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Ingredients

The bottle-gourd juice can be prepared by using the following ingredients.

• 500 grams bottle-gourd
• 11/2 tablespoon cumin seeds
• 2 twigs coriander leaves
• 4 drops lime juice
• 1/4 tablespoon pepper
• 1/2 tablespoon salt

Procedure

Follow the below procedure step by step to prepare bottle-gourd juice.

• First wash the bottle-gourd with some water and then peel out the skin of it.
• Now chop the bottle-gourd into small pieces.
• Mix the chopped bottle-gourd pieces with the cumin seeds.
• Add coriander leaves, salt and little water.
• Grind the above mixture in a blender or juice maker until the entire mixture turns into juice.
• Now filter it and add pepper and lime juice to it.
• Natural homemade bottle-gourd juice is now ready to drink.

Healthy benefits:

• Bottle-gourd is highly rich in water contents, iron, and dietary fiber and low in fat.
• Most of the digestive disorders can be reduced by consuming this bottle-gourd juice.
• Regular consumption of the juice also helps in losing weight.
• Bottle-gourd is one of the best vegetable which helps in balancing the liver function.

Prepare fresh bottle-gourd juice and drink it every morning to enjoy the real healthy benefits of it.



Banana Dragon fruit juice prepared using the banana and dragon fruit helps to maintain good health. This juice is rich in vitamin C, iron and dietary fiber. High blood pressure can be reduced and even the cholesterol levels can be lowered by which chances of heart strokes can also be reduced. Drinking a cup of this juice everyday helps to maintain good eye sight. Depression can also be reduced. The ingredients needed to prepare this healthy fruit juice are as follows.

• 1 stick of banana
• 1 dragon fruit
• 250ml homemade yogurt

Follow the below procedure to prepare banana dragon juice

• Peel the skin of banana, cut it into smaller pieces and place them in a bowl.
• Now peel off the skin of dragon fruit and chop it into small pieces.
• Blend banana and dragon fruit pieces in a blender by adding yogurt.
• Pour the juice in a glass and banana dragon fruit juice is now ready to serve.

The recipe for preparing Apple and Strawberry juice is as follows. The ingredients required are:

• 2 apples
• 6 strawberries
• 4 almonds
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon powder
• 1/2 cup fresh homemade yogurt
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons wheat germ
• 2 cups water

Procedure for preparing apple and strawberry energizing juice is as follows:

• Chop the apples and strawberries into small pieces.
• Take the fruit pieces in a blender.
• Add yogurt, honey, wheat germ, cinnamon powder, almonds and water to it.
• Now blend until juice is obtained. If the juice is thick and sticky, add some water to it and then blend again.
• Pour the juice in a glass.
• Energizing apple and strawberry juice is now ready to serve.

As seen above, Apple and Strawberry juice is easy to prepare and takes not more than 5 minutes. This juice is rich in minerals such as calcium, potassium, zinc, iron and magnesium which are required for maintaining healthy skin. It is a natural source of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K and vitamin E. Presence of these minerals and vitamins helps to maintain healthy body. Drinking this juice regularly helps to reduce the high cholesterol present in the body and prevents many diseases and especially the heart diseases. This juice benefits a lot by helping in getting rid of the harmful toxins present in the body. Use of the ingredients such as wheat germ, almonds, apple and honey helps in getting energy to the body. It’s better to have this drink in the morning so that you can work effectively without getting tired the whole day.

The ingredients to be used to prepare guava juice include the following items.

• 2 fresh guavas
• 1/2 lemon
• 1 tablespoon ginger juice (grate the ginger and squeeze the juice out of it)
• 1/2 cup sugar

Preparation steps include the following:

• Cut the washed guavas into small cubes.
• Place the guava cubes in a pan. Add sugar and 2 cups of water to it.
• Boil it till the guavas become tender.
• Off the stove and cool it.
• Now blend the mixture in a blender.
• Add lemon juice and ginger juice to the blended mixture and mix well to form a juice.
• Place the crushed ice pieces in a glass and pour the juice into the glass.
• Now healthy and tasty Guava juice is ready to serve.

Instead of adding the crushed ice to the juice, chill the juice and drink whenever you want to drink it. An advice it is always better to drink the juice as soon as it is prepared. This juice is easy to prepare and doesn’t take much time as it can be prepared within 20 minutes.

The muskmelon juice provides healthy benefits. This juice is a great source of vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C and potassium. It helps to reduce excess heat in the body and relieves stress. Heart stokes can be prevented if this juice is drunk regularly. The ingredients required to prepare this healthy juice are as follows.

• 2 cups finely chopped muskmelon slices
• 100 ml milk
• 1/2 scoop vanilla ice cream
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/2 cup crushed ice if u desire

Preparation steps include the following:

• Blend the muskmelon slices in a juicer.
• Add honey and vanilla ice cream to it and blend well.
• Add crushed ice and milk and blend it again.
• Pour the above juice into the glasses and add chopped muskmelon pieces to it.
• Serve it immediately or chill it for 15 minutes and then serve.
• Enjoy the drink. It is the best drink during summers.

The orange refreshing drink is the great delicious sunrise refresher which is prepared using the following ingredients.

• 4 oranges
• 3 strawberries
• 1 cup pomegranate
• 3 tablespoons vanilla ice cream
• Honey for sweetening

Follow the below steps to prepare the orange refreshing drink:

• Take an orange, peel its segments and discard all the seeds.
• Take out the juice from the remaining 3 oranges.
• Prepare the juice using the pomegranate grains and strawberries using the juicer.
• Add honey and vanilla ice cream to the above juice and mix well.
• Then add orange juice to it.
• Place the orange segments and sliced strawberry in large 2 glasses.
• Now pour the juice that is made into the glasses containing the orange segments and sliced strawberry. Add crushed ice if u desire.
• Orange refreshing drink is now ready to serve. Serve fresh and chilled to enjoy the great taste of it. This refresher is the best start of your day.

Try out the below mentioned recipe to prepare Mango refreshing delicious drink and enjoy the special taste of mango.

The following ingredients are required to prepare the drink:

• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup mango pulp
• 5 scoops of vanilla ice cream

Procedure to prepare the Mango refreshing drink includes the following steps.

• Blend the ingredients milk and vanilla ice cream for about 3 minutes at high speed using a blender.
• Now add mango pulp to the above mixture.
• Pour the mixture in a glass and chill it for about 30 minutes.
• After 30 minutes, take the glass from the fridge and have a cool and delicious Mango Refreshing Drink.

This drink prepared using mango and milk, is one of the best healthy refreshing drink. This drink is not only delicious but also healthy as it is prepared at home using the home ingredients especially the fresh mango pulp. Milk is also used as ingredient which provides many benefits to health. Try out this yummy and chilled recipe especially during summers as it helps you to refresh and relieve from heat due to hot and sunny days.

The ingredients that are required to prepare watermelon mint juice include the following.

• 1 watermelon
• 1 stalk mint leaves
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped pepper
• 1 1/2 tablespoon sugar
• 1 scoop vanilla ice cream
• Salt

Preparation Steps:

• De seed the watermelon, chop it into small pieces and refrigerate them for 1 hour.
• Grind the chilled watermelon chunks and mint leaves in a grinder to form juice.
• Add the remaining ingredients to the above prepared juice.
• Pour the juice into glasses and garnish with mint leaves.
• Watermelon mint juice is now ready to serve.

As seen above, the procedure to prepare this juice is very easy and doesn’t take much time too. The watermelon mint juice is very good to health. Especially during summers, this juice is a great drink to try out as it prevents the health problems that occur due to high temperatures in the weather. This juice is a highly nutritional drink which is rich in iron, zinc, potassium, vitamin A, vitamin B and vitamin C. So instead of trying out the other aerated drinks, it’s better to drink this healthy juice to be safe from negative effects of hot days.

The primary ingredients required to prepare Carrot Milk drink are carrot and milk. This drink is rich in calcium, vitamin A, vitamin B12, Magnesium and phosphorus. Daily intake of this juice helps to maintain good eyesight, reduces the risk of many long term diseases especially kidney problems and cancer. Besides providing these health benefits, this drink also enhances the beauty by improving the skin by making it shiny. To prepare this drink, the following ingredients are required.

• 1 carrot
• 1/2 liter milk
• 2 tablespoons of cardamom seeds powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cloves
• 8 or 10 cashew nuts

Follow the below procedure to prepare carrot milk drink:

• Chop the carrots into small pieces and cook them.
• Add sugar to milk and boil the milk.
• Blend carrot pieces, cardamom seeds powder, cashew nuts and clove in a blender.
• Now add the blended mixture to the boiled milk and mix well.
• Delicious carrot milk drink is now ready to serve.
• Serve it cold or drink as it is without chilling it in a refrigerator.

This recipe is easy to prepare and takes less time. So try it out and enjoy the benefits by having this yummy milk.

Coriander Juice:
The ingredients required to prepare Coriander refreshing drink includes the following.

• 1 cup coriander powder
• 1/2 cup jaggery
• 1/4 cup cumin seeds
• 1/4 cup pepper
• 1/2 cup milk
• 4 pieces dry ginger

Preparation steps include the following:

• Fry pepper, cumin seeds and dry ginger in a pan.
• Add coriander powder to the above mixture and again fry them.
• Make the powder of the above fried ingredients and place in a container.
• Boil jaggery and water. Mix the above powder to it and cool it for 5 to 10 minutes. Then filter it and pour it in to a glass.
• Now healthy refreshing drink is ready to serve. If you like serve it with milk which also tastes good.

Coriander juice is not only a refreshing drink but it helps a lot to maintain good health. It helps to clear the problem of indigestion and flatulence. This juice is rich in iron, vitamin C, flavonoids and phosphorous. This juice prevents food poisoning, vomiting and nausea. It also helps to prevent sunstrokes that occur during the hot days. Try to drink this juice regularly as it is considered as a brain tonic because it improves your memory without getting shorter day by day.