Uganda Kitchen Blog

African Delicious Mango Pudding  Super Delicious Mango Pudding  Mango is a simple dessert that can be made using very minimal ingredients and is so soft and creamy and it is completely irresistible. Add chopped mango pieces for garnish and serve it chilled. What you will need  ● Mango - 4 Nos ● Sugar - 1/4 Cup ● Water - 1/2 Cup ● China Grass - 5 Gms ● Fresh Cream - 1/2 Cup ● Milk - 1/4 Cup What to do  ▪ Peel and cut ripe mangoes ▪ Add it into a mixer jar ▪ Add sugar and blend it till its smooth ▪ Strain and add the mixture to a pan and heat it ▪ Meanwhile, boil water and add the china grass ▪ Cook till the china grass dissolves completely ▪ Strain the china grass into the mango puree ▪ Mix everything well ▪ Now, add fresh cream and milk and mix everything until well combined ▪ Turn off the stove, do not boil the mixture after adding milk ▪ Let it sit 2 mins and pour the pudding mixture into individual moulds ▪ Let the pudding come to room temperature, cover it with a cling wrap or foil

Ugandan Special Cold Cocoa Drink Refreshing Iced Cold Cocoa Drink Hello Viewers! Today we are going to learn making of Ugandan-Special Cold Cocoa Drink recipe . Ugandan Cold Cocoa is a delicious chocolate drink very popular from the streets of Uganda, Kampala City. This Cold Cocoa is a rich and creamy chocolate summer refreshing drink for chocolate lovers and can prepare at anytime with limited ingredients. Making of this Ugandan cold cocoa involves heating the milk, preparing the corn flour syrup followed by coco powder syrup, few chocos and mix them to milk on a medium flame until it comes to a correct consistency. Then wait till cocoa milk comes to a room temperature and can refrigerate or can have with few ice cubes. This summer chocolate drink is so rich, delicious and chocolatey that everyone will enjoy having this cold cocoa. This is yummy and best taste guaranteed with tips mentioned in this blog article. Hope you prepare this tasty recipe at your home and enjoy. Prep Time: 5 m

Refreshing Iced Cold Watermelon Spritzer Drink Iced Cold Watermelon Spritzer Drink We continuously crave for something cold in this hot summer. And we seem to be bored of the same lemonade and other cold beverages. I have put together a wonderful combo of watermelon to make a watermelon spritzer. You have got to try this Watermelon Spritzer to believe in the flavor. Prep time: 15 minutes Number of Servings: 2 persons What you will need  ● Watermelon - 1/2 fruit ● Lemon - 2 nos ● Sugar - 4 Tsp What to do  ▪ Firstly, make the lemon and sugar concentrate by mixing the lemon juice and sugar ▪ Cut half watermelon into small pieces and blend them to get the watermelon juice ▪ Strain the watermelon juice to remove the seeds and fiber if any ▪ Now, add the sugar and lemon concentrate to the watermelon juice according to your taste ▪ The base for your watermelon spritzer is ready. Let’s assemble the drink ▪ Place some ice cubes in a mason jar, add pour in the watermelon juice till it fills ¾th

Mango Kulfi Smoothie Drink Mango Smoothie                  Mangoes and summers always come together. And I am going to make a fun twist on the classic kulfi by adding our seasonal fruit mangoes and make a creamy and delicious Mango Kulfi. Prep time: 10 hours Cook time: 20 minutes Number of Servings: 4-5 persons Ingredients  ● Milk - 2 1/2 cups ● Mango - 2 nos ● Sugar - 1/2 cup ● Unsweetened Khoya - 3 Tsp ● Cardamom powder - 1/2 Tsp ● Saffron ● Mixed nuts ● Corn flour - 2 Tbsp Method  ▪ Boil the milk till it reduces to 3/4th of the quantity. ▪ Meanwhile, in a mixer jar add the chopped mangoes, and sugar ▪ Grind it to a fine paste ▪ After the milk has reduced, add the unsweetened khoya ▪ Mix it till it dissolves in the milk and add cardamom powder ▪ Mix cornflour and milk in equal proportions and add the slurry to the milk ▪ Mix it continuously so that there are no lumps. Add sugar and mix well ▪ Add a pinch of saffron and cool down the mixture completely. ▪ Add the mango pulp and mix it

Ovacado, Dates  And Cashew Nuts Shake Drink Hello lovely friends  let’s make a simple and delicious Avocado dates and cashew-nuts shake. Usually, avocado is highly known for making salads and savory treats but, at the coast, our tradition is using avocado in thick drinks. Some like to blend it with water and sugar while some prefer to blend it with milk and sugar. Ovacado, Dates and Cashew Nuts Shake Today, we will give it an extra touch with dates instead of sugar, add some cashew-nuts and finish it off with some ice cream. What you will need ● 1 large avocado, halved ● 500ml ice cold milk ● 1 cup dates, seeds removed 4 cloves of cardamom (use seeds only) ● 1 cup cashewnuts ● 500ml vanilla ice cream (optional) ● 1 orange (for garnish) What to do 1. Scoop out the avocado flesh and put it right away into a blender jug. Add in the dates and make sure no seeds have remained in the dates. The seeds are too tough and will spoil your blender. 2. Add the cardamom seeds. I

Delicious Strawberry Smoothie Drink Let’s make my favourable  berry smoothie, we will use readily available frozen mixed berries (from major supermarkets) and fresh strawberries. We will combine mixed berries with milk and vanilla yoghurt to give you a smoothie that tastes like no other. The tartness from the berries, a touch of sweetness and sourness from the vanilla yoghurt and creamy texture from the whipped cream makes all the difference. Delicious Strawberry Smoothie  What you need ● 100g frozen mixed berries ● 50g fresh strawberries ● 500ml vanilla yoghurt ● 500ml frozen milk ● 250ml whipped cream ● 50g berry sauce (cook some berries in sugar and reduce them or dilute berry jam with a tablespoon of water) What to do ▪ Remove the leaves from 5-6 strawberries and put them in a blender. ▪ Add in the frozen mixed berries -- frozen berries tend to have more flavour and can keep for months in the freezer, perfect for making smoothies and sauces. ▪ Add in the vanilla

Healthy Dates Shake Drink Let’s make my easy Dates shake ‘Cooler’ We will add some strawberries to enhance the flavour and rose sherbet or rooh afza (all readily available in our local food stores or supermarket). Dates are ultimate staple during the Fasting season. Traditionally, they are known as the food Prophet Muhammad P.B.U.H ate when he broke his fast. When fasting lasts from sunrise to sunset, the body can develop mild problems such as headaches, low blood sugar and lethargy. Dates are an excellent source of fiber, sugar, magnesium and potassium. They are also quite filling which make dates much better than fried or fatty foods that only get digested quickly and leave one hungry for more Dates Shake Drinks What you’ll need ● 500ml ice cold milk ● 80g dates (seeds removed) ● 2 tablespoons rose sherbet syrup or rooh afza syrup ● 100g strawberries ● Whipped cream for garnish What to do ▪ In a blender, put the dates and ensure all seeds are removed, add in rose sherbet sy

Super Three Combo Milkshake. Mango, Passion And Vanilla Ice Cream Milkshake Drink It is important to get hydrated at lunch (After Lunch ) and even after workouts. Here is my favorite and very easy to whip up mango and passion cooler. Mango, Passion And Vanilla Ice Cream Milkshake  What you will need ● 1 large ripe mango ● 500ml ice cold milk ● 500ml vanilla ice cream ● 5 - 6 large sour passion fruit ● 2 large glasses What to do ▪ Peel the mango and slice it, ensuring you get most of the flesh. Set aside. ▪ In a blender, add in the mangoes. Add in 500ml milk and ensure the milk is ice cold (frozen) with some chunks of ice so that your drink will be frothy once you blend it. ▪ Add in 250ml or half of the ice cream in the blender. Give it a good blend, resting the blender every minute or so. ▪ Cut your passion fruits into two and squeeze. Once the passion pulp is in the glasses, gently pour in the blended mixture in the glass. You will see a layer of passion in the bottom.

Choco Banana Cooler Drink Hello my dearest friends, lets make one of my favorite drink the choco banana cooler. This drink is super delicious, super chocolatey and calls for very few ingredients a great way to use your left over soft bananas, never throw soft bananas if need be freeze them and Use them to make shakes, smoothies and ice cream. Soft bananas tend to become super sweet and delicious in making desserts. A great natural sugar option.   Choco Banana Cooler Drink What you will need ● 4 to 5 soft bananas ● 500ml ice cold milk ● 90g drinking chocolate (powder) ● 250ml ice cream ● 1 cup walnuts (optional) ● 100ml chocolate sauce What to do      ▪ Peel the bananas and add them into the blender. Add the drinking chocolate powder. For a less sweet option, you can use cocoa powder’ which does not contain sugar and will give you a darker and richer cooler. ▪ Add in the ice cold milk and give it a good blend (about 3 minutes, resting the blender every minute or so). ▪

Delicious Pinacolada Drink This heat isn't getting better so Let’s make this refreshing drink dubbed ‘pinacolada’ which usually consists of pineapple and coconut cream. We will make a non-alcoholic version that is super easy to make and is guaranteed to quench your thirst in this hot weather, then top it up with some ice cream to make it more tastier and fancier. Delicious Pinacolada Drink What you will need ● 6-7 chunks of fresh pineapple ● 1/4 cup coconut cream ● 50ml still water ● 250ml fresh pineapple juice (ice cold) ● 500ml pina colada ice cream or vanilla ice cream ● Pineapple triangles to garnish What to do ▪ In a blender, add in the pineapple chunks, coconut cream and pineapple juice. ▪ Dilute it with the 50ml water, add one scoop of ice cream and give it a good blend, resting the blender every 30 seconds for about 1 and a half minutes or until you get a smooth consistency. ▪ Pour the mixture into your chilled glasses. Scoop some extra ice cream into the

Banana, Caramel And Nuts Shake Drink How about something cold and refreshing? Here is my easy banana caramel and nuts shake. This is a perfect shake when you have guests at home. Entice them with a fancy-looking homemade shake that is creamy and frothy with a nutty texture. Banana, Caramel And Nuts Shake Drink Note: For a sugar-free option, just omit the caramel. What you’ll need  ● 500ml ice cold milk (frozen) ● 500ml cold milk ● 50g peanuts ● 4 large bananas ● 1/2 cup caramel syrup ● 250ml whipped cream What to do ▪ In a blender, add in bananas then nuts, frozen milk and cold milk. Give it a good blend until smooth and frothy. The ice from the milk will make the shake frothy and creamy at the same time. Set aside. ▪ Put the caramel in a piping bag and drizzle it on the inside of the glasses to get a marble effect. Pour the shake in the glasses. ▪ Put the whipped cream in a piping bag with a star nozzle. Pipe the whipped cream on the milk shake, starting with the edges