Beetroot MilkShake

After a break, here I am with a beautiful colored milkshake...don't worry it tastes yummy too.I think milkshakes are done with fruits and we have very little option with veggies that is,a few other than diet juices.I am a carrot-person who likes eating it raw.Nobody is that fond of beetroot in my family,but this milkshake was finished off with ease.
 The recipe is similar to the making of Carrot Shake.The Addition of a scoop of vanilla ice cream with the other ingredients while blending elevates its taste.Now on to the recipe

Ingredients
Beetroot       1 medium size
Cold Milk       250 ml
Vanilla ice cream  1 scoop + a little for topping
Sugar    to taste

Method of preparation
-Peel the skin of the beetroot and roughly chop it.
-Pressure cook this till tender,2-3 whistles.Let it cool.
-Once cooled add this with the other ingredients in a blender and blend till smooth.
-Serve into glasses with ice cream on top.

Apple-Grapes Smoothie

Ingredients
Apple                 1
Green grapes      1/2 cup(seedless)
Cold Milk       2 cups
Sugar              2-3 tbsp(as needed)
Cinnamon powder       1/4 tsp (optional) 

Method
-Peel and chop the Apple.
-Now add all the ingredients in the blender and blend till smooth.
-Pour into glasses and serve

Chikoo Milk Shake

Today's recipe is a simple but delicious Milkshake using Chikoo/Sapota which is one of our favorites.In India we have a tree which yields very sweet Sapotas.

Carrot Milk Shake

 Carrots are served either raw in salads or it is served cooked in many forms like simple stir-fry to juices shakes,cakes, halwas etc.They have plenty of health benefits,specially they are good for improving eye sight.

    Here's  a recipe for a tasty Carrot milk shake:

  Ingredients
1.Carrots            220gms
2.Milk                 1/2 L
3.Sugar               5-6 tbsp (as per taste)
4.Vanilla Ice cream       as needed

5.Fried cashew nuts       ("   "   )

 Preparing Method
-Peel the skin of the Carrot and roughly cut into pieces.
-Now steam or boil these till soft and allow it to cool.
-Meanwhile freeze the milk for sometime.
-Coarsely grind the fried nuts and keep aside.
-Now in a blender add the cooked Carrot pieces,milk and sugar.Blend till smooth.
-Pour this into the serving glass.

-Serve each glass of this Carrot shake with a scoop of ice-cream topped with the fried nuts.

*Fry the nuts in a frying pan with 1/4 tsp ghee.
*You can pressure cook the carrots also.To check whether the carrots are done you can penetrate a fork.The fork should easily penetrate through the  carrots.
*If you are boiling the carrots,strain the water and then use.

 
  



  

Avocado Creamy Milk Shake

 Ingredients
1.Avocado/Butter fruit    1 small or 1/2 of 1 big
2.Milk                   500 ml
3.Sugar                5-6 tbsp (as per taste)
4.Pista ice-cream   1 tsp

  Method
-Cut the Avocado into half, remove the seed and scoop the pulp.
-Freeze the milk for sometime.
-Now add all the ingredients (1 to 4 ) into a blender and blend till smooth and creamy.
-Pour into glasses and serve chilled.

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