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Thursday, 4 September 2014

Summer Drink Watermelon juice

To beat the heat in the summers here’s simple and healthy watermelon juice. However when at home one of my favorite thirst quenchers is water melon juice. It's not too sweet, and full of goodness. Simple to make just a case of juicing the melon flesh. Most of us know that cold drinks and artificially flavored juices are not good for health. But still most of us end up drinking them. However, what is really cool for the body are drinking drinks made from fresh fruits like - sherbet, sweet lime juice, musk melon juice, mint juice, aam ka panna (prepared with raw mango) and watermelon juice. Best option on a hot summer day could be having coconut water. I think that no drink can beat coconut water on a hot day.

Ingredients for Watermelon juice:

4 to 5 cups chopped watermelon cubes, deseeded

2 tbsp. Honey

Ice cubes (optional)

Pepper Powder

To prepare Watermelon juice:

1. Blend the watermelon and honey in a blender.

2. Pour the watermelon juice in a jar or bowl.

3. Serve it with or without ice cubes sprinkle some pepper powder and garnished with watermelon cubes.

Tips / Notes :

U can add 1 medium or large sized orange, juiced or ¾ to 1 cup orange juice to above mentioned ingredients to make watermelon orange juice
U can add sugar instead of honey or without adding anything u can consume this juice.
Serve watermelon juice immediately.
U can add mint leave while grinding this juice to get mint flavor in it.

Health Benefits of Water Melon:

1. L-citruline: Watermelon contains an abundance of an amino acid called L-citruline.

2. Alleviates high blood pressure.

3. Diuretic: Watermelon is a natural diuretic (as if the name isn’t a straightforward giveaway) and good for hydration.

4. Natural Viagra: In the area of improved circulation, one study has found that watermelon has Viagra-like effects where increased circulation is a necessity.

5. Vitamin and mineral rich: The body needs all sorts of vitamins and minerals to function.

6. Low in calories: A cup of watermelon contains about 80 calories.

7. Low fat: According to Nutrition Data, the big green fruit has almost no fat per serving, so…

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Sunday, 15 June 2014

Instant Lemon juice or Nimbu Sherbet

A Summer drink Instant Lemon juice or Nimbu Sherbet is very easy to prepare with few ingredients. Instead of buying lemonade from the store to prepare this juice, we can prepare it using fresh Lemons or by using home made lemonade.

Ingredients for Instant Lemon juice or Nimbu Sherbet :

Lemon : 2 no's

Water : 4 glass

Sugar : 4tsp

Honey : 2 tsp

Cardamom : 2nos powdered

Ice cubes : 4 to 6

Salt a pinch

To prepare Instant Lemon juice or Nimbu Sherbet :

1. In a bowl take water, Squeeze out the lemon juice from lemons.

2. Add Sugar, Honey, Cardamom powder and salt and mix well till sugar dissolves in the water.

3. Instant Lemon juice or Nimbu Sherbet is ready to serve. Serve it with Ice cubes and for children serve it without Ice cubes.

Health Benefits :

Many of the benefits of lemons are lost or reduced if lemons are heated, so for maximum benefits eat or drink them fresh and raw!

Benefits of raw lemons includes:

1. Richest source of vitamin C of all the citrus fruits.

2. Naturally antiseptic and anti-bacterial.

3. Cleans the blood. Strengthens weak blood vessels.

4. Home remedy for colds and flu, sore throats, coughs, asthma, and bronchitis.

Lemon juice is an excellent anti-oxidant, and as part of a healthy diet will help protect against heart disease, cancer, viruses and allergies.

Caution: Which lemon juice is highly beneficial it is not advisable to take lemon juice if your stomach or intestines are inflamed.

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Sunday, 1 June 2014

Adrak Chai / Ginger Chai

There is nothing like Adrak chai in this world! ginger tea recipe is a good remedy for stuffy nose, cold & cough and sore throat. It’s complete healthy drink having good power for digestion. I know most of you know how to make ginger tea so you may feel why I am posting this recipe. Actually I just made tea for myself and felt like posting it on my blog!

Ingredients to make 3cups chai :

1 cup milk

2 cup water

2tsp tea powder

1 inch piece grated Ginger (depends on how much flavor you like)

4 to 5tsp Sugar (as per taste)

To prepare Adrak chai / Ginger tea:

1. Heat the water and milk in a saucepan over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes till it get boiled.

2. Add tea leaves and sugar and boil it for another 4 to 5 minutes.

3. Add peeled and scraped ginger pieces and boil the tea for another 5 to 6 minutes and turn off the flame.

4. Finally strain it to serving glass and serve with biscuits.

Tips / Notes :

·        I used Tata Gold chai powder.... I personaly feel this is the best chai powder. But u can use any brand as per your choice.
·        U can prepare basic chai by omitting grated Ginger
·        Milk and water quantity can be adjusted as per your requirement.
·        You can prepare the same recipe by just using the milk its all up to individual choice.....

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Saturday, 10 May 2014

South Indian Lassi / Salt Lassi

Curd contains many nutrients such as protein, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B-6 and vitamin B-12. It helps in digestion thanks to its pro-biotic effect. Let's make South Indian Lassi / Salt Lassi today.

Ingredients for Salted Lassi :

Yogurt - 2 glass

Cold Water - 2 glass

Ice cubes - 1 glass

Mint leaves 5 to 6 or Roasted
cumin seeds powder - 1 small tbl spoon

Black salt - 1 small tbl spoon

Black pepper - 1/4 small tbl spoon

How to make Salted Lassi :

1. Put curd, salt, ice cubes and mint leaves or roasted cumin seeds powder in the mixer and beat it.

2. Mix water and beat it again. The salted Lassi is ready for drinking. Keep it in a glass, sprinkle cumin powder and serve it.

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Sweet Panjabi Lassi

Curd contains many nutrients such as protein, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B-6 and vitamin B-12. They are are very useful for our body. Curd helps to digest the food and it strengthens our bones and teeth. Either you can eat or can drink it in the form of lassi.

Usually, people of north-India and Punjab drink sweet lassi. . It is one of the energetic drink which can cool us in the summers. You can drink it in any season. Let's see how to make Sweet Panjabi Lassi

Ingredients for Sweet Panjabi Lassi :

Yogurt - 600 gm

Sugar - 7-8 small tbl spoon

Ice cubes - 1 1/2 glass

To prepare Sweet Panjabi Lassi :

1. Put curd and sugar in the mixer and beat it till sugar dissolves.

2. Put ice cubes in it and beat it again. The delicious Lassi is ready for drink Keep it in a glass and serve it.

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Thursday, 8 May 2014

Mango Milk Shake

The mango milkshake is one such popular recipe that people love to have in the summer! its perfect blend of flavors, smooth texture and chillness make it a delightful treat for all.

Ingredients Mango Milk Shake:

2 cup mango pulp from a can or flesh of 3 ripe mangoes
4 cups milk
2 Tbsp. sugar for canned mango pulp. More sugar if fresh mangoes used.
10 crushed ice cubes

To prepare Mango Milk Shake:

1. Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Mango Milkshake is ready to serve. This recipe serves 6 to 7 people.

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Mango Lassi

Mango Lassi is a rich, creamy combination of mango and yogurt, and I personally love it with a generous flavour of cardamom.

This popular drink is very easy to make, specially if you use store-bought mango pulp. I usually make this with fresh mangoes pulp - just peel them and use the flesh.

Ingredients for Mango Lassi :

1 cup – Mango (nice ripe, chopped)

2 cup – Yogurt ( thick curd)

1/2 cup – Milk

1/2 cup – Water

1 tbsp – Sugar (as per taste)

Ice cubes as needed

To prepare Mango Lassi :

1. Peel the mango and cut it into cubes. Take a blender, add chopped mango, yogurt, milk, water, ice cubes and required amount of sugar and blend it into a puree. Adjust the consistency by adding required amount of water.

2. Sprinkle a pinch of cardamom powder if desired and serve chilled.

Tips / Notes:

· The yogurt I used was fairly thick so I added some water, but you need not add water if you find the consistency good enough.

· Also, please adjust the sugar accordingly - some mangoes can be very sweet and may not need much sugar.

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Sunday, 4 May 2014

Simple Rooh Afza or Indian Rose Sharbat

Rooh Afza Sharbat is easy to make and refreshing beverage to sip on a sunny afternoon.

Ingredients for Rooh Afza Sharbat :

1/2 cup normal water

2 cups cool Water

5 to 6 tbsp Rooh Afza / Rose Syrup

Ice cubes

To prepare this Rooh Afza Sharbat :

1. In a glass, add 1/2 cup of normal water and Rooh Afza and stir well.

2. Then add the cool water and stir well.

3. Serve it by adding ice cubes.

Tips / Notes:

· Rooh Afza will stay in the bottem even after mixing if u use cool water.
· First mix Rooh Afza with normal water then add to the cool water.

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Sunday, 20 April 2014

Easy Lemon Iced Tea

Iced lemon tea is easy and refreshing beverage to sip on a sunny afternoon.

Ingredients:

Water: 2 cups
Tea Powder: 2 tsp
Sugar: 4 tbsp or as required
Lemon : 2 tbsp
Ice Cubes

To prepare this Lemon Iced Tea :

1. In a sauce pan, bring water to boil.

2. Add the tea powder and sugar and let it boil for 3 minutes.

3. Remove from the heat and strain the water through the strainer into a bowl.
4. Then add lemon juice to it and mix well.
5. Let it cool down and keep it in the fridge.
6. After remove from the fridge. Pour the tea into glasses and add a few ice cubes and serve.

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