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M y dear friend introduced me to this smoothie, who herself is a big smoothie lover. She would always tell about different varieties of smoothies which she makes at home for her family. One day when I was in her house, I asked for the recipe and generously she made a big batch of this smoothie and whatever she told about the smoothie is completely true. It is a very filling, healthy, appetizing, flavorful and simply mind blowing. While adding the frozen berries, banana and spinach the smoothie will be thick, just add enough amount of water or milk. There are lots of variations in making smoothies, like for kids we can add milk, for adults, who are health conscious can make this smoothie by adding water. Instead of regular milk, you can also add almond milk, by making the almond milk at home. I will share the recipe some other time. This makes more healthy by adding dates instead of sugar. If you want your smoothie sweeter, you can increase the number of dates. This is so filling that y...

                                             H APPY NEW YEAR TO ALL Sorry for my late wishes, as I was on a small vacation during this Christmas break. I hope everyone had a good time enjoying the festive time with friends and family. I have noticed that during this vacations, most of the time I used to drink either hot coffee (my fav...) or hot chocolate milk, which is my daughter’s all-time cherished drink. As my daughter never finishes hot chocolate fully, I used to finish it off and lately I started liking this. Whenever I see a packet of hot chocolate mix, I usually make myself a cup. But nothing can beat a homemade hot chocolate as the store bought has many preservatives and hydrogenated oils added to this mix. I thought why not make the coco...

A perfect filling drink for iftar. Dates are good source of energy, have a rich source of protein, fiber and also rich in vitamins. Since they have natural sweetness, no need of adding sugar in the milkshake, which is good for health. For iftar I have made this and just with a glass full of this amazing drink, you will feel energized, refresh and rejuvenate your body and no need of having anything else. Nowadays for iftar I am making fresh juices out of orange , apple and so on. Now this has become our favorite drink. Just try this out and let me know….. Ingredients: Banana- 1 no Dates- 6-7 nos Mixed Nuts( Cashew,Almonds and pistachios)- few Bournvita- 1 tbsp Milk- ½ Cup Water- ½ Cup Method: In a blender, process the dates along with milk at high speed till it becomes smooth. Add the remaining ingredients to the blender and blend it to a fine smooth puree. Pour into serving glass and garnish with chopped dates and nuts.

I n case you are wondering where I have been, its almost a month and I am getting pampered by my in- laws and my parents in my home at Kochi, doing nothing, simply sitting n eating.. atleast thats what my weighing machine says ..:-) Now coming to the post, in this hot, sultry weather who doesn't like to have a big glass of iced juice and that too which is a good detox for your body. This is a perfect refreshing drink as the main ingredients in this are cucumber, which helps our body to flush out toxins as it contains citrulline, which is an amino acid. This drink has mint leaves, which have a nice refreshing flavor and last but not the least lemon, which helps to stimulate and regulate the digestive tract.   Using these three ingredients we can make an amazing magical drink which is perfect for our body. Lets make it and enjoy in this hot weather. Ingredients: Cucumber- 1/2 Mint- a handful Lemon- 1 no Honey- 2-3 tbsps Method: Grind the cucumber, mint leaves and 1 lemon juice well i...

N owadays, in Namma Bengaluru, the weather is getting colder and is causing cold and allergies. So I thought of sharing a recipe for a healthy masala tea to replace the regular tea. I made this masala tea which is a very good antioxidant and will help to build and strengthen the immune system. Masala tea is in fact, an anytime beverage. A cup of this masala tea gives a wonderful sense of warmth and has a soothing effect. Ginger makes us so refreshing and it is so good for digestion. You can actually skip the milk and prepare this as a plain masala tea which tastes even better !! Ingredients: Milk- ¾ Cup water- ¼ Cup Sugar- adjust to taste Ginger- a small piece Tea Powder- 2 tbsp Cloves- 3- 4 nos Cinnamon- 1 inch stick Green Cardamom- 3 Grated Nutmeg- a pinch Method: Combine the milk, required amount of sugar and water along with tea powder and bring this to boil keep this in a low flame. Crush all the spices in a mortar and pestle and add this to the above mixture and let this boil for...

I had mentioned in my previous ( Blueberry Cupcakes ) post about this blueberry milkshake. Here I am posting you this amazing, scrumptious, succulent, darkish purple blend which will be loved by all. I know that this is a summer time drink, but I love this any time and in any season and that too if it is made of blueberries. When my brother brought these blueberries last month, the first thing came to my mind was to make this milkshake which I was craving for… and here is the recipe. Ingredients: Blue berries- ½  Cup Milk- 1 Cup Sugar / Honey- 3 tbsp (as required) Vanilla essence- 1 tsp (optional) Method: Drop all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth and a yummy, delicious, simple, easy, mouthwatering, milkshake is ready within minutes. Garnish with more berries on top.

B ack to Bangalore after a long vacation from Kerala. In the scorching heat of Kerala, I have seen a lot of road side stalls where they sell this amazing drink. I was told that this is an excellent drink to cool yourself. I wanted to try this from one of the stalls but wasn’t sure about the water. So I tried it at home and realized why this drink is so popular in Kerala. This is a perfect thirst quencher. There are so many names for this drink like “taste of Kochi” or “new generation drink” and so on. A perfect blend of lemon, green chillies, sugar and ice cubes. We can also add little crushed ginger and also basil / sabja seeds. Just you need some simple ingredients and an amazing magical drink will be ready within minutes. Ingredients: Lemon- Half a lime Sugar- 1 tbsp Green Chilli- 1 no Water- ½ a glass Ice Cubes- few Method: Squeeze the lime in a glass along with sugar, green chillies, water and ice cubes. Cover the glass tightly with another glass and shake well for about 30 sec. S...

N owadays I am addicted to this amazing fruit. I can have it any time of the day, in any form and in any season. I remember as a kid, always when in season, my dad used to buy this and cut into big slices. We used to enjoy this during hot summer weather. Watermelon and milk is a perfect combination. I used to make a variety of juices and desserts out of watermelon like the watermelon mint coolers , watermelon and pomegranate mocktail , watermelon sorbet, watermelon popsicles and so on… Just that with sorbet and popsicles, I didn’t get a chance to take photos as they would finish off fast :-) In this milk shake, I have added watermelon with seeds. Nothing special.. just the laziness to de-seed..:-)  I blended everything together and strained at last. The milkshake came out clean. This is simple delicious and super easy to make. Just try it out…. Ingredients: Watermelon (cubed)- 2 Cups Sugar- 2 tbsps Cooled Milk- 1 Cup Vanilla Extract- ½ tsp ( optional ) Method: Blend all the ingredi...

N ow you all might be thinking how can we combine milk and oranges together, as the citrus in the fruit will tend to curdle the milk? But trust me the combination is absolutely delicious when we are using cold milk or ice cubes. I have used ice cubes so I took the milk which was at room temperature. The oranges which I used are called Mandarins, which doesn't have seeds. If using a normal orange then deseed and separate the carpels then blend well and serve immediately. Otherwise it will curdle up. This milkshake I had at my SIL’s house and it tasted amazing. I never thought that milk and orange could make such a wonderful combination. Ingredients: Oranges- 3 nos Milk- 1 ½ Cup Sugar- as required Ice cubes- few ( optional) Method: Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend till smooth. Sieve and serve immediately.