Receipes

Monday, 29 December 2014

Cocktail Recipes from Aspri Spirits

In this festive season, there is always a need for a quick part receipe. You can create your own cocktails with these simple receipes below!

BLOODY MARY D.OLIVA
INGREDIENTS:
• 2 oz Patrón Silver infused
with horseradish
• 2½ oz organic tomato juice
• ¼ oz lemon juice
• ¼ oz extra-virgin olive oil
• dash of Worcestershire sauce
• dash of hot sauce
• salt to taste
• freshly ground black pepper
to taste
• ½ tsp freshly grated horseradish
• olives for garnish
• lemon twist for garnish
METHOD:
Stir all ingredients and serve in
a collins glass.
Garnish with olives and a
lemon twist.

BLUE-EYED GIRL
INGREDIENTS:
• 2½ oz Patrón Silver
• 2 oz fresh ruby red grapefruit juice
• 1½ oz rhubarb syrup (steep one
cup water with one cup sugar
and one cup chopped rhubarb)
• boxwood basil for garnish
METHOD:
Shake all ingredients in a mixing
glass with ice and strain into a
rocks glass.
Garnish with boxwood basil.

CUCUMBER TWIST
INGREDIENTS:
• 2 oz Patrón Silver
• ½ oz freshly squeezed lime juice
• ½ oz simple syrup
• 3 sprigs dill
• 4 slices English cucumber
METHOD:
In a shaker, muddle 2 slices of
cucumber with 2 sprigs of dill.
Add Patrón Silver, lime juice,
and simple syrup. Combine
ingredients into a shaker with
ice. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Garnish with remaining sprig of
dill and cucumber.

ESPRESSO MARTINI
INGREDIENTS:
• ¾ oz Patrón Silver
• ¾ oz Patrón XO Cafe
• ¾ oz espresso shot
• fine sugar
• powdered chocolate for garnish
METHOD:
Rim the serving glass with
sugar. In a mixing glass,
combine Patrón Silver and
Patrón XO Cafe with espresso.
Add ice, shake, and strain.
Garnish with powdered chocolate.

FORBIDDEN APPLE
INGREDIENTS:
• 1¾ oz Patrón Silver
• 1½ oz apple juice
• ¼ oz ginger liqueur
• splash of Velvet Falernum
METHOD:
Combine all ingredients in a
shaker. Shake well and pour into
a cocktail glass.

GINGER CUP
INGREDIENTS:
• 1¾ oz Patrón Silver
• ¼ oz ginger liqueur
• ¼ oz lime juice
• ¼ oz simple syrup
• splash of soda
METHOD:
Pour all ingredients (except
soda) into a shaker. Shake
well. Pour into a chilled martini
glass. Add a splash of soda.

Have a blast this season. Stay blessed!

xoxo

Sunday, 21 December 2014

91% of all online searches related to food are for Indian recipes, says Annual report by Bawarchi.com

As per a recent study by bawarchi.com, 91% of all online searches related to food are for Indian recipes.
  • Chicken is the popular non-vegetarian dish
  • Health is a critical element; soya is now regularly considered in the dishes
  • Indians prefer Continental and American desserts

The study reveals 91% of all online searches related to food are for Indian recipes; both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. This study is based on over 4 million visits and searches across 25,000 food recipes on Bawarchi.com, in the last one year.

Food Category split:

Indian food continues to be most searched-for cuisine across vegetarian and non-vegetarian food, and accounts for 91% of the overall searches. This is followed by Italian, Chinese, Continental and American cuisines.

While 40% people look for vegetarian food online, the remaining 60% look for non-vegetarian.

Insights on vegetarian food searches:

  • Indian vegetarian cuisines account for 97% searches.
  • Dry gravy (33%), more popularly known as subzis, and served as accompaniments to Indian bread and rice are the most widely searched for food course.
  • Indian vegetarians preferred gravies made of paneer and soya.
  • Starters made of Paneer are the most searched-for.
  • Most popular method of cooking searched-for include stewing, followed by sauté and frying.
  • Insights on non-vegetarian food searches:
  • Here too, Indian cuisines top the chart with 85% people looking for it, followed by Fusion and Continental.
  • Dry gravies (43%) are most searched-for non-vegetarian food. Chicken, followed by red meat and sea food were the main ingredients.
  • Most popular starters were those made of chicken.
  • Stewing, followed by shallow and deep frying are the most searched-for cooking methods for non-vegetarian dishes.
  • International cuisine trends:
  • Pastas and Pizzas are the most searched-for Italian foods.
  • Among Chinese food, Momos, fried rice, noodles and soups are most searched-for.
  • Interestingly, Indians mainly search for dessert options in the Continental and American cuisines.
  • Spanish and Arabic are most preferred Mediterranean cuisines followed by Turkish.


Other interesting findings:

  • It is interesting to note that about 15% people look for food for kids.
  •  49% people look for recipes for their main part of the meal course which includes side dishes, followed by Starters (19%) and Desserts (14%).
  • Indians prefer parathas and idlis for breakfast. This is followed by recipes made of oats.
  • Fried food are the most searched-for food cooking method. Fish fry, crispy corn and chicken spring rolls being the most popular deep fried food item, whereas Chicken Fry, Keerai Adai and Sooji ka cheela are most popular shallow fried food item.
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