Chai Spiced oats banana smoothie

Like most Indians, I am a chai fanatic. I try to add my chai spices and chai concoction into every possible dish around.

It really pleases me to get an absolutely innovative recipe with chai spices in it.

Here in Mumbai , its peak summer time. This cold, creamy and healthy smoothie satisfies the taste buds and refreshes one too.
Not just that, this smoothie is extremely easy and fast to prepare.

Whenever I feel like having a second breakfast ( yes i do that often, once at 6 am and second at 8am), I go for this smoothie.

Thankfully my hubby and Mr6 love this too so this gives one more reason to prepare it often.

Go ahead friends, try this one and let me know how it was.

Chai spiced oats banana smoothie

Recipe by Shivani Saxena

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 5 minutes
Yield: For 1
Ingredients

• 1/4 cup
  Rolled oats
  
• 1/2 cup
  water
  
• 1/2 cup
  Chilled Milk
  
• 1/2 cup
  Chilled curd/ yogurt
  
• 3 tbsp/ or a sper taste
  honey
  
• 1
  banana (frozen and diced)
  
• Chai spices
  
• 1/2 tsp
  cinnamon powder
  
• 1/2 tsp
  nutmeg powder
  
• 1/2 tsp
  cardamom powder
  
• 1/2 tsp
  cloves powder
  

Cooking Directions

1. Take a pan, add oats and water in it. Cook this for 2 minutes on medium heat and then take it off the heat.
   
   
2. Take a blender. Add cooked oats, milk, curd, honey, banana and ground chai spices, Puree until smooth. Serve immediately.
   

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Plum lemon mocktail|Plum lemon fizzy mocktail

Mocktail. Mocktail. Mocktail. When its weekend I start craving for mocktails. The fresh colour, sweet and tangy taste, fizzy texture all this makes any fruit mocktail very desirable for most of us!!!

The elaborate act of making this plum lemon moctail from scratch works as a stress buster for me.
And yes its a great bonding activity with kids! Let them squeeze that lemon while you are cooking plums and Voila the mocktail  is ready in minutes.

This Plum lemon mocktail is also a great welcome drink in any party. Its also loved by kids . So what are we waiting for? Lets get cooking...

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time:20 minutes
Serves: 6

Ingredients:

For Plum syrup:

1. 1 cup water
2. 1 cup granulated sugar(table sugar)
3. 2 cups pitted plums

For Plum lemon mocktail:

1. 2 cups soda water
2. 1/2 cup lemon juice
3. Above mentioned plum syrup
4. Crushed ice while serving

RECIPE:

1. Take a pan. Add water, granulated sugar and plums to it. Let this cook on medium heat for 20 minutes till we get a thick plum syrup. Take it off heat and let it cool. Now strain the remnants of plum through a stariner. Keep this thick plum syrup for further cooling.
2. Take a jug. Add plum syrup, lemon juice to it . And mix well.
3. Now just before serving , add soda water. Serve chilled with crushed ice. 

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This Masala lemonade is very special to me!why....well this was what I and my hubby used to order in pizza hut during our courtship.Rest of the time used to go in blushing and smiling.But the sweet and tangy taste of this drink is still on our tongues.

So I assume that the taste of this drink must be extraordinary for us to forget everything while romancing and remember only this drink.
Cut to today ....this drink is regularly made at my place.Oh no no not to remember those days but it is actually lipsmackingly yum.

The best part of this recipe is its fuss free as always !!!
Lets start recreating the magic.
And what more romantic than the Mumbai rains outside.


Preparation time:15 to 20 minutes
Cooking time:5 minutes
Serves:4

Ingredients:

1. Juice of 4 medium sized lemons
2. 1 cup jaljeera juice

Home made jaljeera contains:

1. 2 tbsp tamarind juice
2. 1 tsp roasted cumin powder
3. 1 tsp black pepper
4. 1 tsp dry mango powder
5. 1/2 tsp salt
6. Pinch of asoefetida
7. 2 tsp sugar
8. 1/3 cup mint leaves
9. 1 tsp fennel seeds

Grind well in mixer and you get home made jaljeera juice.

• 2 to 3 cups soda
• 1 cup chilled water
• Sugar to taste(I used 6 tbsp)
• Crushed Ice
• Mint or coriander leaves to garnish

RECIPE:

1. Pour chilled water in a large jug.Add sugar and stir well.
2. Add lemon juice,jaljeera juice,crushed ice to the jug.
3. Mix all this well.
4. When ready to serve,add soda .
5. Serve in chilled glasses,garnished with coriander or mint leaves.

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Banana kiwi fruit smoothie

A health drink,energy booster,crowd pleaser and pleasant part of brunches and breakfast.....that is what smoothies are all about!

Simple is beautiful.And that is what I love about this drink.Just whiz everything together and voila!your smoothie is ready.

My son lend his hand (very enthusiastically) in making this drink.A time will come when I will have to officially hand over the charge of making smoothies for my entire family ,to my four year old.
Kids are often tired of eating fruits.Smoothies are the easiest way to let kids try different types of fruits/.
P.S: Adults,this is guilt free!

Cooking time:10 minutes

Ingredients:

1. 2 ripe bananas(peeled  and chopped)
2. 1 kiwifruit(peeled and cooked)
3. 5 tbsp yogurt/dahi
4. 2 tbsp milk
5. Sugar(if you need it)
6. Crushed ice(if you need it)

RECIPE:

1. Take a pan,add kiwi fruit to it and let it simmer for  a minute till soft.I have included this step only as a precaution.Because if eaten raw ,kiwi can cause irritation in throats of some people.(you can totally avoid this step too).
2. Now put all ingredients in blender .Process untill smooth.Pour in a glass and enjoy!

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Green Tea

Green tea being not so flavoureful is rarely preffered by people.But I am sure that once you read the following benefits of green tea,you will include it in your food time table.

1. Improves Brain health
2. Maintains body weight
3. Supports skin health
4. Reduces risk of Cancer because of antioxidants in it
5. Lowers risk of Type 2 Diabetes
6. Lowers risk of Cardiovascular diseases
7. Fights against ageing
8. Promotes oral health
9. Lowers Blood Pressure

Ingredients:
For Green Teabag Tea:

1. 1 green teabag
2. 1 cup boiled water
3. 1 tbsp. honey
4. half a slice of lemon(optional)

For Green Tea (powdered):

1.  1 cup boiled water
2. 1/2 tsp green tea powder
3. 1 tbsp. honey
4. half a slice of lemon(optional)

RECIPE:

1. Take a pan and boil water in it.
2. Add water to a cup with green teabag in it.
3. Add honey to the cup and mix well
4. Let the tea stand for a while(around 3 minutes)
5. Have your refreshing cup of green tea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6. For powdered green tea,Green tea powder needs to be boiled with water.
7. Remaining steps are same.
8. As per taste lemon can be added to the already brewed green tea.