Avocado Shake

Hi Guys! Since it is summer here I thought that I will share a nutritious stomach filling and yummy 'Shake' with you.... I was not a big fan of Avocado but this 'shake' shaked my attitude towards it. Now I try different varieties of avocado dishes. 

Avocado's nutritional value is numerous. It helps to raise the "good" cholesterol level in the blood. It also helps in the treatment of Hypertension and diabetics.Avocado is rich in Vitamins B, K and E and are a good source of monounsaturated fat. 

Total Time - 5 min    To serve- 2 glass

Ingredients:

Avocado - 1

Vanilla Ice- cream - 2 scoop

Cold Milk- 1 cup

Sugar- 2-3 Tbsp

Vanilla essence- 1-2 drops

Method:

• Peel off the skin and remove the seed of Avocado.
• Take a Blender/ Mixie and blend all the ingredients.
• Add vanilla essence and Serve IMMEDIATELY .

Source: Lekhachechi

Papaya Milk Shake

Summer Time ! This shake is something my mother used to make it for us when we had plenty of Papaya.When we come home after the school, this Papaya Shake is really filling . Last week I found papaya in Costco and brought it having this recipe in mind. Here goes the recipe.

Serve: 4-5

Time  Taken- Less than 10 minutes

Ingredients:


1)Papaya - 1
2)Cold Milk - 1- 1 1/2 cup
3)Sugar - 4 tbsp or according to taste
4)Cashew nuts & Raisins - 8-10
5)Vanilla essence- 2 drops

Method:

• Take off the skin and seeds of the papaya and cut into pieces.
• In a mixie/ blender, add Papaya, Cold Milk, Sugar and blend.
• Add cashew nuts, raisins and vanilla essence. Mix. Serve or Refrigerate.

Note: This shake tastes better if you finish it off the same day itself.

Recipe Source: My mother

Home-made Lemonade Syrup

Home-made Lemonade Syrup

In my family, we all are more fond of juice than tea or coffee. Juice, we prefer homemade or fresh juices. So my Mom always make syrup and keep it in fridge. She makes syrup using home- grown lemon, lovelolika (something like cranberry) , passion fruit etc... when they are in plenty.  While I am at home in India, I loved to make lemonade Syrup. There is some beauty reason behind it. After taking juice from 10-20 lemons my hands becomes soft. Health wise , it is all natural with no preservatives. After the initial work, it is all easy. We just have to add water or soda to the syrup.  Here goes the recipe....

Ingredients: 

Lime or Lemon juice - 1 cup
Ginger (Crushed) - 150 gm
Sugar - 1 1/2 kg
Water - 3 cup

Method:

In a sauce pan, add water, crushed ginger, sugar. Keep it on low-medium heat, till the sugar melts. Cool and strain. Add the lime juice. Refrigerate.

Source: My mother
Picture Courtesy : My Sister (While going through my blog she found that  this recipe lack a picture so she took a picture of my mother's lemonade syrup and send it to me. Good work, sis! )