Showing posts with label Beverages. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beverages. Show all posts


SWEET LASSI


OMG… Out side too hot here… :(  After I reached home in the afternoon usually I like to drink cool cool sweet lassi. A simple, tasty and we can say healthy also. Sweet lassi will reduce the body heat. Its good in the summer time. So try this !!!


What you need : ( For 2 servings)

 

Yoghurt : 1 cup
Sugar : 3tbsps or as needed
Water : As needed
Roohafza : 1tbsp (Optional)


Method :

Take yoghurt in to a bowl and Beat with egg beater until froth appears. Add sugar and water as needed and mix well.

Traditionally in Hyderabad,  people used to serve sweet lassi with roohafza. If you like you can add little roohafza to sweet lassi and mix well. Pour it in to a glass and serve chilled.

AVACADO JUICE / AVACADO MILK SHAKE

AVACADO  fruit is considered to be an almost complete or best food. It is the best fruit in source of vitamin E, an essential vitamin that protects against many diseases and helps maintains overall health. Avocado includes necessary minerals like potassium, calcium, vitamin C and K, folic acid, copper, sodium and dietary fibers. These are used to provide the mineral necessity of the body. People who live in hot climates have great mineral and water loss. So, avocado is suggested strongly by the medicals. Avocado contains vitamins A, C, E and K, which helps a great deal to improve overall skin health and give a soft look and instant glow.




One cup of avocado has 23% of the recommended daily value of folate. Studies show that people who eat diets rich in folate have a much lower incidence of heart disease than those who don't. The vitamin E, monounsaturated fats, and glutathione in avocado are also great for your heart.


Avoid eating large amounts of avocado if you’d like to lose weight, because they are high in calories.

Now I will discuss about how we can improve our beauty with avocado :

Hair Conditioner and for Hair Growth :

It is an ideal natural ingredient for hair rejuvenation as it is enriched with essential fats which are fabulous for moisturizing. Avocado makes the hair softer and more elastic and also makes it less prone to breakage. For Amazing soft, silky and shiny hair you need to do this:


Take one avocado, half teaspoon of olive oil and one egg yolk. Mash it thoroughly in a bowl. Apply this mix to wet or damp hair. Leave it on for 20 to 30 minutes. Massage it in your scalp properly. Rinse with warm water and shampoo your hair as usual. Amazingly soft, silky and shiny hair.

Face Cleansing Mask

Avocado is a natural cleanser . Take the flesh from the avocado and mash it with a fork in a bowl. Make the cleansing mask according to your skin type. For dry skin , add one teaspoon of honey in the avocado mash. For normal or oily skin , add one teaspoon of lemon juice in the avocado mash.Mix the mash thoroughly and stir it well. Apply it to your face and neck, and massage gently. Leave it on for 15 minutes and then rinse off with warm water. The result: Clean , Soft smooth and glowing skin.



So try to use avocado very often; now I will tell how to prepare avocado juice. Avacado juice preparation is very simple but a bit tricky.


FOR AVACADO JUICE YOU NEED :

Ripe, soft Avacado : 1

Honey : 2tsps

Sugar : 4 tsps

Pistachio Or any flavour icecream : 1scoop

Milk : 1 cup

Ice cubes or water

HOW TO MAKE :

Take ripe avocado and cut it into two, and scoop out the pulp and remove the inner seed. In a mixer juice jar add avocado pulp, pistachio icecream, honey,sugar and milk and blend it finely also add some ice cubes or water and blend it nicely. Avacado milk shake is ready and serve it chill.


BADAM MILK / ALMOND SHAKE

                   Badam milk is a soothing and wholesome drink made from badam and milk.  Almond milk is a nutritious drink. Almonds provides you vitamin E.

                       WHAT YOU NEED  :

                                   Almonds / badams :  20 to 25

Milk  : 1 litre

Sugar  : 1/4 cup (Adjust to ur taste)

Elachi powder : a pinch

Food colour or safforn





HOW TO MAKE :


Soak badams atleast 2 to 3 hrs. Remove the skin and make fine paste adding little milk.

Heat the balance milk and add the badam paste and stir it well.

Boil it for 15 to 20 mins, keep stiring.

Add safforn or food colour, mix well.

Then add sugar and cardamom powder stir it well.

Once it done pour it into a bowl for cool down.

Pour in to a glass and add badam pieces.

Serve chilled.