The mercury has already touched 43 Degrees in Pune from the last few days. It feels like we have been put inside a pressure cooker and getting cooked on dum. Now I know how the poor ingredients might feel when we cook them in a cooker! 

Now a days we are trying trying our hands at new recipes for summer coolers. One of the coolers which caught my fancy from quite sometime now is the Brazilian lemonade or Limeade. After watching about a trillion videos on it I thought of trying it out. It seemed such a easy peasy recipe - just throw in some lime, condensed milk, sugar and water and you are done! Simple enough recipe which comes together in 10 minutes . But there is a small catch - the characteristic of this lemonade is slightly on the bitter side. So if you don't like bitter taste in your drink,  this is not for you. 

Things you can do to reduce bitterness:

• Many people would show you they just make lime quarters and blend everything with the condensed milk. But that would make your drink very bitter because of the pith. The white part of the lime/ lemon under the skin is called pith and causes bitterness so that has to be removed to reduce the bitter taste.
• Don't blend for too long, pulse and pause on your blender and repeat.
• It has to be consumed fresh, the longer it sits the bitter it becomes

This frothy creamy drink is sweet, tart and mildly bitter at the same time. This drink is definitely not everyone's cup of tea no matter how much the videos try to convince you. So if you want to try out something with complex flavors you may try this out.

Preparation Time : 5 minutes 

Ingredients :

• Lemon - 2, cut into wedges
• Sweetened Condensed Milk (Mithai Mate) - 50 gm
• Sugar - 1/4 cup (adjust as per taste)
• Cold Water - 2 cup
• Ice Cubes 
• Lemon wedges (for garnish)

Procedure :

1. Take out the juice from the lemon wedges in a bowl. Take care that no seeds are there. 

2. Add lemon juice, Cold water and sugar to a blender. Blend it for about 10 seconds on low.

3. Sieve the mixture through a strainer and discard any pulp. 

4.Now transfer the strained liquid into the blender, add the sweetened condensed milk and pulse 2-3 times until frothy.

Pour this drink over a glass full of ice cubes. Garnish with lime wedges and serve immediately 

Other Summer Cooler Recipes:

• Kokam Juice Recipe 
• Mango Banana Smoothie
• Mexican Horchata Recipe
• Mojito Popsicle 
• Beetroot Rose Sorbet