Grape Tea in a Jiffy
I was feeling really sad that I couldn't send in an entry to AFAM this month. Grapes are hopelessly out of season and I had given up hope of sending in anything interesting. Incidentally, I had to come to our office in Gurgaon on a two-day visit. When I walk into the breakout area here, what did I see? A bowl of red grapes!! I pounced on them! I sat at my desk and contemplated what I should do with them. I googled for some easy recipes with grape and hey preso! There it was.
I went back to our micro-kitchen in office and whipped it up, literally. Tasted good and considering I am not much of an ice tea lover, this tasted pretty interesting.
NB: I am quite amused by my own craziness in the office and the length to which I went to actually come up with this entry. Hope Swapna will accept it, though its three days late!
Grape Tea
Also, couldn't spend much time on the pic since I was in office!
Fresh red grapes - 7-8
Tea bags - 2
Cold water - 2 cups
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp (I used dabur lemon syrup)
Sugar - 3-4 tsp
How I Made It:
Immerse the tea bags in cold water till the required strengh is acquired for your tea.
Blend this will all ingredients in a blender.
Serve cold
This is my entry to this month's AFAM hosted by Swapna and to 'Fresh Produce of the Month', hosted by chemcookit.
I am also sending this to the "Serve me Some…Juices, Shakes, Smoothies" event at Cook Curry Nook.
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Wow Nags, I love the idea of grapes with tea. Hmmmm, I am a flavored tea lover & I guess this will be awesome.
ReplyDeleteThis's very innovative...tea with fruits....I knew only with herbs/spices, ginger n lemon....great idea Nags
ReplyDeleteAfter going through all that affore Swapna will surely be gald to have your entry.
ReplyDeleteI have nevermade anything with grapes other than eating them. So didn't send any entry to swapna.
But alleast you went to all that trouble and it looks really nice, beautiful colour
Will be sipping grape tea till the pile in the fridge clears away!!!
ReplyDeleteps: the market only has imported concord grapes - i bought loads assuming i'd be sending somehting for AFAM - but they're too god damn tasty to get down to cooking something :D
ever tried chilled grapes? freeze them (peel them if you have the time). they taste like popsicles.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic idea Nags, Grape tea sounds lovely! You just know what ingredients go fabulous together! Great post. :)
ReplyDeletegreat idea, nags! the lovely bubbles reminds me of red wine...
ReplyDeleteWow Grape Tea! This sure ought to be the first time I've heard of it..I have to try this now!
ReplyDeletethat's a great idea!and considering u did all this while working!
ReplyDeleteOh thats quick grape tea. Colour is lovely.
ReplyDeletehey that sounds very creative!
ReplyDeleteI've never had a drink like that but it sounds delicious.
ReplyDeletethat was one jiffy drink of grapes. totally unique
ReplyDeletehey, that sounds good! am not much for cooking fruits, but blending, that i can try ;)
ReplyDeleteYou made this in office? Somebodys working hard ;)
ReplyDeleteHeHe!! You are officially addicted Nagu!:))
ReplyDeleteLooks great, I love flavored Tea!
This is so unique.
ReplyDeletewow Nags....A novel idea....The cup with grape tea looks great :-)
ReplyDeleteWhoa! Now that's some kicked up tea, I tell ya! ;)
ReplyDeleteU go girl!! yep...some of us are an addicted lot ;) welcome to the club
ReplyDeleteAnd I thought that I was addicted to blogging! I am going to tell this to my hubby now so he'll know that I'm not alone! ;-)
ReplyDeletenice one grape in tea never thought of it :)
ReplyDeleteNags awesome grape tea, will give it a try
ReplyDeleteFruity tea...i like mine with watermelon....grapes seem to be a nice way also
ReplyDeleteWoW...thats a quite innovative idea & through the photos only we can feel, it should be something really nice 7 interesting...I will surely try this weekend, if I can get the grapes now here, or in the future.
ReplyDeleteBtw...the Egg Dosa was really yummy. We tried it on last wednesday & came out very tasty!
Wow!I was away for just a week And back to see 4 new posts!!Great!!Love the new concoction of Grape tea!!Milagu(pepper)rasam and urulai kara kari!!
ReplyDeletePinne motta dosa and that bread sugar toast nte karyam prathyegamparayano?;)
now that is one solid dedication to your bolg!!!..an office-time innovation. great work!..and a great idea too!
ReplyDeleteThe lengths we foodies go to! In the office kitchen?! love it.
ReplyDeleteHi Nags, Thanks for stopping by my blog.
ReplyDeleteGrape tea - immm sounds very new.
I should try this and see.
BTW I have added your blog to my blogroll. Hope it is fine with you.
How unusual. Never heard of grape tea. Looks yummy.
ReplyDeleteYou are a nutcase N, :D and I mean it in a good way.... your officemates would have been really amused at this girl not only making this drink in the kitchen, but then going through the pains of photographing it too... :)
ReplyDeleteThats a cute one, Nags :). You are one dedicated girl! Grape tea sounds great, what tea did you use?
ReplyDeleteGrape tea looks delicious!:)
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HI NAGS,
ReplyDeleteSaw ur comment on making my pictures bigger..me too want to do the same, but I think this is the max size that the site provised. when I upload the images, I keep the central position, and sizr of image as large. Is there any way for me to enlarge it further?..the only other option is to click on the jpg image and view it separately..that definitely works!
LOL nags... u r too much girl.. u actually made this in ur office n took pic??? he he he... love ur enthu...
ReplyDeleteWow! I love ice tea and enjoyed reading your post! To want extent someone can go crazy to participate in an event!:D You are not alone Nags!
ReplyDeleteI will surely make this as soon as I get grapes!:))
What a novel idea Nags. I love iced tea and grapes.. never tried them together.
ReplyDeleteHow creative can you get? :) I could never dream that up! Gosh! I should've picked some grapes at my grocery shopping yesterday, I want this tea now!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cool idea!!
ReplyDeleteu are right nags, the clarity just goes down very much..afterall it undergoes a lot of procedures...in its making, from ppt to pdf, then to jpg!..u had asked me how i make those collages, i had replied there itself..u saw the answer to ur question?..was in my third post, i suppose
ReplyDeleteGrapes in tea...wow sure innovative
ReplyDeleteSee what blogging makes us to do. Food events are on our mind 24/7. I am just kidding.:))
ReplyDeleteThis must be a great variation for tea lovers.
lol....couldn't believe you did this all at your workplace!
ReplyDeleteNags,
ReplyDeleteGrape tea looks wonderful.Great idea.pics adipoli alle:)
Nags, I have sent my enry for your event show your cook books. Hope you don't mind the delay!:))
ReplyDeleteHey Nags! Loved the recipe.. cant wait to get home to my blender!! :)
ReplyDeleteOk, request: Can you suggest stuff that I can whip up quickly with chicken and a microwave grill?? Pretty please? :)
What a novel idea Nags. I love iced tea and grapes.. never tried them together.
ReplyDeleteI just had it after lunch. It was good. Thanks Nags.
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