Chilled Spicy Watermelon Soup

Watermelon juice can be incorporated into soups to give the rich red colour and the cool and refreshing feeling to one's mind and body. To make it spicy, roasted red bell pepper (red capsicum) and ripe red chilly have been used. These two will help retain the red colour of the soup. I think this summer, this cold watermelon soup would be ideal to beat the heat! In this recipe,the capsicum can be roasted either in the oven or on direct flame, after greasing it with oil.

Serves two.

Ingredients	Quantity
Watermelon Cubes	2 ½ cups or more
Ripe Red Cilly	½ or more
Roasted Red Bell Pepper (Red Capsicum)	½ capsicum
Vinegar	1 tsp
Pepper Powder	½ tsp
Garlic Cloves (Optional)	2
Water	½ cup if required
Salt	to taste
Chopped Coriander Leaves	1 tsp

Method

1. Roast the bell pepper with a little oil applied over it in an oven or over direct flame by holding the bell pepper with a fork. Cool it and remove the skin and keep it aside.


2. Take a blender jar and add the watermelon cubes,bell pepper,green chilly,garlic cloves,pepper powder,salt and vinegar and blend it to a smooth consistency.


3. Strain the soup and add water if required and mix well.


4. If needed immediately, then freeze it in the freezer or you can chill it in the fridge for a hour or so.


5. Serve it in a bowl and garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.

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Iced Ginger Watermelon Juice

This refreshing drink is ideal for a hot Summer's day.To make it into a mocktail, any aerated drink like Sprite or lemon soda can be used intead of water.You can even mix orange soda too. Try it! This recipe is for one or two servings.

Ingredients	Quantity
Deseeded Water Melon Pieces	3 cups
Grated Ginger	1 tbsp
Lemon Juice	1 tbsp
Sugar	2 tbsps or less
Water	2 to 3 cups
Mint Leaves	3

Method

1. Take one cup of watermelon pieces and add lemon juice,ginger and sugar and one cup of water and blend it in a blender to a smooth consistency.


2. Take this blended mixture and pour it into ice cube moulds and freeze them.


3. Take the rest of the watermelon pieces and water and blend it in the blender into a smooth juice.


4. Refrigerate this juice till the frozen water melon juice is ready.


5. To serve, take a goblet and add the juice and three or four frozen cubes and decorate it with mint leaves.


6. Note: Instead of water, any aerated drinks like Sprite or lemon soda can be added.

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Cold Summer Soup

Summer has come and with it the heat. So we need something cool and refreshing. So I came up with this cold summer soup which is refreshing and easy to prepare. Try it and feel refreshed !

Ingredients	Quantity
Melon or Cantaloupe Pieces	1 ½ cups
Cold Buttermilk	1 cup
Orange Juice of One Orange	⅓ cup
Red Pepper Flakes	1 tsp
Mint Leaves	2 or 3
Salt	to taste

Method

1. Blend the melon pieces with the butter milk,salt, orange juice and a few chilly flakes in a blender to a smooth consistency.


2. Keep this in the refrigerator for cooling and serve this in a soup bowl or a tall glass garnished with red chilly flakes and mint leaves.

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