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SWEET LASSI
(serves 4)
2 ½ cups
plain yogurt
1 cup cold water
4-5 tbsp sugar (to
taste)
finely chopped
pistachios to decorate, crushed ice to serve
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Pour yogurt, water, sugar and
ice into a blender.
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Blend on a high setting for 1 minute.
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Pour
the lassi into tall glasses.
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Sprinkle with chopped pistachios
to decorate and serve immediately.
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MANGO
LASSI
(serves 4)
2 fresh mangoes
4 cups plain yogurt
1 cup cold water
8-10
tsp sugar (to taste)
crushed ice
to serve
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Place the peeled, seeded and chopped mango in a blender.
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Add
the yogurt, water, sugar.
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Blend it until smooth and frothy.
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To
serve fill glasses with crushed ice, pour in the lassi.
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WATER
MELON DRINK
(serves 2)
1/4 small water melon
1/2 tsp minced fresh mint
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 cup ice cubes
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- Process all the ingredients in a blender
until smooth and frothy.
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To serve, fill glasses with crushed ice, pour in the drink.
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PAPAYA DRINK
1 ripe papaya, skin, seed, cut into chunks
2 tsp lime juice
2 tbsp sugar
3 drops of coconut essence (or coconut rum)
5-6 ice cubes |
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SANTRA
PUDINA ka SHARBAT
(Orange juice flavoured
with mint)
(serves 4)
2 cups orange juice,
fresh
2 tsp mint leaves, fresh,
washed, chopped
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1 tsp orange peel, shredded
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Boil
the sugar and water together to make sugar syrup.
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Add the orange
juice, mint leaves, lemon juice and orange peel. Cover and let
it stand at room temperature for at least one hour. Strain.
Cover and chill.
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Serve garnished with
orange peel and mint springs and topped with crushed ice.
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POMEGRANATE AND
GRAPE BLISS
(serves 2)
1 cup
pomegranate juice
1/2 cup red grapes
1/2 cup ice cubes
1/2 banana
2 tsp
sugar
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- Process all the ingredients in a blender
until smooth and frothy.
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PINEAPPLE
GINGER DRINK
(makes 1cup)
3/4 in (2cm) fresh ginger root, peeled and
sliced
1/2 fresh medium pineapple (sliced)
1/2 tsp minced fresh mint
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In a
juice extractor, process the ginger and pineapple until smooth,
then stir in the mint.
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Boil
the sugar and water together to make sugar syrup.
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CITRUS COLD (FLIGHTS
THE FLU)
makes 1cup
1 clove garlic
slice of red onion
1/2 lemon, peeled and sliced
1 orange , peeled and sliced
1/2 tsp honey or to taste
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In a
juice extractor, process the garlic, onion, lemon and orange
until smooth, then stir in the mint.
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Add the honey and whisk until well
combined.
Onion and garlic are good
expectorants and help to break up congestion and garlic is natural
antibiotic. The orange provide vitamin C to help boost the immune
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ORANGE PEPPER TURMERIC DETOXIFIER
1
orange, peeled, deseeded and sliced
1/2
red bell pepper, deseeded and sliced
1 in fresh turmeric, peeled
and sliced
2 tsp psyllium husk
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This drink helps to detoxify any accumulation
of chemical toxins which cause stress ton the body. Turmeric has
liver-protective qualities and psyllum absorbs and helps to
eliminate toxins, while the orange juice and pepper provide vitamin
C and carotenes.
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GREEN JUICE
(makes about 1 cup)
5 small spinach leaves
1 medium green bell pepper, deseeded and sliced
1 stalk celery with leaves, sliced
2 large lettuce leaves
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In a
juice extractor, process the spinach leaves, then the bell
pepper, celery and lettuce until well combined.
This drink is rich in
chlorophyll, and excellent body cleanser and contains nutrients such
as foliate, carotene and potassium
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MANGO PEACH GINGER
FRAPPE
(makes about 2 cups)
1/2 in fresh ginger root, peeled and sliced
1 large mango, peeled and pitted
2 peaches, peeled and pitted
8 -10 ice cubes
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SMOOTHIE SOOTHER
(makes about 2 cups)
1/2 in fresh ginger root, peeled and sliced
1 cup fresh pineapple juice
1/2 papaya, peeled, deseeded and sliced
1 cup plain yogurt
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SPICED PISTACHIO
SMOOTHIE
(makes about 2 cups)
1/4 cup unsalted, shelled pistachios
1 cup milk
1/2 vanilla yogurt
pinch of ground cardamom
pinch of ground cinnamon
1 tsp sugar
few drops rose water, or to taste
6 ice cubes
1/2 in fresh ginger root, peeled and sliced
1 large mango, peeled and pitted
2 peaches, peeled and pitted
8 -10 ice cubes
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- Process all the ingredients in a blender
until smooth and frothy.
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BANANA BUTTERMILK
SMOOTHIE
(makes about 2 cups)
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup milk
1 large banana, sliced
1 tbsp honey
pinch of ground nutmeg or cinnamon
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- Process all the ingredients in a blender
until smooth and frothy.
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BANANA PINEAPPLE
COCONUT WHIP
(makes about 2 cups)
1/4 fresh pineapple, peeled, cored and
sliced
1 large banana, sliced
2 tbsp unsweetened shredded dried coconut
8 ice cubes |
- Process all the ingredients in a blender
until smooth and frothy.
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EXPRESSO FREEZE
(makes 1 cup)
1 cup strong black coffee
2 tablespoons condensed milk
pinch of ground cinnamon
few drops vanilla extract
2 tbsp unsweetened shredded dried coconut
8 ice cubes |
- Let the coffee cool, then pour into ice
cube trays and freeze until solid in the freezer.
- Place the frozen coffee cubes in a
blender and pulse in short burst until grainy. Add all the other
ingredients and process until well combined. Spoon into small
chilled glasses and serve immediately.
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CREAMY MANDARIN SHAKE
(makes 2 cups)
3 mandarin oranges
1 cup vanilla ice cream
1 cup milk
pinch of ground star anise
pinch of cardamom
pinch of ground cinnamon
few drops rose water
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- Peeled, deseeded and slice the mandarin
oranges.
- Then process all the ingredients in a blender
until smooth and frothy.
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