Monday, September 27, 2010

Juice recipes to beat the summer heatf

Fruit juices are very essential during summer because it contains all the natural vitamins which our body needs. Below r 10 different juice recipes



1. Banana Honey Delight



Ingredients



Banana 1 ripe

Milk 1 1/2 cup

Lemon Juice 1 tbsp

Honey 2 1/2 tbsp

Raisins 2 tbsp

Cinnamon 1/4 tbsp ( ground )



Directions



1. This drink should be made just before serving.

2. Mix all contents in a blender and blend till it turns into a fine paste.

3. Serve immediately with a sprinkle of cinnamon powder on top.





2. Dry Ginger Drink



Ingredients:



Dry Ginger 30 gms

Sugar 4 tsp

Coriander seeds 10 gms



Directions:



# Heat about 4 glasses of water , then add the dry ginger , coriander seeds , sugar .

# Let the water boil for about 5 minutes , then strain the water.





3. Fruit punch





Ingredients:



Sugar 4 cups

Pineapple juice 1 cup

Oranges, peeled& flaked 3 nos.

Lemon juice 3 nos.

Cherries 1 tin

Pineapple slices, crushed 1 tin



Directions:



# Boil sugar in 2 cups water for 10 minutes.

# Cool and blend all the remaining ingredients well.

# Store in bottles and serve with crushed ice





4. Kesari Pista Milk shake



Ingredients:



Pista( soak them in water for about 1 hour) 100 gms

Almond(soak them in water for 2 hours) 50

Saffron a pinch

Sugar 50 gms

Milk 3 cups



Directions:



# Take a pan and heat the milk , let the 3 cups simmer in very low heat , let it simmer until the milk becomes 1 1/2 cup.

# Grind the almonds , along with the pista , and the saffron until they form a smooth paste

# Add the ground paste to the milk and then stir them well.

# Let the milk come to a boil for about twice.

# And remove them from the stove, and when the milk comes to room temprature.

# Place them in the refrigrator. Serve them cold.





5. Low Fat Mango Drink



Ingredients:

Skimmed Milk 1 Cup

Unsweetened Mango Juice 1 Cup

Orange Juice 1/2 Cup

Honey 1 tbsp



Directions:



1. Transfer all contents into a blender and blend them till they turn smooth and creamy.

2. Add crushed ice and serve.





6. Mango Shake



Ingredients:



Mango 2

powdered sugar 8 tsp

Milk 4 cups

Ice crushed as required



Directions:



# Add the contents into the blender and grind it well

# Serve it cold





7. Punjabi Lassi



Ingredients:



Yogurt 500g

Cream 50g

Sugar 150g

Rose essence 3 drops

Ruafza 1 tsp

Ice cubes 100g



Directions:



# Mix yogurt, ice cubes, sugar in a vessel and blend to a fine paste.

# In a tall glass, add 1 tsp ruafza, the above yogurt mix, sprinkle rose essence and chill it.

# Serve with cream on it.





8. Strawberry Yogurt



Ingredients



Yogurt ( Well set ) 500 gm

Strawberry Crush 1/2 cup

Milk 1/4 cup

Honey 2 tbsp

Custard Powder 1 tbsp

Sugar 2 tbsp

Fresh strawberries for garnishing



Directions



1. Prepare custard by adding milk, custard powder and sugar and cook while stirring continuously till the ingredients turn thick and creamy.

2. Cool it for some time.

3. Transfer the custard, honey, yogurt and strawberry crush into a blender and blend it into a fine paste.

4. Chill and serve with strawberry garnish.





9. Tomato Juice





Ingredients:



Tomato pieces 4 cups

Sugar 5 tsp

Lemon juice 1/2 tsp

Salt 2 tsp



Directions:



# Pulp tomato pieces with sugar in a blender for 30 seconds.

# Filter through a sieve and wash the retained pulp by pouring cold water over the sieve.

# Do not return the pulp to mixer. Over pulping spoils the taste due to the seeds and the skin getting extracted.

# Make up to 6 cups with cold water. Then add lemon juice, sugar and salt.

# Garnish with mint leaves if desired and serve ice cold.





10. Almond Honey Milk



Ingredients:



Blanched almonds 1/2 cup

Milk 2 cups

Cardamom powder or vanilla 1/2 tsp

honey or sugar to taste



Directions:



# Add almonds and water in a blender or food processor fitted with the metal blade and process for 2-3 minutes or until the nuts are reduced to a fine puree. Add 2 cups of milk and further blend on low speed for about 15 seconds. Heat the milk blend to a boil.

# Pour the mixture through a strainer over a pan. Press out as much liquid as possible, then add the cardamom seeds. Stirring constantly, bring to a near boil over moderately high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 2 minutes. Add the sweetener.

# Indians will pour the milk back and forth from one pan to another to make the milk frothy much like a low tech cappuccino machine. The frothy milk is then served.

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