Mrs. Usha Kirpalani the NSW State winner of 1995 Dairy Farmer’s Top Cook competition and author of Indian Cooking for All Ocassions
By Usha Kirpalani
One of the most efficient way to supply a wide range of nutrients to your body is by juicing fruit and vegetables every day. Drinking two to three glasses of juice first thing in the morning when stomach is empty will speed up your body’s metabolism that will assist in the maintenance of optimum weight.
Here Usha Kirpalani, the NSW State winner of 1995 Dairy Farmer’s Top Cook competition and author of Indian Cooking for All Ocassions shares some “juicy” recipes with the valued readers
of The Indian Sub-continent Times
Juicy recipes
Eating fruit and vegetables is a vital part of a healthy, balanced diet. Health organisations and nutrition recommends at least three servings of fruits and five servings of vegetables every day.
One of the most efficient way to supply a wide range of nutrients to your body is by juicing fruit and vegetables every day. Drinking two to three glasses of juice first thing in the morning when stomach is empty will speed up your body’s metabolism that will assist in the maintenance of optimum weight.
Juices are good source of energy, but have slow releasing natural sugars that will keep you full for a long period.
Juices provide instant nutrition, minerals and vitamins that help in building a strong immune system. As juices are free of fibre, they are absorbed rapidly into blood stream, healing, revitalising and creating a sense of wellbeing.
So start juicing for a good health.
Blood Builder Beetroot Juice
2 Beetroots with leaves
1 Apple sliced
2 Carrots top removed
1 lime or lemon juiced
1 inch fresh Ginger peeled
Wash beetroot leaves with lot of water to remove dirt.
Juice the carrot, apple, ginger and beetroot with leaves in a juicer.
Mix-in lime juice, stir and drink in the morning for maximum cleansing effect.
The beetroot juice is rich in iron which gives boost to Red Blood Corpuscles in the blood.
Veges and Fruit Cocktail
4 Carrots
2 Celery sticks
½ Beetroot fresh
1 Apple cored and sliced
1/2 lettuce
Prepare vegetables for juicing by washing and slicing.
Juice one by one in the juicer, and mix and drink within 15 minutes of juicing first thing in the morning.
Juice For Acne
1 Cucumber sliced in half
2 Carrots top removed
1 Celery Stick
1 hand full English Spinach
Juice cucumber, carrots, celery and English spinach in the juicer.
Pour in a tall glass and drink.
Drink this juice every morning; it is good for acne prone skin.
Creamy Thai juice
In Thailand this juice is sold in plastic bags with straw. You can buy this refreshing juice very cheap from roadside stalls.
2 large carrots
½ bunch coriander leaves
½ cup coconut milk
Wash carrots and cut their tops and juice them in a juicer.
Blend juice, coriander leaves and coconut milk in blender until thick
Pour in a tall glasses and drink.
Creamy Cucumber Juice
1cucumber sliced in half
2 medium apples washed and chopped
3 mint leaves
Juice cucumber and mint first and then apple in a juicer. Mix and drink.
Drink this juice early in the morning for cleansing effect.
Apples have low Glycaemic Index (low GI) and they keep hunger pangs at bay for longer time than other fruits.
Date Banana Thick Shake
In the after noon when you feel tired and the lunch break is a distant memory, this drink provides quick energy.
1 large banana peeled
1 apple chopped
1cup natural yogurt
5 dates
Juice apple in a juicer and pour into blender with banana yogurt and dates.
Blend nicely and drink within ten minutes.
Apple and Pear and prune Juice
This juice contains soluble fibre pectin, which aids the digestion and the prunes keeps you regular.
2 Apples sliced
2 Pears sliced
6 Prunes
Pinch cinnamon
Juice apple and pear slices together. Pour juice in blender along with prunes and blend.
Sprinkle cinnamon on top and serve.
Stone Fruit Juice
1 Peach stoned
2 Apricots stoned
1 Plum stoned
Few drops rose water
Juice apricots and plums in a juicer.
Sprinkle rose water, mix and serve in small glasses.
Sunny Summer Drink
1 Mango, peeled and stoned
½ Pine apple peeled
1 Passion fruit cut in half
Mint leaf to serve
Juice mango and pine apple in juicer. Take out pulp and seeds from passion fruit.
Mix to the juice and serve with a mint leaf.
Relax and enjoy this juice on sunny evenings
You will get vitamin E from this drink.
Flu Fighter
2 Oranges peeled
½ Pine apple sliced
Ginger half inch piece
Put oranges and pine apple in a juicer or blender.
Blend or juice fruit with ginger and serve.
This juice is full of vitamin C. Drink more often for cold and flu.
Melon Supreme
1 Rockmelon
¼ Watermelon skin removed
Fresh Ginger
Cut rockmelon in half, peel and take out seeds. Cut flesh in slices
Blend in blender along with watermelon and ginger.
Now you have a creamy and nutritional thick shake without any dairy product.
This is a thick juice for those people who want to avoid milk.
Berry Delight.
1 cup Raspberries frozen
1 cup Strawberries frozen
1 Apple sliced
Juice apple in juicer and pour onto strawberries and raspberries.
Blend in the blender and pour into slim tall glasses
Fruit Cocktail with Mint
2 Oranges peeled
1 punnet Raspberries
1 cup white grapes
1 Lime peeled
5 Mint leaves
Juice raspberries, oranges, grapes and lime in a juicer.
Pour over ice cubes in a large jug and add chopped mint.
Serve in slim glasses with two ice cubes each.
Grapes are rich in calcium, potassium, phosphorus and vitamin C and E.
Papaya and Grape Juice
2 cups grapes
1 papaya peeled and sliced
Lemon juice to taste
Juice grapes and papaya in juicer. Add lemon juice and serve.
Grapes are high in potassium and magnesium and vitamins A, B and C.
Grapes are also good for high blood pressure and arthritic pain and they help cleanse the liver.
Banana and Mango Delight
Drink this banana and mango delight in the morning in place of breakfast. This drink will keep you full and satisfied till lunch time.
1 Banana peeled
1 mango peeled and stoned
1 cup chilled natural yogurt
1 passion fruit
4-6 ice cubes
1tsp honey
Blend banana and mango in a blender.
Add ice, yogurt and honey and blend again.
Cut passion fruit in half scoop out flesh and put into two glasses.
Pour Banana and Mango delight on top, mix and serve.
Citrus Grape Fruit Juice
2 grape fruits peeled
1 fresh beetroot sliced
Juice beetroot first and then grape fruit in a juicer.
Pour into tall glasses and enjoy your cleansing juice.
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