honey – Batter Up With Sujata

Mint Orange Lassi

Everyone stay home stay safe. This time we have to make something delicious and nutritious with easily available ingredients. Sharing a delicious fruity lassi to satisfy your sudden hunger pangs or sweet cravings.

Mint orange lassi with honey. Different but a very delicious and filling drink with yogurt, orange juice, banana and mint leaves. You will also love the flavour. This lassi is also great for fasting days. Banana and yogurt made this lassi filling. Lassi is also very flavorful because of mint and orange.

You may like some more yogurt based drinks on this blog.

1. Banana almond mint smoothie

2. Cucumber smoothie or chhach/lassi

3. Misti doi parfait

4. Guava banana smoothie

5. Cold soup

239 #Foodiemonday bloghop theme is Cool Lassi suggested by Mayuri Patel who blog at Mayuris Jikoni. Mayuri is a very talented blogger. I always love her baked recipes like Fig amaranth cookies, Carrot oatmeal cookies and Thandai muffins etc. And also visit her space for many authentic Gujarati recipes. I am sure you will love her wonderful recipes.

Mayuri wisely suggested lassi this week. From yesterday maximum state of our country under lockdown. Praying for everyone’s well being. Stay safe stay healthy. This lassi is very filling and delicious. And also easy to make. Just combine everything and blend. You can enjoy it room temperature or chilled. You can add some ice cubes in the glass or use everything chilled. I have used chilled yogurt so didn’t use ice cube. Or keep the lassi in refrigerator to be chilled. Always use thick yogurt. I have used homemade yogurt but you can also use store bought. Banana is optional, you can skip it. But I recommend to add banana. Banana will make your lassi filling and more delicious.

Recipe

Yogurt – 1 cup

Orange juice – 1/2 cup

Orange zest – 1/2 teaspoon

Mint leaves – 2 tablespoon

Banana – 1

Honey – 1 & 1/2 tablespoon or to taste

Method

1. Peel and chop the banana. Rinse the mint leaves well.

2. In a blender add yogurt, orange juice, orange zest, mint leaves, chopped banana and honey. Blend till smooth and frothy.

3. Taste and add more honey if require. Blend again. For more sweetener option see notes.

4. Pour the lassi in your favourite glass. You can add some ice cubes if you want. Garnish with mint leaves and pistachios. Serve chilled or room temperature.

Notes

1. You can use 1 tablespoon more mint leaves if you want.

2. You can use any sweetener like sugar, stevia etc.

3. Add honey according to your taste.

4. For chilled lassi add some ice cubes in the glass before pouring lassi. Or use chilled yogurt. Or keep the lassi in refrigerator for 30 to 60 minutes before serving.

Praying healthy and peaceful life for you and your family. Stay home stay safe. Please follow all the protective instructions adviced by WHO .

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Hazelnut Honey Chocolate Mango Smoothie

Hazelnut honey chocolate mango smoothie.
Healthy delicious chocolaty and creamy smoothie. You can also serve it as a chilled dessert. Enjoy the chocolaty and lip-smacking taste.
I have already shared lots of smoothies on this blog. Get the recipes here.

If you are vegan use coconut milk, almond milk, soy milk or any non dairy milk of your choice. Also dairy milk can be used. Choice is yours but I love coconut milk in my smoothies. Use any milk and enjoy the heavenly taste.
We already discussed about chocolate, mango and honey. This time used hazelnut in this smoothie. We loved the mixed taste of hazelnut, chocolate and mango. If you don’t have mango, you can use apple, banana, pear or any fruit.

Hazelnuts make a tasty snack and are a great addition to many dishes. When a person includes them in a balanced, calorie-controlled diet, the nuts also provide several health benefits.
Hazelnuts contain:
vitamin E, healthful fat, protein and dietary fiber.
Eating more hazelnuts may improve a person’s health in a variety of ways.

Hazelnuts may:

1. Support bowel movements
2. Reduce weight gain
3. Protect against cell damage
4. Lower levels of harmful cholesterol
5. Improve insulin sensitivity
6. Support heart health
7. Reduce inflammation
8. Improve sperm count
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Mango season is about to end so check out some more mango recipes on this blog.

1. Black rice pudding and mango parfait

2. Mango walnut choco chips muffins

3. Dairy free mango pineapple smoothie

4. Sugar free mango coconut laddu

5. Mango rasgulla

6. Mango cobbler cookies

7. Mango steamed sandesh or aam bhapa sondesh

8. Mango pomegranate overnight oats parfait

9. Vegan mango peach pear smoothie

10. Mango pomegranate and tender coconut salsa

11. Mango litchi fudge or barfi

12. Eggless no bake no gelatin no butter mango cheesecake

13. Paneer or cottage cheese and mango smoothie

14. Mango kalakand

15. Mango sandesh

16. Mango banana smoothie

17. Eggless mango mug cake

18. Mango coconut and flax seed smoothie

I have used everything chilled to make this smoothie. You can add some ice cubes if you want. Sweetness is perfect for me. If you like your smoothie more sweet, taste after blending. Add 1 teaspoon more honey if require. You can also use cashew nuts, almond or any nuts of your choice.

Recipe

Hazelnut – 4 tablespoon, roasted

Honey – 1 tablespoon

Milk – 1 & 1/2 cup, coconut, soy, almond or dairy

Chocolate – 4 tablespoon, grated or finely chopped

Mango – 1 cup, cubed

Method

1. Dry roast the hazelnut on a pan till fragrant if you have unroasted hazelnut.

2. In a blender add roasted hazelnut, cubed mango, grated or finely chopped chocolate and honey.

3. Blend and add milk. You can also add some ice cubes if you want.

4. Blend till smooth and frothy. Taste and add little more honey if require and blend again.

5. Pour the mixture into a glass. Top with grated chocolate and mango.
Serve immediately or keep in refrigerator and serve chilled as a dessert.

Notes
1. Vegan people can use coconut milk, almond milk, soy milk or any milk of your choice.
2. You can use apple, banana, pear or any fruit instead of mango.
2. Cashew nuts, almond or any nuts can be used in this smoothie.

Sending this post to two groups.
This month time for A to Z challenge, a challenge initiated on Facebook Group, created by Jolly and Vidya.
Wherein a group of bloggers come together and we choose key ingredients alphabetically to cook and post a dish every alternate month. This month’s Alphabet is letter H. And I have made this smoothie with double H, honey and hazelnut.

Monday again and this week’s 202 #Foodiemonday bloghop theme is #KuchMeethaHoJaye suggested by Renu Agrawal Dongre who blog at Cook with Renu. Do visit her space for some awesome recipes. This week we have to share a recipe with chocolate.

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Eggless Pearl Millet Cashew Almond Honey Cookies / Gluten Free Cookies

Pearl millet cashew almond honey cookies.

This delicious, soft and chewy cookies are eggless and gluten free. I have used pearl millet or bajra atta to make these cookies.

A perfect treat for your kiddos. You can pack it in their lunch box.

I have already shared Pearl millet sesame oats cookies.

Pearl Millet is one of the oldest cultivated crops since pre-historic times and ranks as the sixth most important grain in the world. It is known as Bajra in Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Urdu, and Oriya; Kamboo in Tamil and Malyalam; Sajjalu in Telugu, and Bajri in Marathi and Gujarati. It is a cereal crop grown at a very large scale in India.

Pearl millet is gluten-free and is most commonly used as a substitute for people with gluten allergy.

It contains most of the Vitamin-B and is rich in other minerals such as iron, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, manganese, potassium, copper, zinc, and chromium. It is known to have the highest levels of potassium, calcium, and iron amongst other cereal crops.

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This post is going to be a part of #Foodiemonday bloghop theme is #Millet.

My contribution is this super yummy and healthy pearl millet cashew almond cookies.

I have used less sugar and ghee or clarified butter in it. Honey, cardamom and cinnamon makes the cookies superbly delicious.

Recipe

Pearl millet flour or bajra atta – 1 cup

Baking powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Baking soda – 1/4 teaspoon

Cardamom powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Cinnamon powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Ghee or clarified butter – 1/4 cup

Almond – 1/4 cup

Cashew nuts – 1/4 cup

Desiccated coconut – 1/4 cup

Powdered sugar – 1/4 cup

Honey – 3 tablespoon

Tutti frutti or choco chips – 1/4 heaped cup

Method

Preheat the oven at 180° for 10 minutes.

Grease or line a baking tray with parchment paper or aluminium foil.

Grind almond and cashew nuts. Make a fine powder.

In a bowl mix pearl millet flour, ground cashew and almond, baking powder, soda, desiccated coconut, cardamom powder and cinnamon powder.

In a large bowl cream powdered sugar and ghee or clarified butter. You can also use unsalted butter if you like. Add honey and beat well. Add all the dry ingredients and tutti frutti. You can use chocolate chips instead of tutti frutti.

Don’t knead much. Just combine everything.

Take one tablespoon dough and make a smooth ball. Flatten with your palm. Press gently.

Arrange the cookies on the baking tray 1 inch apart.

Bake in preheated oven at 180 ° for 10 – 12 minutes or until the edges becomes brown. Every oven takes different time so keep an eye after 10 minutes.

The cookies will be soft when hot so let them cool down completely. After cooling cookies will be crisp.

Enjoy the delicious gluten free cookies with your tea, coffee or milk.

Or keep in a airtight container for later use.

Happy baking 😊

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Mango Peach Pear Smoothie / Dairy Free Low Calorie Smoothie

Mango peach pear dairy free low calorie smoothie.

Mango season is about to over. So enjoy this yummy fruit in one more delicious, healthy, chilled, refreshing and filling smoothie.

A chilled glass of smoothie is perfect for this weather.

Our this week’s #Foodiemonday bloghop theme is #Shravanvratspecial.

Shravan is considered an auspicious month for the Hindus. In North India people avoid non vegetarian food including onion garlic in this month. People observe fast on every Monday during this month.

Presenting a yummy, nutritious, filling, refreshing and power packed smoothie to boost your energy. Take a long glass of smoothie on meal time instead of calorie ladden deep fried food.

I have added peach in this smoothie. Which is a rich source of minerals and dietary fiber. Low calorie peach contain no saturated fat or cholesterol.

Normally I make this smoothie with coconut milk or chopped tender coconut. If you have coconut milk you can add 1/2 cup for a different and delicious taste. Or you can add 1/2 cup chopped tender coconut. If you don’t like pear you can use any fruit instead like chickoo, banana etc.

Recipe

Ripe mango – 1 cup, peeled and cubed

Peach – 1/2 cup cut into small pieces

Pear – 1 peeled and diced

Cinnamon powder – 1/4 teaspoon

Cardamom powder – a pinch

Lemon juice – 1 teaspoon

Honey – 2 teaspoon or to taste

Method

Combine peeled and cubed mango, chopped peach and peeled and diced pear in blender jar.

If you want you can add add 1/2 cup of coconut milk or 1/2 cup chopped tender coconut. Normally I like to add coconut milk or chopped tender coconut in this smoothie but today I don’t have any.

If you don’t like pear you can use any fruit instead like banana, chikoo/sapodilla/zapota or any other fruits.

Blend until smooth and frothy. Add cinnamon powder, cardamom powder, lemon juice and honey. Blend again.

Taste and add more honey and lemon juice if required.

Place some ice cubes in a glass. Pour the mixture over it. Garnish with mango cubes.

Serve chilled.

Enjoy…….

See what my fellow bloggers have shared for #Foodiemonday bloghop on fasting food theme –

https://poonambachhav.blogspot.in/2017/07/fig-banana-smoothie.htmlhttp://aahaaramonline.com/2017/07/17/

http://aahaaramonline.com/2017/07/17/dahi-sabudana-maharashtra-recipe

http://www.delishpotpourri.com/sabudana-sago-tapioca-pearls-dahi-bhalla

https://veenasvegnation.com/recipe/til-chikki

https://krispykadhai.wordpress.com/2017/07/17/phalauri-a-pious-treat

https://afoodiehousewife.wordpress.com/2017/07/17/roasted-vegetables-with-honey-lemon-dressing-and-a-mild-beetroot-dip/

http://mayurisjikoni.blogspot.ca/2017/07/670-date-coconut-energy-balls.html?m=1

Turmeric Shot With Tulsi Or Holy Basil

Turmeric shot with Tulsi or Holy Basil.

A healthy way to start your day.

Turmeric is known for it’s healing compounds curcumin. Ginger is high in gingerol, a substance with powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

Tulsi or Holy Basil is well known for it’s healing properties . And lemon have strong antibacterial, antiviral, and immune-boosting powers and very effective remedy for weight loss.

Honey helps to prevent heart disease and cancer. And sea salt contains essential minerals and nutrients.

And one of its functions is detoxification, helping to clear toxins from your blood.

Turmeric, the main spice in curry, is arguably the most powerful herb on the planet at fighting and potentially reversing disease.

When examining the research, turmeric benefits go beyond that of these 10 drugs:

Anti-inflammatory drugs

Anti-depressants (Prozac)

Chemotherapy

Anti-coagulants (Aspirin)

Pain killers

Diabetes drugs (Metformin)

Arthritis medications

Inflammatory bowel disease drugs

Cholesterol drugs (Lipitor)

Steroids.

Better than medicines to slow and prevent blood clotting.

Turmeric, on the other hand, has relatively no known side effects unless taken in extremely excessive amounts.

Its anti depressants and anti inflammatory .

Arguably, the most powerful aspect of curcumin is its ability to control inflammation.

Diseases today such as cancer, ulcerative colitis, arthritis, high cholesterol and chronic pain can be the result of inflammation.

For it’s powerful anti inflammatory and pain reducing characteristics its used to cure arthritis.

Turmeric helps in lowering blood sugar and reversing insulin resistance there’s arguably no better natural treatment than adding turmeric in your diet.

Its used in gastrointestinal treatment. Because of it’s anti-inflammatory properties turmeric helps to heal the gut and support the growth of good bacteria (probiotics).

Its regulate cholesterol, one of the reason for heart disease.

Turmeric works as a painkiller too. One of the most widely accepted properties is it’s ability to manage pain.

Turmeric benefits the many conditions normally treated by corticosteroids such as psoriasis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma and chronic pain.

Diseases today such as cancer, ulcerative colitis, arthritis, high cholesterol and chronic pain can be the result of inflammation. Turmeric’s key to disease reversal may be its ability to keep inflammation at bay.

A number of laboratory studies on cancer cells have shown that curcumin does have anticancer effects. It seems to be able to kill cancer cells and prevent more from growing.

A 2007 American study that combined curcumin with chemotherapy to treat bowel cancer cells in a laboratory showed that the combined treatment killed more cancer cells than the chemotherapy alone.

Turmeric works incredibly well to help naturally treat cancer and is especially effective at treating breast cancer, colon cancer and skin cancer.

For those of you who aren’t sick, taking turmeric will serve you well as a preventative measure.

source 1

Ginger is well known for it’s medical properties. Its used for relieving digestive problems such as nausea, loss of appetite motion sickness and pain.
Many studies have suggested that increasing consumption of plant foods like ginger decreases the risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and overall mortality while promoting a healthy complexion and hair, increased energy and overall lower weight.

source 2

Holy basil or tulsi is one of the best medicinal herb. Tulsi plant is one of the best anti viral herbs of Ayurveda.Its very effective in treatment of respiratory disorders, fever asthma, lung disorders, heart disease stress and many more.

I have already shared a drink with Tulsi or Holy Bsil.

Watermelon cooler with tulsi and Aloevera

Lemon is well known for it’s weight loss aid because it’s juice is digestive and liver cleanser.

Lemon contains strong antibacterial, antiviral and immune boosting power.

Recipe

Turmeric – 4 inch piece

Ginger – 2 inch piece

Tulsi or Holy Basil – 14 – 15 leaves

Lemon – 1

Sea salt – 1/2 teaspoon

Honey to taste

Black pepper powder to taste

Water – 1/2 cup

Method

Peel the turmeric and ginger. Clean and wash turmeric, tulsi leaves and ginger.

Chop the ginger and turmeric.

Blend or grind tulsi, turmeric and ginger with water. You can add 2 – 3 tablespoon Aloe Vera gel too. I didn’t.

Strain the mixture. Add lemon juice and sea salt.

Pour 1/4 cup in a glass. Fill the glass with water or coconut water. Add honey according to your taste.

Or add little more sea salt and black pepper powder. You can add more lemon juice if require.

Take it daily in the morning with breakfast or before breakfast. You can refrigerate the mixture for 2 – 3 days. But best if make it fresh.

Stay healthy stay happy!!