Mango Panna or Aam panna is commonly prepared during the Peak summer widely in northern parts of India, when raw/green mangoes are available in abundance. This is also known as Kairi ka Panna Aam Panna is said to be the natural coolant and mainly known for its heat resistant properties besides having other many health
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Aromatic, herbal, healthy drink Kashaya, called so in Kannada, prepared by boiling certain herbs and spices in water, is an ayurvedic beverage/concoction that keeps body warm and healthy, during winter, when it rains or when you feel/catch cold. This is called as Kadha in Hindi which translates to water decoction obtained by boiling medicinal herbs.
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We know about the numerous health benefits of almonds. It could be great if we can consume these wonder nuts everyday. So one of the way to include almonds in our daily routine is to eat them as such or put it in the milk. Today I’m here with a home made, fresh, fragrant, aromatic,
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Panchamrutha – means mixture of five nectars or ingredients that are combined together with a right proportion to make the holy drink or prasada in a liquid form. For every Hindu Pooja vidhi/vidhana, on festivals or special occasions panchamrutha is required for abhisheka. The five ingredients are Cow milk, curd, honey, ghee and jaggery –
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Normally we all use beetroot in the form of subji/palya, salad, raita, chutney, huli (sambar), Kootu (mix veg huli), saaru(rasam), halwa, milk shake etc etc. But the fact is we cannot make it everyday , I mean no one likes to eat if you make something or the other using beetroot everyday. But the more
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The pomegranate is a shrub that produces a red fruit, categorized as a berry.  Pomegranate are loaded with important nutrients. Its a fruit that contains hundreds of edible seeds called Arils. They are rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals and most importantly bio-active plant compounds with powerful medicinal properties. Consuming pomegranate benefits our health & skin
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Watermelon is the best thirst quencher and a kind of necessary fruit during summer. It contains 92% of water in it and contains rich nutrients, making it a healthy berry. No need to say that it has many health benefits. Recently I tried making Lassi using this powerful, body healing fruit. It turned out yummy…
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A healthy thirst quencher which is easy & quick to make.  I have made this many times earlier also… but never took the pics and posted in my blog. Now market is full of big, fresh carrots, so I was tempted to make it again immediately, took the pics to post it here on my
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There are lots of fresh dates in the market right now. They are very crunchy to eat & I wanted to try milk shake by adding these nutrients dense fruits. They are very sweet ones so I have not added any sugar or honey etc. Just thought of a procedure using few ingredients in my
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This is the authentic (Karnataka) method of making Panaka/lemon juice using Saffron strands for natural color & a bit of edible camphor. This is indeed refreshing, energizing & amazing thirst-quenching drink, which can be easily made at home. Click here to check the recipes of →  Rasayana, Butter milk Ingredients : PROCEDURE :

Yet another type of buttermilk recipe, a cold and refreshing beverage on a hot summer day, flavoured with roasted cumin powder and the main additional ingredient used is sago/sabudana. Just with a very few ingredients put together like cooked sabudana, salt, cumin and coriander leaves this special buttermilk will be ready. Ingredients : measuring cup used
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One more summer cooler in a healthy way. Very easy to prepare and can be served during anytime of the day or after breakfast. During summer I always prepare this milk using slightly chilled milk…. so never use ice cubes. Where as in winters we can use warm milk , suitable for the weather. This
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Yummy tangy juice which can be prepared using sprouted whole finger milled/ragi. At first let us know about how to sprout ragi. Soak ragi in enough water for 10 to 12 hours, then drain all the water and keep it covered tightly in a container or sprout maker, In next 8 to 10 hours ragi
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As the name itself depicts its a kind of preparation with ripen mangoes, which is available in plenty in this season. It is generally eaten with Hittina holige (rice flour stuffed wheat flour paratha) Chapati or Poori, but at my place we eat it with rice rotti, beaten rice rotti and sometimes with ragi rotti
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A yummy … natural cool drink made from curd and some of the herbs such as cumin, curry leaves, ginger, Mint etc. When It comes to buttermilk, I definitely like to say that I never make masala buttermilk..  ie…. no green chilli and it is always with rock salt. Buttermilk is packed with numerous health benefits
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Very recently I learnt this from Ms. Bijal Parikh, a co-member in one of the group. I’m always ready to make anything using beetroot, so tried it immediately but with little changes. Sharing the same with you all. A healthy cold beverage. Now this is going to be a regular one at my place during
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