Soulful Creations

A wonderfully refreshing, perfect-for-summer Polynesian drink- of course with a bit of my own experimentation. You can read about this drink which is now considered to be mostly of Tongan origin here at wiki. Ingredients 2-3 cups of watermelon 3/4 can of coconut milk 1 tbsp grated ginger few sprigs mint (fresh from the garden) 1/2 cup coconut sugar Method In a food processor, blend the coconut milk, sugar, ginger and mint. Then add the chopped watermelon and pulse it a few times (ideally it is grated with a fork but come on....a lazy me...nah ah..) Enjoy it cold! A vegan mango milkshake with almond milk and scented geranium leaves  Stay Cool mes amis!

You probably have had this drink, you probably have a different name for it- we, in our family, call it inji sorasam or in my words, अदरक का रस (இஞ்சி சொரசம்). Believe me when I say this one has nothing do with RASAM. This juice essentially brings back childhood memories of the days when we would be given an oil bath (an oil bath is usually an extravagant affair in our household, or at least used to be). On some eventful Saturday mornings when we were required to cleanse our systems, we would be given surathavarai kashayam,. No amount of wailing or running around the house would help, my mom would eventually make us drink the kashayam. One sip of the kashayam and anything else would seem heavenly! Half a day later of ingesting that thing called kashayam, we would be given an oil bath which was followed by light lunch and inji sorasam. Since my mom is visiting, I made her make the ginger juice for me the day after she arrived. Of course why would I even bother with the kashay...