Mango Lassi

Mango Lassi is a delicious and refreshing summer special drink. It is a combination of yogurt and milk. Mango lassi recipe is a popular north Indian summer drink, in local people calls it as aam lassi.

Ingredients:

Curd/ yogurt – 1 cup (plain)

Mango pulp – 1 cup

Sugar/ honey – 4 tsp. (sweetening agent)

Milk – ½ cup

Cardamom – A pinch (optional)

Water – Required

Ice cubes – Required

Method:

• Blend mango pieces, curd/ yogurt, milk and honey for about 2 minutes

Tip: Adjust honey quantity based on sweetness of fruit and yogurt.

• Add water based on required consistency.
• Add ice cubes and pour mango lassi in a tall glass.
• Garnish with cardamom powder

Nutritional facts of mango lassi:

• Mango is rich in Vitamin c, thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B-6, Vitamin E
• They are also rich in Amino acids
• They also have iron, copper, Manganese, selenium and zinc
• High vitamin content gives you instant energy and provides you good stamina.
• Curd helps in improving digestive system
• It helps in strengthening the immune system
• It helps to improve capacity to absorb minerals, vitamins and other micro nutrients from the food we take.
• Milk is the best source of calcium supply to our body.
• Honey provides you instant energy and reduces muscle fatigue.
• Honey is said to provide constant sugar levels as glucose present in it is absorbed effectively.

Pomegranate Juice Recipe

Pomegranate juice recipe is one of the simple and healthy refreshing health drinks. Learn how to make Pomegranate Juice with our simple and easy steps and also know its health benefits.

Ingredients:

Pomegranates – 4 no.

Sugar – 2 tsp. (for additional sweetening – optional)

Lemon extract– 2 tsp. (fresh)

Ice Cubes

Method:

• Cut the crown of the fruit and slice the skin part into four quarters and gently pull apart and break the sections.
• Now pluck all the seeds and put in a juicer container
• Extract the juice and strain the pulpy remain.
• Add little sugar and fresh lemon extract.
• If you want you can put ice cubes and blend so that the juice becomes chilled
• Or else you can pour in serving glasses and put the ice cubes and serve.

Benefits of pomegranate juice:

• Drinking pomegranate juice will increase oxygen levels.
• It is rich in anti-oxidants and lower heart problems.
• It has a property to combat men’s sexual problems.
• It helps in lowering cholesterol  and control weight
• It helps in lowering breast cancer and fight cell damage.
• Lemon is abundantly filled with vitamin C, it treats infections like tonsillitis, asthma and sore throat.
• Regular consumption of lemon extract is good for liver and helps in digestion.
• Lemon helps to treat problems associated with urinary tract infections.

Melon Juice

Melon juice is soft, sweet and refreshing drink during summer season. Water melon juice is one of the famous drinks during summer. We find it everywhere in different flavours. Melon juice recipe is one variant which is prepared by adding two kinds of fruits.

Ingredients:

Watermelon extract – 6 cups

Musk melon (chopped) – 2 cups

Lemon extract– 1 tsp.

Pepper powder – ¼ tsp.

Salt – As per taste

Method:

• Mash/ blend musk melon and filter the extract (or pass through sieve)
• Meanwhile remove the seeds in watermelon and extract juice.
• Add musk pulp to the above by adding 1 table spoon lime juice and blend further
• Add ¼ tsp. of pepper and little salt to enhance flavour.
• Serve by adding little ice cubes or chilled.

Nutritional facts:

• Watermelon juice is packed with antioxidants
• It is loaded with Vitamin A, B and C and is low in calories
• It is good for cardiovascular patients as well as patients suffering from colon cancer.
• As it is filled with 92% of water, it as a best dehydrator.
• Its diuretic property helps in healing kidney patients
• Researchers also found that it has Viagra kind of property which helps in relaxing blood vessels.
• It is a good source of potassium
• Musk melon helps in controlling blood pressure.
• It is bundled with Vitamin C and antioxidants.
• It has zero fat and is a good source of Vitamin A and beta carotene which helps in improving your vision

Carrot Coconut Juice

Carrot Coconut Juice is one of the mouth compelling yummy healthy recipes. As we are aware that carrot juice is good for eye disorders and filled with many nutritional values, just think if you have a mixture of coconut juice along with it. Apart from its nutritional values it’s good for the people who are on diet.

Ingredients:

Carrots – 4

Coconut (grated) – 1 cup

Sugar – 2 tsp.

Ginger – small piece

Water – 2 glasses

Method:

• Clean the outer layer of the carrot with water and peel gently. You can just rub the outer layer with sharp knife.
• Add Coconut, carrots, ginger and sugar to the mixer and make smooth paste.

Tip: Sugar is optional, if you are not a diabetic patient adding sugar enhances its flavour.

• Add water to dilute the concentration.
• Carrot Coconut Juice is ready, serve chilled by adding ice cubes or refrigerate.

Nutritional facts:

• A carrot a day reduces stroke risk by 68 percent
• It helps in reducing cholesterol and prevention from heart attacks
• It has beta carotene and fibre content
• It is a good source of antioxidant agents.
• They are rich in vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, and potassium.
• They have antiseptic qualities which can reduce liver problems
• Coconut is a good nutritional source of quick energy
• Improves insulin secretion and helps in proper utilization of blood glucose.
• Dissolves kidney stones.
• Helps prevent liver disease.
• Improves digestion and bowel function.
• Supports tissue repair and healing.
• Ginger has long been used as a natural treatment for colds and the flu
• Ginger may provide migraine relief

Orange Carrot Juice

Orange carrot juice is one of the healthy smoothies to keep you fit. It’s a good idea of blending vegetable (carrot) with fresh squeezed orange juice, people who are health conscious should try this recipe. People who are suffering from vision problems should take carrot juice at least once in a week.

Ingredients:

Carrots – 4 (medium sized)

Orange juice – 2 cups

Orange flower water (optional)

Sugar – As per your taste

Ice cubes (optional)

Ginger – ½ inch

Method:

• Peel the carrots (remove skin gently, if you want you can rub the outer layer with sharp knife). People say there are many vital ingredients on the skin.
• Cut them into small pieces and put them in the blender.
• Grind until you get smooth extract (for about 1-2 minutes) with the help of orange juice (use half).
• Now add remaining half along with sugar and blend further for a minute.

Tip: If you want to serve instantly then you can add ice cubes or else you can refrigerate and serve chilled. Orange flower water is optional, it is used to enhance the flavour.

Tip: Some people also use ginger while blending Carrot orange juice, but it is also optional. If you like its taste then you can add or else you can just skip it.

• Add Orange flower water and mix well. Serve chilled.

Nutritional facts:

• Carrot helps in reducing cholesterol and prevention from heart attacks
• It has beta carotene and fibre content
• It is a good source of antioxidant agents.
• Carrots are rich in vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, and potassium.
• Orange fruit has very low calories and helps in reducing cholesterol.
• It is rich in Vitamin C and dietary fiber.
• It helps in preventing kidney stones and diabetes.
• It has good levels of Vitamin A and B complex vitamins like folates, pyridoxine and thiamine.
• It also has anti-oxidants and micro nutrients like calcium and potassium which help in controlling blood pressure and heart attracts.
• Ginger has long been used as a natural treatment for colds and the flu
• Ginger may provide migraine relief

Lemonade Juice

Lemonade Juice is easy and simple recipe which can be served instantly once it is prepared and stored. Learn how to make lemonade from lemon juice with our easy to make steps. Once you prepare lemonade with lemon juice and store in cold place or refrigerate, it can be served instantly by just adding chilled water or by dressed with few ice cubes. During summers it is the best refreshing beverage which can be given to your children once they come from their schools.

Ingredients:

Lemon extract – 1 ½ cups

Sugar – 1 ¾ cups

Water – 8 cups

How to make Lemonade:

• Boil water in a vessel.
• Add Sugar and stir constantly until sugar totally dissolves.
• Let it boil for some time until you find concentrated mix.

Tip: You can find your required concentration by checking it by two fingers, if it sticks then stop the flame. Make sure it is not too much sticky

• Take this aside and let it cool, if you want you can refrigerate until it is totally cooled.

Note: If you try to dissolve juice when the mix is hot, everything gets spoiled.

• Once it is cooled, add juice extract and mix together.
• If you are storing in refrigerator then you can preserve Lemonade Juice for a month.
• Whenever you feel like drinking lemon juice, just add water to the concentration (according to your taste) and serve chilled.

Nutritional facts:

• This recipe is abundantly filled with vitamin C, it treats infections like tonsillitis, asthma and sore throat.
• It not only helps in digestion process but also good for liver.
• It helps to treat problems associated with urinary tract infections.
• It helps in losing weight and increasing your immune system.
• They are considered as anti-viral and anti-bacterial for human body.
• It is a rich source of antioxidants and well known for having anti-cancer properties and from many centuries it’s being used as a healing agent.
• When your body has sugar levels in good condition then it is a best source of energy.
• Sugar is considered as sucrose, when taken it converts into glucose which is necessary for our body to give you energy.

 Mint Juice

Mint Juice is one of the simple and refreshing juicer recipes. It is also used as a medicine, when Pudina is added with lemon, it helps in improving your digestion power. Green Smoothies are known for removing toxins and purify our blood. After knowing its useful effects many people in south India are selling as a thirst quenching drink and making good profits.

Ingredients:

Pudina/ Mint leaves – one bunch

Sugar – 8 tsp.

Salt – 1 tsp.

Tamarind pulp – According to taste

Cumin seeds powder – 1 tsp.

Method:

• Wash pudina leaves well with clean water.
• Pluck the leaves and grind into smooth paste by adding salt, tamarind pulp, sugar and cumin seed powder.
• You can store this paste in air tight container under refrigerator for future use or add 4 glasses of water and dilute it.

Tip: You can add ice cube for chilling experience or directly add chilled water, it acts as a perfect summer drink recipes.

Tip: To enhance the flavor of pudina Juice you can add few drops of lemon juice and sprinkle pepper.

Nutritional facts:

• Pudina leaves are one of the essential ingredient and mostly used for dressing dishes.
• Mint Juice is helpful in soothing your digestive tract by giving you cooling feel.
• It helps as a herbal ingredient in cleaning your blood and helps removing toxins
• It helps in removing and combating bad breath and makes your teeth white.
• Tamarind used as a mind cathartic substance (medication).
• Tamarind drink can lower body temperature.
• Tamarind contains many minerals, vitamins and dietary fiber.
• It is also rich in many vital vitamins including vitamin A, vitamin-C, thiamin, riboflavin folic acid, niacin
• Cumin seeds are good for diabetics
• Cumin seeds help in relieving symptoms of the common cold