This is a good welcome drink idea for a small party in your home. There's quite a story behind this drink and although I don't usually share much stories with the recipes, this one can't come without out so here goes. My dad's sister, athamma, is quite a cook but more than that, she is a very eager hostess. Whenever we go back home on vacation, dinner at her place is a done thing and all our favourites line up on the table from one end to the other.
If you are looking for more drinks recipes to serve guests, check out strawberry lassi recipe, badam kheer, mango lassi, and sharjah shake, a milkshake with bananas and dates.
She recently hosted my newly married niece and her family and my mom was very taken by the "welcome drink". She immediately got the recipe, got all the ingredients and was on the phone with me the next day insisting she will make it and send me pics for the blog. I said I wanted to be there as she made it and anyway, I was going home on vacation in another month or so. So she made this while I stood around taking a zillion pictures.
None of us know the name of this and my aunt got it from someone on her husband's side of the family so this drink shall just be called a party welcome drink idea.
The ingredients and combinations will sound a bit bizzarre but it was delicious!
A Party Welcome Drink Idea (Recipe)
Serves 6-8 people
Ingredients:
3 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoon orange tang
(experiment with flavours here)
1 litre chilled sprite or club soda
1-2tbsp sugar (increase if using club soda)
1 apple peeled and finely chopped
A few sprigs of fresh mint, finely chopped
How Its Made:
1. Add the condensed milk and tang to a bowl and whisk until well combined. (My mom uses what we call the "Horlicks beater" back home. Many years back, the UK version of Horlicks that was sold in duty paid shops came with these and my dad gifted one to his mom. She later gave it to my mom and she uses it to beat egg whites stiff, make cappuccino, and of course to make Horlicks).
2. Add the powdered sugar and give it another whisk. Then add sprite making sure you pour through the sides gently. The mixture will foam up quite a bit.
3. Transfer to glasses, top off with some chopped apples and mint, and serve cold with ice cubes if you like.
Serve your welcome drink immediately.
Priyanka Agrawalla
okay Nags.. vl try n let u know 🙂
Priyanka Agrawalla
Tht was fantastic Nags..I needed some drink 😛 Thanks.
Can u suggest me something other than tang? can we replace it with roohafza??
harsha
i could totally set up a house in those glasses and live in it !yummy
lata raja
Wowie! I am game for this, and am already considering other options to create 'another' party welcome drink. Real good one, this!
Nithya
Wow.. totally unexpected combination of ingredients 🙂 I am thoroughly impressed with the drink 🙂
Radhika
Recently saw in this in a TV cookery show. The end result was a slightly curdled looking liquid. I was skeptic as the tang will make the milk to curdle.
RAKS KITCHEN
Sometimes I drink tang with soda water,this sounds rich! nice idea!
Mea Culpa
Many many Hyderabad summer afternoons when all I had at home was Tang and club soda, R and I used to make a version of this and topped it off with a pinch of Kala Namak on it for the 'zing'. You brought back such memories 🙂
It tastes lovely with Mango and Lemon tang too!
Nags
Priyanka, i am not sure about Roohafza. We need to make sure it won't react adversely with the condensed milk. Try though na? 🙂
Nags
Yep, the drink does look a tad curdled but it tastes delicious. Serve immediately, that's important.