mint smoothie

                                              mint smoothie

Ingredients:

1/2 cup mint leaves
1 green chilli
1/4 tsp grated ginger
1 cup plain yogurt/curd
salt to taste
1/2 tsp cumin/zeera powder for garnishing

Method:

Blend mint leaves,chilli salt and ginger with little water
Add curd and blend till smooth.
Strain and serve garnished with zeera powder and mint sprig.

pineapple & banana smoothie

Ingredients

• 1 cup curds (yogurt)
• 1cup chopped pineapple
• 1 ripe banana
• 2 tbsp sugar
•  ice-cubes
•  a few mint leaves for garnishing

Method

• Blend pineapple,banana and sugar till smooth.
• Add yogurt blend till smooth.
• Serve with ice garnished with mint leaves.

Fruit and yogurt parfait

Ingredients
Medium sized kiwifruits or apple -2
Plain low-fat yogur/curds-1 cup
Vanilla-1/2tsp
Granola-1/2 cup
Honey-2tsp
Sliced almonds, toasted-1tbsp
Ground cinnamon -a dash

Method

Peel and chop fruit, reserving 2 wedges for garnish. Set aside.
Combine yogurt and vanilla.
Spoon half of the yogurt mixture into two parfait glasses or cups.
Top with half of the granola,chopped fruit,honey, remaining yogurt mixture, and remaining granola.
Sprinkle with almonds and cinnamon.
Garnish each serving with a reserved fruit wedge.
Makes 2 servings.
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FRUIT AND CARROT SMOOTHIE

Ingredients:

• Apple - 1 large
• Banana - 1 ripe
• Carrot - 1 large
• Orange - 1
• Dates - 3, pitted
• Flax seeds - 1 tbsp
• Yogurt - 1 cup

Method:

• Wash,quarter and remove core from the apple.
• Peel the banana and carrot and cut them into pieces.
• Peel and deseed the orange.
• Put all fruits into a blender.
• Add the dates, flax seeds and yogurt.
• Now blend at high speed until  smooth. 
• Add some cold milk if the mixture is too thick.
• Serve chilled.

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Cucumber Mint Smoothie

Have this for breakfast it will keep you going all morning .It was one of the lightest and most refreshing  smoothies loaded with nutrients 

Cucumber Mint Smoothie

Ingredients.

• Cucumber-1
• Fresh mint leaves -1/4 cup depending on how strong you want  you can take less. 
• Honey-2 tbsp
• Yogurt/curd-1/2cup
• Salt a pinch.

Method

• Peel and slice cucumber.
• Put in a blender and blend till smooth.
• Garnish with aslice of cucumber and a sprig of mint and serve immediately.
• Use chilled ingredients.