Showing posts with label Fruits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fruits. Show all posts

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Papaya Juice


Health Benefits of Papaya :

  • Papaya contains the digestive enzyme papain that is why it is valuable for aiding digestion.
  • The ripe fruit is easily digestible and prevents constipation.
  • It is shown in a study that this fruit when taken alone for 3 days has a beneficial tonic effect in the stomach and intestines.

  • Papaya juice helps in relieving infections of the colon and can help break down pus and mucus.
  • May help prevent cancer in organs and glands with epithelial tissue (ripe papaya).
  • Prevents nausea (includes morning sickness and motion sickness). Taken 230cc. Of papaya juice or pineapple juice.
  • The seeds are antihelmintic, for expelling worms and they are given with honey. Chew and swallow two teaspoonful of seeds after each principal meal (three times a day).








Ingredients :

Medium sized Papaya - 1/2
Juice of Lemon - 1/2
Kala Namak - 1tsp
Sugar - 1 tsp 
Water - 2 cups

Method:
1. Peel and cut the Papaya to 1 inch pieces.
2. Blend together Papaya, juice of Half a lemon , sugar and water.
3. Blend until the mixture is smooth. Add more water if the juice is too thick.
4.  Pass the blended jucie through a seive.
5. Mix Kala Namak.
6. Garnish with Lemon wedges and serve immediately.




Sunday, March 15, 2009

Kale Angoor ka Sharbat


This is a Sanjeev Kapoor's recipe . I had some black grapes so this recipe was a long time due to try..I changed some quantity according to my taste..

Ingredients :

Black grape - 2 bunch
Jeera - 1 tsp
Ajwain - 1/4 tsp
Saunf - 1 tsp
Kala Namak - 3 tsp
Imli Ka Paani - 1 cup
Ice
Grapes - for garnish
Pudina - for garnish

Method :

1.  Blend the grapes and 1 cup water. Strain them through a soup strainer.
2.  Microwave Jeera, Ajwain and Saunf till light golden brown. You can dry roast if not microwave.
3.  Grind with kala namak to a fine powder.
4.  Add the ground spice and imli ka paani to the grape juice.
5.  Mix well.
6.  Add ice and garnish with grapes and pudina.



Monday, February 9, 2009

Strawberry Jam

Ingredients :

4 cups - Strawberries 
3 cups - sugar
 Juice of 2 Lemon

Method:

1.  Wash and crush the Strawberries in a mixie. I like to just churn them coarsely.
2.  Cook the mashed strawberries and sugar in a pan.
3. Keep strring occasionally till the mixture is thick.
4.  Cool the Jam
5. Add Lemon juice and mix .
6. Store in a dry container.