MOUNIKA SURYADEVARA

WATERMELON SMOOTHIE          Watermelon juice is one of the thirst quenching summer drinks. Fresh Watermelon smoothie is perfect for hot summer day. Preparation time for this yummiee smoothie is less than 5 minutes. Ingredients: Watermelon pieces Vanilla ice cream- 1 cup Bournvita-  1 spoon (Optional) Procedure:   1.   Add watermelon pieces into a mixer/blender and juice them.   2. Add vanilla ice cream and blend again till you get creamy pink color. 3.    Smoothie is almost ready. Add 1 spoon of bourvita in this if you want chocolate flavor along with vanilla. This smoothie has got amazing taste  and smell.  Try this :) :) :) 

                Jaggery and Pepper drink (Panakam)    How many of you celebrated  ‘Ram navami’ ??  Then you must have tasted this medicinal drink at least once in your lifetime. It's good to drink in summer season also.           Let me tell you why you should prefer this drink. Jaggery -  Jaggery is prepared from sugarcane juice.  Used as a sweetening agent in many dishes.  It is rich in minerals  potassium, magnesium, iron, zinc, selenium,  calcium and phosphorus and antioxidants.  My grandmother always suggests me to eat jaggery with peanuts or dry coconut because iron in jaggery helps to build hemoglobin in blood. Pepper-  Black   pepper also contains good amount of minerals like potassium, calcium, zinc, manganese, iron, and magnesium.   Good source of Vitamin- C and Vitamin- A and antioxidants.   Ingredients: Black pepper – 3 to 4 TSP Jaggery- 4 to 5 TSP Honey- 1 TSP Water Cardamom powder- 1tsp

WATERMELON AND MINT JUICE I always prefer to spice it up than having plain juice. I have added mint leaves also with water melon. Mint leaves helps to supplement your diet and pepper, ginger are good for digestion. This is a detox juice and best drink to beat your summer…. Ingredients: Watermelon   -----  1/2 Mint leaves   ----- hand full Pepper         ----- 8-14  Ginger         ----- small piece Sugar          ----- Optional Lemon         ----- 1 Preparation time: 10-15 minutes                                                                                                                                                                                               Procedure: 1.     In a mixer add all the ingredients except lemon juice 2.    Blend well. Blend well. Blend well. 3. Make sure Ginger and pepper are blended well 4.    Pour melon juice in a tall glass and  squeeze half a lemon per one glass. 5.    Garnish