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Beetroot Lassi | Beetroot Recipes | Healthy Beverage

Do you want to make your beverage more healthy by adding some beautiful pink to it....if your answer is yes then try my Beetroot Lassi. I am not fond of eating beets raw, so i just choose options to have it in different form like Beetroot fritters/Pakoda or like Beetroot Dosa or in Juice or in Chutney form. I loved the way my lassi turned out, it was yum...it's healthy but the downside of it is we get cooked beetroot smell which i have covered up by adding some Rose syrup to it.
Even if you don't like beets have it, it's healthy...Beetroot is low in fat and is full of vitamins and minerals and are packed with antioxidants. The fiber in beets increases the antioxidant enzymes and increase the white blood cells.

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Persimmon Lassi

Mint Ginger Chaanch

Shikanji/Lemonade

Level: Easy

Total time: 5 mins
Serves: 2

Ingredients

Boiled Beetroot: 1 small (peeled boiled/cooked beetroot)
Yogurt/Curd: 1 1/2 cup
Chilled Milk : 1/2 cup
Sugar to taste
Rose Syrup(Rooh Afza) to taste

Directions
Chop the boiled/cooked beetroot.
For layered presentation
In a blender add beetroot and 1/3 cup milk and blend to smooth paste.
In a bowl add rest of the milk, thick yogurt and sugar and beet to smooth.
Now pour the yogurt mix at the bottom of the serving glass and slowly pour in the beetroot puree.
For single pink presentation
Puree the beetroot and add rest of the ingredients in the blender and serve in the glass along with ice cubes.

Wanna try....let set go....

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Few things will come and will last for the rest of life.Persimmon is one such thing, I tasted Persimmon/Sharon fruit for the first time at my friends place in UK and i became big fan of it. When i took the first bite it tasted me flavours of 2 or 3 fruits, it was super delicious. And from then on it became common fruit at home specially in winter.Persimmon is a seasonal fruit and found plenty in winter and we love to have this as it is just like an apple.
Even though we love to have it as a whole fruit but sometimes adding few things makes it more healthier, so here comes a Persimmon Lassi which has goodness of fruit and yogurt which is a healthier filling beverage which can be taken as breakfast or after a meal to satisfy the sweet tooth.
You may also like Mango Lassi , Carrot Cake Smoothie and other beverages

Bit of Persimmon/Sharon Fruit (Info from Internet)
Sharon fruit is a native Chinese fruit. It is a deep orange, waxy fruit of which the shape is similar to a tomato. The flesh is orange coloured, has a sweet flavour and when firm possesses an apple-like crunch. The fruit contains no seeds.
Persimmons are high in beta carotine and minerals such as sodium, magnesium, calcium and iron, and studies have found that they also contain twice as much dietary fibre per 100g as apples, plus more of the phenolic compounds thought to ward off heart disease.

Persimmon/Sharon Fruit (Pic from internet)

Level: Easy

Total time: 5 mins
Serves: 2

Ingredients

Persimmon/Sharon : 2 medium
Yogurt/Curd: 1 1/2 cup
Chilled Milk : 1/2 cup
Sugar/Honey to taste

Directions

Remove the stem of persimmon and chop it roughly.

In a blender add all the ingredients and blend.Serve Chilled.

Wanna try....let set go....

Lassi is famous beverage from Punjab region of India.Punjabi's have this at any time of the day. Lassi is yogurt based beverage and is coolant to the body. We can flavour this lassi with our favourite seasonal fruit and enjoy it.
Mango is said to be king of fruits with lot of taste variation from each variety. Its good to know that India is top producer in the world :) .In india mangoes are used in many dishes in chutneys, pickles, rice and as beverages in raw or ripen or dried form. One common beverage is Mango Lassi. Mango lassi is thick and smoothing. Its very easy...its just dumping few ingredients in the blender and blend and its ready to satisfy your tastebuds.

Check out my other beverage collection in Thirsty Thursday and here are few to beat the heat...

Persimmon Lassi

Mint Ginger Chaanch

Shikanji/Lemonade

Level: Easy

Total time: 5 mins
Serves: 2

Ingredients

Mango chopped : 1 1/2 cup ( 1 big size)
Yogurt/Curd: 1 1/2 cup
Chilled Milk : 1/2 cup
Sugar to taste

Directions

Peel the mango and chop in to pieces leaving the seed.

In a blender add all the ingredients and blend.Serve Chilled.

Wanna try....let set go....

Hurry spring has started officially, days are bigger with sunny intervals and temperature has raised. So no more layer clothing. When i was peeking outside the window today i could find the spring birds in the park, i known they are getting back home from their winter holidays :) .

Coming back to today's recipe Chaach is a another version of salted lassi, where the consistency of chaach is not as thick as lassi. I mean there is more water content compared to lassi. Lassi/chaach is most common beverage in indian household and taken at any time of the day. Both Chaach and lassi are the best coolants in hot summer days.
Original chaach is a combination of salt,yogurt and water but the touch of ginger and mint makes a huge difference.

Level: Easy

Prep time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 0 mins
Makes : 2 glasses

Ingredients

Yogurt - 1 cup
Chilled Water - 1 cup
Cumin Powder (zeera) - 1/8th teaspoon
Mint leaves - 5 in number (to taste)
Black salt (kala namak) - 1/4th teaspoon (optional)
Salt - to taste
Ginger - 1/4 inch length
Crushed ice (optional)

Directions

Blend all ingredients except ice and strain the liquid into the serving glasses

Add crushed ice and serve.

Tips

Instead of ginger root, you can add ginger powder (1/4th teaspoon).

If you are not fond of mint or ginger taste then simply skip then it will be basic chaach.