Cocktail with a dash of Indian flavor!!

Last week I was in Goa and while having some cocktails at the famous Baga beach, I was thinking what if we can bring some desi Indian taste to the cocktails. So, I tried to make some Desi cocktails at home and trust me it was amazing. Here are some recipes that really took my heart…

PAAN KI DUKAAN

This is a real refreshing cocktail to anyone. Apart from its stimulating flavor, it holds the benefits betel leaves, popularly suggested as a cure to the common cold. The vodka in this cocktail is just the cherry on top and provides you a festive feel.

PAAN KI DUKAAN

Ingredients: 2 fresh paan leaves, 4 cardamoms, 1 spoon gulkand, 45ml vodka, 15ml Sambuca, 1 maraschino cherry.

Method:

Crush the paan or betel leaf, cardamom, and gulkand in a cocktail shaker. Add the Sambuca and vodka. Then add some ice crush and shake well. Strain the mixture into a glass filled with ice and betel leaves. Finally, garnish with cherry and cardamom.

CURRY SCOTCH SMASH

According to some bartender experts, scotch and curry are the perfect combinations, when we look for a classy and yet spicy twist.

CURRY SCOTCH SMASH

Ingredients: 60ml blended scotch, 25ml lemon juice, 25ml curry simple syrup, Handful of mint

Method:

Combine all the ingredients in the shaker. Shake well and then fine strain. Garnish with a thin lime slice and a tiny mint twig.

KHARA MASALA SPICED WINE

Another total desi and the yet amazing twist are when red wine combines with a couple of ingredients that can be easily available in any Indian Kitchen.

KHARA MASALA SPICED WINE

Ingredients: 1 bottle red wine, 60gm demerara sugar, 1 cinnamon stick, A pinch of grated nutmeg, 8 cloves, 2 big black cardamoms, 1 orange, sliced into half, 1 dried bay leaf, 60ml sloe or damson gin (optional)

Method:

Take a saucepan and put the wine in it along with orange, sugar, bay leaf and the spices. Heat it gently until the sugar gets dissolved. Remove the wine off the heat. Then stir in the sloe or damson gin if you want it. Strain into heatproof glasses and serve immediately.

CHAI MARTINI

Chai or the Tea, the most common and desi hot beverage of India, when added to vodka stirs your senses.

CHAI MARTINI

Ingredients: 4 masala chai tea bags, 1 cup boiling water, 1-ounce vodka, 1 ounce of any liqueur, Crushed ice, freshly ground nutmeg

Method:

Take a large cup, put the tea bags it and pour the boiling water. Let them steep in the water for a few minutes. Then take out the tea bags and refrigerate the tea for half an hour.

Take a martini shaker and add vodka, half a cup of the chilled tea and the liqueur of your preference (options are almond, hazelnut, orange or coconut). Then add crushed ice, and shake well.

Strain the liquid into a martini glass and garnish with grated nutmeg.

Hope you liked the desi cocktails! CHEERS!!!!