Beetroot Carrot Gooseberry Juice

Beetroot: 1

Carrots: 2

Goose berries/ Amla: 3

Peel the beetroot and carrots and chop them to small pieces.

Chop the gooseberries and discard the seeds.

Place all this in a ggrinder with quarter cup water and run your mixie till everything is crushed well.

Using a Strainer , extract the juice.

Enjoy your healthy drink.

Grape juice

Grapes; 1 kg

Lime Juice: of 2 lime

Sugar: 1/4 cup (more or less depending upon the sweetness of the grapes)

Water: 1 cup

Dump the grapes in the blender with water and run it for a few seconds. ( for this quantity, you will have to do it twice_ half kg with half cup water.

Strain it, press it properly with a ladle so you don't waste even a drop of this precious juice.

Add the lime juice to the grape juice

Add the sugar to this juice and stir well till the sugar is dissolved completely.

Serve Chilled.

Lime and Ginger Squash

This is my favourite summer drink. My paternal grandmom always used to make it fresh and give me. She used to say it is the best medicine for healthy digestion. Well, I do make it fresh often but this is easier especially in summer when kids come in tired- just pour the concentrate and water in to the glass and give them and make one for yourself too!! This is my aunt, Leelakochamma's recipe.

Lime: 30-40
Ginger: 80 gms
Sugar: 700 gms
Citric Acid: 1 tsp
Water: 2 cups

Squeeze the juice out of the lemon and keep aside.
Grate the ginger (or run it in the grinder for half a minute) and boil it along with the sugar and water till you get a syrup (as it reaches 1 thread) consistency.
Strain it and let it cool.
Add the lime juice, citric acid and mix well.
Store it in bottles.
While serving, Pour 1/8th glass syrup and fill with cold water and have it on hot afternoons. If you feel the sugar is not enough, you can add a little more while serving.

Smoothie (Orange/Strawberry)

All of a sudden, I became very health conscious and started shopping for fruits like crazy!!! And what do I do with it... I eat it, make fresh juice, make milkshake...and if still there are fruits left...I make smoothies... Something all  4 of us can have any time of the day!!!!

So here, Ive made 2 very simple smoothies- one with orange and the other with Strawberries.

Oranges: 2

Yoghurt: 100 gm cup

Honey: 1 tbsp

Blend juice of the Oranges, Yoghurt and Honey until smooth.

Serve immediately and enjoy!!

Strawberries: 10

Yoghurt: 100 gm cup

Honey: 1 tbsp

Blend all the ingredients until smooth.

 Enjoy delicious Strawberry smoothie without guilt

Strawberry Milkshake

There are days when I feel like I should go on a healthy diet but still crave for something unhealthy. And then there are those days when ive really piled up all the calories from carbs, fat and whatever i could get hold of and by evening I would still want to have dinner but cut down on carbs... that is when I go for strawberry milkshake. It is limited carbs but plenty of protein and calcium and from strawberries you will get vitamin C,vitamin K and manganese,folic acid, potassium, riboflavin, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, copper, magnesium, and omega-3 fatty acids. Wow!!! it cant get healthier than this... and to satisfy the unhealthy craving, you can always go for a spoon of icecream, whipped cream or condensed milk... wow!!!!
so here goes my recipe

Fresh Strawberries: 12
Iced Milk: 2 tall glasses (milk that is frozen)
condensedmilk: 4 tablespoon (or more if you want it sweeter)


In a blender, put all the ingredients and close the lid tightly(dont forget that). Blend it till the mixture is smooth. Pour into a tall glass and enjoy. Healthy, tasty and a good nights sleep!!!