Summers are all about refreshing drinks and yummy fruits that can revitalise our bodies. While mangoes take the top spot in our list of favourite fruits, it is followed by litchi or lychee. This sub-tropical fruit is white, translucent and glossy when peeled off from its rough and bumpy red exterior. Litchi has a jelly-like flesh wrapped around the seed with a juicy, and sweet flavour, that weirdly reminds us of strawberry and watermelon. Yes, it does. Let us tell you Karisma Kapoor also loves this summer fruit. In an Instagram upload, the actress shared her fruity indulgence. It featured a bowl of fresh and peeled litchi. The seeds were removed, and the litchis were served with a fork. “Summer fruits,” Karisma wrote in the caption, with a sun and cloud emoji. She also added a hashtag: “Lolo loves.”Take a look:
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Are you aware of the versatility of this fruit? From cocktails, mocktails, salads and sorbets, we have handpicked a bunch of Litchi recipes you can prepare at home.
1. Coconut and Litchi Creme Caramel
The good old caramel custard gets a delectable twist! Coconut milk and litchi mixture poured into a caramel base and baked to perfection results in this mouthwatering dessert. Get the recipe here.
2. Litchi Shochutini
Presenting a delicious litchi cocktail prepared with a Japanese distilled beverage called shochu or soju. All you need is lychee liqueur, litchi syrup, lemon tanginess, and garnishing of litchis. And, a perfect drink to relax on summer nights is ready! For the full recipe, click here.
3. Litchi Sorbet
Boiled litchi is mixed with sugar to make a syrup, which is cooled and blended with lime juice to make sorbet. This frozen delight makes for a great summer dessert and is a refreshing way to beat the heat. Recipe here.
4. Prawn and Litchi Salad
A savoury spin to this sweet fruit is definitely a unique preparation. The prawn and litchi salad has shelled prawns, marinated in a tangy mix of lime, spring onions and chilli flakes, stir-fried and then mixed with chopped mangoes and litchis. Top it off with peanuts for a yummy crunch. For the recipe, click here.
5. Litchi Daiquiri
A delightful concoction, this daiquiri cocktail requires three basic ingredients: litchi juice, white rum and some lemon. When made with utmost perfection, litchi daiquiri has the perfect balance of sweet and sour. Full recipe here.
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