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Mango lassi recipe, healthy and sugar free. Summer is lassi season in India and curd (yogurt) is the best gut friendly food to beat the summer bloating and digestive issues. Home set curd is a good source of probiotics also known as gut friendly bacteria. Try this healthy mango lassi and feel the change this summer.

green chutney buttermilk is a quick and easy summer weight loss diet drink. If you have some left over green chutney then this buttermilk is a must for summer. It cools down your body from the summer heat and keeps you feeling fuller for a longer time. buttermilk is a perfect weight loss drink to beat the summer heat and enriched with the goodness of green chutney, it is perfect for kids as well as adults. PS-if making for kids reduce the chilli. Himalayan pink salt helps to reduce water retention, so it is good choice over ordinary salt. You can make 2 batches of this and carry to work, and it will fit in your tote bag without spilling out. So I highly recommend an airtight mason jar, if you are planning to carry it to work. Shallots have many health benefits and in Kerala it is used widely in cooking and usually shallots are had raw in buttermilk. ingredients: 4 tbsp homemade curd 1- 1 1/2 tbsp green chutney (or as needed) 1 1/2 cups water Salt as needed 1 green chil...

poha buttermilk/aval buttermilk is a traditional and healthy and weight loss diet drink that will help you to lose and maintain weight. This diet drink is an excellent option to have as a mid morning, evening drink, or a bedtime drink. Poha buttermilk is low in calories and will make you feel fuller plus it is light on stomach and easy to digest. This aval weight loss buttermilk is good for those with health issues like thyroid, diabetes or pcos/pcos. The ingredients I am using in this buttermilk will help you to lose body fat, lowers cholesterol, and sugar levels. To make this poha diet drink, I am using the thick red variety of poha which is also known as aval, but you can use any variety you can get at the place you live in. Poha is one of the easily available and inexpensive food in India. video recipe of poha buttermilk Ingredients: poha/aval : 1 1/2 tbsp homemade curd: 1/4 cup or about 4 tbsp garlic: 1 clove ginger: 1/4 inch a handful of coriander leaves 1 s...

How to make low fat curd or yogurt at home? Its simple and easy to make them at home and you just have to follow some small tricks which I have shown in my video. Low fat curd is great for smoothies and lassies especially if you are on a weight loss journey and the best thing is they can be easily made at home. So next time you reach for that store bought low fat yogurt try my easy method. This curd can be used as a raita or for all those things with which we usually use curd, it looks and taste the same as curd with fat except it has lesser calories. Curd or yogurt is a great source of calcium, protein and some really good bacteria for your stomach, hence I like to use them a lot in my daily diet. When mangoes are in season, you can try this skinny mango lassi with low fat curd. You can also try this fast diet oats breakfast smoothie with low fat curd, this is a great filling breakfast which will keep you satiated till next meal.

Homemade orange squash recipe - learn to make orange squash at home without any preservatives and enjoy summer! I don't buy store bought squash or jam as they are really easy to make at home and during summers I make with fruits that are available.  I like to use seasonal fruits and when orange was in season, I made this squash. This squash has a nice colour and that was attained by adding the orange rind, so when you plan to make this squash try to buy orange with nice orangey rind. As usual, I did not add any preservatives or food colour and I hope you will try it and enjoy as much as my family did. Homemade Orange Squash Video Tutorial : Ingredients: Orange: 6 Lemon: 4 Sugar: 1 kg Water: 1 liter Method: Wash orange really well. Peel the orange and keep aside rind of 3 orange. Put 3 orange rind in a sauce pan and fill with water, let this rind soak for 10 mins. After 10 mins, scrape off the inner white part of the rind. The orange rind is used to g...

Ginger lime juice is a soothing and relaxing summer juice which can be made really quick with fresh lemon and fresh ginger root. Serving it topped with ice cubes and a sprig of fresh mint leaves is a treat to beat the summer heat. How to make ginger lime juice video recipe: Ingredients: Lemon: 1/2 lemon Ginger: 1/4 inch Water: 1 glass Sugar: 1 1/2 tbsp or as needed Ice cubes: 2-3 A sprig of mint leaves Method: Into a blender add in the slice lemon, ginger, water and sugar. Blend it for a minute and then pour into a serving glass. Top it with ice cubes and a spring of mint leaves. Serve immediately.

Oreo blizzard recipe, learn to make oreo blizzard at home. This summer time dessert will be loved by kids and adults alike. Oreo, vanilla ice-cream, and milk is lightly blended and served. How to make oreo blizzard video recipe: One year ago: Oreo Milkshake Five years ago: Oreo Muffins Ingredients: Vanilla ice cream: 21/2 cups Oreos: 5+2 Milk: 1/4 cup Method: Crumble 2 oreos in a blender and keep aside. Into a large blender add in vanilla ice cream, milk and 5 oreos. Blend for 20-30 seconds and serve. Top with crushed oreos. Note: Do not blend it for long, the idea is just to make the ice cream soften.

Watermelon lemonade recipe, a quick and easy summer cooler with a lemony tang. Summer has already set and the heat is unbearable at times, so juice and milkshakes rule my kitchen these days. The watermelon we get now is sweet and has a rich red color and I just couldn't resist myself from making these. Watermelon lemonade video recipe: One Year Ago: Watermelon Slush Recipe Ingredients : Watermelon (seedless): 3 cups, cubed Sugar: 1/4 cup Lemon: 1 Ice cubes: As needed Mint leaves: To garnish Method: Into a blender squeeze in the lemon. Add in the seedless watermelon. Add sugar or honey. Pulse for 30 seconds. Pour into a glass filled with ice cubes and garnish with a sprig of mint leaves. Enjoy!

Lemon mint juice with pineapple is an easy and quick summer cooler. Summer, I love thee! because of all the milkshakes and coolers I can make.  February is not over yet; but the sun is at its mightiest, and cool cool drinks are in. I like to freeze fruits in ziplock bags whenever fruits are available, so I have a large bag of pineapple chunks and they turn out to be life savers during summers. Lemon mint juice video recipe: Ingredients: Lemon: 1, cut into 8 Mint leaves: 1/4 cup Sugar: 1/4 cup Frozen pineapple chunks: 1/4 cup Water: 2 cups Ice cubes: As needed A spring of mint leaves: To garnish Method: Into a blender add in lemon, mint, sugar, pineapple, and water. Blend for 1 min. Strain the juice. Pour into a glass and top with ice cubes and a sprig of mint leaves. Enjoy summer!

Pineapple smoothie recipe - Pineapple smoothie with fresh mint leaves is an easy and quick summer cooler.  Its always a good idea to freeze fruits when they are available and my freezer does boasts of some and during summers they rule. Fresh mint leaves are a bliss especially during summers as mint leaves has a cooling effect; so pop a leaf or two in lime juice or shakes or smoothies. Kids are going to enjoy this summer cooler. Ingredients: Frozen Pineapple Cubes: 1 cup Mint leaves: 5 Sugar: 1/4 cup Water: 1 cup Method Blend everything at high speed for 2 minutes and serve with a sprig of mint leaves. Enjoy summer with this homemade cooler. Pls check my video for more tips.

Aval Milk or Milk Avil or Milkaval or Avil Milk or Aval Milkshake also popularly known as malappuram muttayi is a popular malabar milkshake made with aval or avil (beaten rice flakes), pazham (plantains), and roasted peanuts. The bliss of living in Kozhikode is being able to indulge in milkshakes; every street or bakery has a popular milkshake parlour to boast about. It will be injustice to name a few here; almost all the cool bars serve this milkshake. But, if you travel to the interiors of the district; aval milk is made slightly different, they simply put one pazham into a glass with some sugar and with a wooden blunt spoon it is mashed and then roasted aval and peanuts are added and then topped with cold milk. Somehow, I do not like that version and I prefer this version which many cool bars in the city makes and having noticed this method in popular cool bars near medical college and Manachira, I tried at home for my kids and they simply loved it. So, sharing this easy and h...

Mango mojito recipe, how to make virgin mango mojito. Mango mojito mocktail  is an excellent summer cooler for kids and adults alike. The goodness of mango, mint and lemon makes it a refreshing summer drink. This recipe serves one  and I made it in the glass in which I am serving. Just the other day; I came across a blog run by a lady who has stealed a lot of my content including pictures, which has my watermark. I also did found many contents and pictures from my fellow blogger friends. This lady has shared each post on gplus and she has taken lot of pain to put my step by step pictures. I did leave a comment on her blog asking her to remove my hard-work from her site; but I could not help wonder what satisfaction one gets from stealing. Copyright infringement is so rampant that even after watermarking pictures it is shamelessly used; I have dealt with these issues a lot in the past, but seems it is a never ending process. Please, if you come across any suc...

Mango slush - how to make mango slush recipe. Mango slush  is a quick and easy vegan  summer cooler; which I love to have myself when I am on a diet spree. Sometimes, I prefer to have fruits for lunch and I try to make it wholesome as possible. Mango slush is one easy fruit idea to chill on hot sizzling summer afternoon. Ice cubes are a summer necessity and I always stack them in my freezer; I have shared so many summer drinks   ...yes stock up your freezer with ice cubes...no excuse! It was in the summer of 2010 that I started this small space, which grow along with me; gave me so many friends and I learned a lot from you; your support and love has always given me the inspiration I always needed. Thank you! Coming back to this recipe; I make mango slush mostly for myself and when I make I do not add sugar but do add when I make for my kids. So, if you are on a diet and want to make this as a meal; I would suggest you to omit the sugar (or you can use sugar su...

Virgin mojito recipe - how to make virgin mojito - easy mocktail recipes. o Mojito  is a Cuban cocktail  and is basically alcohol based drink which has fresh mint leaves, lemon, and sugar. I have posted "the original mojito recipe on my youtube channel " and this mocktail is for those who do not favor alcohol in their drink. Yes, mocktails are soft drinks which does not have alcohol but is substituted with fruit juice, fruit purees, pulps, syrups etc. Mocktails are alcohol free and can be enjoyed by kids as well as adults. Mojito is made with muddling mint leaves with sugar and lemon wedges. Granulated sugar acts as a exfoliater when it rubs with the mint leaves and release the essential oils and for this reason I would suggested to muddle or lightly squash the mint leaves with the granulated sugar and the lemon wedges in the glass you are serving. Though this recipe serves one; you can double or triple the recipe; but the rule is to muddle the three in the glass...

How to make ice cream soda or ice cream float. Ice cream soda recipe: Ice cream soda is also known as ice cream float and is an easy summer cooler. Ice cream soda as the name suggests is made with ice cream and aerated soda. This drink will be a sure hit with kids and is perfect for a summer party. To make more colorful I used Fanta today. You can use 7-up, coco cola, Miranda or any aerated soft drink of your choice. Kids will love the creamy bubble on top and the marbled color. How to make ice cream soda. Other Recipes: Watermelon Slush Frappuccino (Cold Coffee Drink) Mango Squash Ice Cream Soda - Ice Cream Float PREP TIME : 1 mins     |  AUTHOR: : NISA HOMEY       INGREDIENTS Ice cream: 2 scoops Fanta or any aerated soda: 1/2 can   METHOD: Add 2 scoops of ice cream into a serving glass. Slowly pour half a can of aerated soft drink over it. Stir with a spoon and serve immediately. NOTES ...

Watermelon slush, how to make watermelon slush . Watermelon slushie or slush or slushies is a perfect frozen fruit cooler. Cubes of frozen watermelon is blended with lemon juice and little sugar; makes a great summer drink and so easy! Summer is at its might here in Calicut and cool drinks tops my menu chart; kids want nothing but cold  super cold drinks and when Homey got some watermelon I freezed some to make slushies. My kids and their friends loved it, my son would be back from his play all muddy and sun kissed with a bunch of friends...that explains why my freezer is packed with frozen milk and fruits. Do check out my video; this recipe yields one cup of slush. Bachelors are you listening?? Other Summer Coolers: Oreo Milkshake Mango Squash Frappuccino Watermelon Slush Recipe PREP TIME : 1 Min     |  AUTHOR: : NISA HOMEY       INGREDIENTS Frozen watermelon cubes or small chunks: 1 1/2 cups Jui...

Oreo milkshake recipe, how to make oreo milkshake Oreo milkshake  is another delicious summer cooler which I made for my kids. This milkshake is packed with that signature cookies, ice cream, and milk. A treat for all those who love oreo biscuits The oreo packet I used had 15 biscuits and I used 10 for the milkshake and crumbled the remaining in the oreo biscuit wrapper itself. I do not have the patience to pop it in Ziploc bag and bang it up, and crumbling the cookies in the wrapper is more easy and saves time too...try it! I have made once with chocolate oreos (chocolate filling) and it was more chocolatey and if you have whipped cream at hand you can top that instead of that scoop of ice cream which I have topped. When my kids demand; I sometimes  drizzle chocolate sauce .... Oreo milkshake video tutorial Other recipes you may like: Mango Ice Cream Coffee Icecream Ginger Lime Squash Mango Squash Oreo Milkshake Recipe PREP TIME : 2 mins  ...

How to make ginger lime squash at home with step by step pictures. Homemade ginger-lime squash  is a healthy summer cooler made with lemon and ginger and best of all no preservatives or added additives . The light punch of ginger gives it a cooling flavor. Fresh ginger is a storehouse of antioxidants and minerals and lemon with lots and lots of Vitamin C; a healthy squash for your family especially for kids to beat the summer heat. My ammachi (moms mother) was a gentle lady and was a good cook; she never discards pineapple peel as she used to make pineapple peel wine with it . As a child I was amused by all this and being close to her and having spent many holidays with her, this ginger lime squash was something she used to make during summer holidays for us. I do not know from where she got the recipe and amma has been making this too for a long time; and I just followed the tradition Whenever I make it my kids expression will be like wow! amma! you rock! These are lif...

With summer at its mightiest, fruits and coolers are what my kids demand now. I made this simple cooler with watermelon and grapes for Nidhi.....studying Maths....for her upcoming 10th exam. I used a melon scoop to scoop out the melons and added black grapes.......then sprinkled chaat masala.....chilled it for 20 min. You can use different fruits like orange, green grapes, musk melon, cubed apples, cubed mangoes......what ever is there in your fruit basket....make sure you chill it before serving. How I made this: Water melon: 1/4 of one big melon. Black grapes: 250 gms. Chaat masala: 1/2 tsp. Mint leaves: 2 chopped (optinal). Method: Scoop the melon with a melon scoop into a small bowl, mix in grapes and sprinkle chaat masala. Chill for 20 min. Serve immediately. Perfect summer cooler for kids. Enjoy. Summer Specials: Raw Mango Sherbet. Fruit Chaat.

Homemade grape squash recipe, how to make grape squash. Grape squash is my treat for you today, I know most of you spend a lot of money on store-brought juices, squashes....kids love them and you just cannot say no right?? So today I am going to share my favorite squash; homemade grape squash-without any preservatives like sodium benzoate or color or even tonovin otherwise known as grape essence.... No artificial color, No essence, No preservatives, No citric acid... You might wonder how the juice got this much color without any artificial coloring right??? It is because there are different types of grapes; like as in, black grapes; there are sour ones, lighter color ones, sweeter ones, darker ones, seedless ones, and green ones. Not all grapes are suitable for squash, you have to ask the fruit vendor for the grapes which is specially used to make squashes or choose the sweeter and darker ones. I hope you got a closer look at the grapes that I used to make this squ...