking!

Nutri-check:  The medicinal properties of brandy and coffee, if taken proportionately, can enrich you with anti-oxidants required for an active lifestyle!