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Summer Coolers ~ Mexican Drink - Watermelon Agua Fresca

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Ever since I saw a gorgeous looking watermelon drink on Nabeela’s blog, I have been wanting to try it. I googled to learn more about this Mexican street food fare and learnt that Agua Fresca literally means “fresh water” and also found a recipe here. The watermelon season is through here but I was fortunate to find a few at Spencer’s.

Watermelon Agua Fresca - Mexican Cooler

An absolutely chilled delightful lemon-flavored afternoon treat to the core! I served it along side a Mexican meal consisting of Mexican rice, corn chips, mango salsa and dumplings in baked beans sauce.

Watermelon Agua Fresca Recipe

Preparation: 10 mts, chilling time

Serves 4-5 persons

Cuisine: Mexican

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Ingredients:

2 cups cubed and de-seeded chilled watermelon

1/2 cup chilled water

1 1/2 tbsp sugar (adjust according to the sweetness of watermelon)

1-2 tbsp lemon juice

mint leaves for garnish (optional)

1 Blend the above ingredients for 8-10 secs. If you want a smooth drink, strain. Garnish with mint leaves and serve chilled.

Mexican Summer Cooler - Chilled Watermelon Drink
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By sailu • Jun 27th, 2007 • Category: All Recipes, Beverages & Drinks, Breakfast Recipes, Fruits

19 Responses »

  1. Lata on June 27th, 2007 at 7:38 am:

    I made this just few weeks back for our friends. Looks awesome.

  2. Mishmash! on June 27th, 2007 at 9:49 am:

    BEAUTIFUL! and L-O-V-E-D the photo….colour looks so romantic!

    Shn

  3. anusharaji on June 27th, 2007 at 11:05 am:

    hmmmmm
    cool colors and shots
    with twist of lemon :)
    how abt some yogurt in it?

    Agua Fresca usually are water based, Raji. Never tried a water melon smoothie.

  4. Dee on June 27th, 2007 at 12:29 pm:

    the photo looks so good sailu. simple but comforting drink.

  5. Suganya on June 27th, 2007 at 1:36 pm:

    Colour, Colour, Colour! That is all I can say/see :) The pic captures the essence of the fruit!

  6. Sreelu on June 27th, 2007 at 9:56 pm:

    Sailu, such perfect color, looks absoutely gorgeous !!!

  7. Jyothsna on June 28th, 2007 at 1:08 am:

    Love that!!! Beautiful colour :)

  8. Gila on June 28th, 2007 at 4:44 am:

    Dear Sailaja,
    Another delicious recipe!
    Pls try that: spare a bit of the drink and freeze it to little ice cubes and put them into the drink next time. It cools down the drink and does not affect its flavour/taste. You can even put the ice cubes into another fruit drink.
    Besides, I have to tell you that I became quite addicted to your website. Not only the big variety of your recipes captured me it’s also all that additional information you provide. Especially for me as a western person it bears so many small details about India which I highly appreciate.
    Take care and keep well
    Gila (from Switzerland)

    Thanks for that wonderful tip, Gila. I am so glad my blog is helping you learn more about Indian food.:)

  9. Cynthia on June 28th, 2007 at 1:06 pm:

    And how come you did not invite me :(

    As always, this is such a visual treat.

  10. prema on June 28th, 2007 at 2:49 pm:

    Just a tsp of ginger juice Sailu and it would taste heavenly.

  11. Cinnamon on June 29th, 2007 at 3:22 am:

    It looks so refreshing…. Lovely pictures too… Some lemon or ginger would add more flavour to it :)

  12. padmaja on July 1st, 2007 at 1:46 am:

    Sailu
    that looks heavenly, and that vibrant color!!awesome!!

  13. Deepa on July 2nd, 2007 at 5:08 pm:

    excellent pics …nice summer drink …Wow

  14. Dawna on July 2nd, 2007 at 6:21 pm:

    That looks so good, Sailu! I’ll have to make it when Palle’s away, though, since he’s allergic to melons. I’m curious about the dumplings in baked bean sauce - can you tell me a little more about them?

    Dawna, these dumplings are made from flour, egg whites and maize flour and cooked in a mixture of sauteed onions, tomatoes and baked beans. Delicious. I will be blogging this recipe soon.

  15. sukanya on July 3rd, 2007 at 10:15 am:

    This is looking so cool….Lovely summer drink….nice picture….

  16. Water Melon Drink Agua Fresca by Sailu « My experiments with cooking on September 22nd, 2007 at 11:50 am:

    [...]  The recipe by Sailu can be found here. [...]

  17. veni on December 17th, 2007 at 2:30 pm:

    adding a pinch of black salt gives it a great flavour.

  18. sarah on May 2nd, 2008 at 2:47 pm:

    how about some garnishing with lime wedges and min leaves. otherwise its heavanly. my kid Joshua love watermelon and will surely love this recipe

  19. Ami on May 30th, 2008 at 12:32 am:

    hi,
    i make this combination with papaya (papau). really good. try it & see… colour is nices too. 3/4 glass with papaya juice with lime & 1/4 glass (on top of papaya) of above recepie gives nice colour mix & taste… :)

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