The scorching summers are here, and what better way to beat the heat than with some refreshing homemade treats?
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Easy and quick recipes for summers From tangy curd rice to fruity sorbets, here are seven quick and easy recipes that will cool you down and make you feel like a soft breeze in caressing your face on a hot sunny day.
1) Raw Mango Curd Rice Ingredients:
1 cup rice
1 raw mango, grated
1 cup yogurt (200g)
Salt to taste
1 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon urad dal
A few curry leaves
2 green chilies, chopped (optional)
A pinch of asafoetida (hing)
Instructions:
Cook the rice and let it cool. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves, green chilies, and asafoetida. Sauté until the mustard seeds crackle. Add grated raw mango and cook for a few minutes. In a bowl, whisk yogurt with salt. Add cooked rice to the yogurt mixture and mix well. Add the cooked mango mixture and mix gently. Serve chilled. 
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2) Grape Sorbet Ingredients:
500g seedless grapes
½ cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions:
Wash and blend the grapes until smooth. Strain the grape puree to remove any solids. Mix sugar and lemon juice with the grape puree until the sugar dissolves. Pour the mixture into a shallow dish and freeze for 3-4 hours, stirring occasionally. Once frozen, scrape with a fork to create a sorbet texture. Serve immediately. 
Grape Sorbet
3) Dahi Mixed Veggies Ingredients:
1 cup mixed vegetables (carrot, cucumber, bell peppers)
1 cup yogurt
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon roasted cumin powder
1 teaspoon chaat masala
Fresh coriander leaves for garnish
Instructions:
Chop the vegetables into small pieces. Whisk yogurt with salt, roasted cumin powder, and chaat masala. Add the chopped vegetables to the yogurt mixture and mix well. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Serve chilled. 
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4) Watermelon Popsicle Ingredients:
2 cups watermelon chunks
2 tablespoons honey
Juice of 1 lime
Popsicle molds
Instructions:
Blend watermelon chunks until smooth. Add honey and lime juice to the watermelon puree and mix well. Pour the mixture into popsicle molds. Insert sticks and freeze for 4-6 hours until solid. Once frozen, run molds under warm water to release the popsicles. Enjoy! 
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5) Rooh Afza Banta Ingredients:
2 tablespoons Rooh Afza syrup
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 pinch black salt
1 pinch roasted cumin powder
Chilled soda water
Instructions:
In a glass, add Rooh Afza syrup, lemon juice, black salt, and roasted cumin powder. Fill the glass with chilled soda water and stir well. Add ice cubes if desired. Serve immediately. 
Rooh Afza Banta
6) Mango Shrikhand Ingredients:
2 ripe mangoes, pureed
2 cups Greek yogurt or regular yogurt
¼ cup powdered sugar
¼ teaspoon cardamom powder
Chopped nuts for garnish
Instructions:
Mix mango puree, Greek yogurt, powdered sugar, and cardamom powder until smooth. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Garnish with chopped nuts before serving. 
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7) Strawberry No-Churn Ice Cream Ingredients:
2 cups strawberries, hulled and chopped
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups heavy cream, chilled
Instructions:
Blend strawberries until smooth. In a large bowl, mix condensed milk with the blended strawberries. In another bowl, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Gently fold the whipped cream into the strawberry mixture until well combined. Pour into a container, cover, and freeze for at least 6 hours or overnight. Scoop and serve! 
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Enjoy these delicious summer treats that will surely cool you down on a hot sunny day!
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