{"id":4888,"date":"2020-05-25T06:45:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T06:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncrfrontlinenews.com\/?p=4888"},"modified":"2020-05-25T06:45:52","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T06:45:52","slug":"try-these-refreshing-drinks-to-beat-the-summer-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncrfrontlinenews.com\/?p=4888","title":{"rendered":"Try these refreshing drinks to beat the summer heat"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Delhi:<\/strong>\u00a0The summer has is upon us and with its sweltering heat wave, and all we can fancy is a cooling drink that will soothe our body and mind.<\/p>\n

Add ingredients like raw mango or hibiscus which are native as well healthy, to your summer coolers.<\/p>\n

Jal Jeera<\/strong><\/p>\n

A popular traditional Indian beverage bursting with strong flavours. Serve chilled to bring down soaring summer temperatures! It has a rejuvenating and cooling effect, and is considered to be good for digestion as well.<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/p>\n

1 fistful coriander leaves<\/p>\n

1 fistful mint leaves<\/p>\n

5 ml ginger juice<\/p>\n

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15 ml lime juice<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u00bd tsp pepper<\/p>\n

1 tsp tamarind<\/p>\n

2 tsp roasted cumin powder<\/p>\n

Boondi (Crisp and fried gram flour tiny balls) as per requirement<\/p>\n

300 ml water<\/p>\n

Method:<\/p>\n

Add coriander, mint, ginger and lime in a blender, add a little water and grind to make a smooth puree. Transfer the puree into glass bowl. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Serve chilled.<\/p>\n

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Panna<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aam Panna is a much celebrated summer cooler in north India and in some parts of South India like Hyderabad. It is made from unripe mangoes. It is healthy, seasonal and easy to make at home. The taste is palate friendly (and children should be encouraged to drink this rather than aerated beverages or those with excessive preservatives). It is rich in Iron and Vitamin C; and hence, builds immunity and works well as a natural iron booster. Aam panna has plenty of heat resistant properties and is best consumed during the intense summer months.<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/p>\n

1 unripe mango<\/p>\n

2 tbsp powdered sugar<\/p>\n

\u00bd tbsp black salt<\/p>\n

\u00bd tbsp black pepper powder<\/p>\n

5\/6 mint leaves crushed<\/p>\n

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\u00bd tbsp roasted cumin seed powder<\/p>\n

1 glass chilled water<\/p>\n

Ice cubes<\/p>\n

Masala Chaas \/ Buttermilk<\/strong><\/p>\n

Masala chaas, is one of the oldest healthy drinks that is known by many different names in different parts of India. Traditional chaas is wonderful as a digestion as it contains more lactic acid than milk. It is loaded with probiotics which is very important for our health.<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/p>\n

1 cup yoghurt<\/p>\n

2 cup cold water<\/p>\n

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2 green chili (add as per taste\/ preference)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u00bd cup cilantro<\/p>\n

\u00bd inch piece ginger<\/p>\n

\u00bd tsp roasted cumin powder<\/p>\n

\u00bd tsp chaat masala<\/p>\n

Pinch of salt<\/p>\n

Method<\/p>\n

Combine all ingredients in blender and blend to smooth consistency. Serve right away sprinkled with little bit more cumin powder. Serve chilled.<\/p>\n

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The Virgin Sangria<\/p>\n

Sangria is traditionally made with wine, but, here we have an innovative version that is a combination of juices. It is both refreshing and healthy and should be served as a chilled summer beverage.<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/p>\n

\u00bd cup cranberry juice<\/p>\n

\u00bd cup apple juice<\/p>\n

30 ml honey syrup<\/p>\n

15 ml lime juice<\/p>\n

\u00bd cup sparkling water<\/p>\n

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\u00bd cup Strawberries, Blackberries and Raspberries<\/p>\n

Lime wedges and Mint sprigs<\/p>\n

Method:<\/p>\n

Combine all ingredients into a small pitcher. Stir to perfection to combine. Pour it in glass and add fruits. Serve with garnish mint sprigs on top.<\/p>\n

Raspberry Hibiscus Ice Tea<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recipe:<\/p>\n

240 ml Water<\/p>\n

5 gram loose hibiscus tea<\/p>\n

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5 pieces raspberry<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

5 large mint leaves<\/p>\n

2 table spoon honey<\/p>\n

Pour loose hibiscus tea into pitcher and set aside. Bring water to boil. Once boiling, remove from heat and pour it over the loose tea. Add raspberry, mint, and honey and let tea steep for 15 minutes. Pour tea through a fine strainer in separate pitcher and place it in refrigerator until its cold. Serve tea over ice and garnish with mint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Delhi:\u00a0The summer has is upon us and with its sweltering heat wave, and all we can fancy is a cooling drink that will soothe our body and mind. Add ingredients like raw mango or hibiscus which are native as well healthy, to your summer coolers. Jal Jeera A popular traditional Indian beverage bursting with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4888","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncrfrontlinenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncrfrontlinenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncrfrontlinenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncrfrontlinenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncrfrontlinenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4888"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncrfrontlinenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4890,"href":"https:\/\/ncrfrontlinenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4888\/revisions\/4890"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncrfrontlinenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncrfrontlinenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncrfrontlinenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncrfrontlinenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}