Beet N Pomegranate Smoothie

Eating boiled beetroot is a very painful experience for my son who has decided that he just doesn't like beet. And so to make him eat this wonderful root vegetable I am always in search of recipes where I can hide this beet in a delicious way.

Pomegranate is one fruit which he loves and so while making a juice I just add a bit of boiled beet to this smoothie. Using little lemon juice enhances the nutruitional value and also the taste. Just try and see the difference .

 Adding vegetable not only makes the juice or smoothie tasty but also gives you a healthy start for your day ahead .  Having them for breakfast refreshes you too.

Also added some chia seeds also known as  ( sabja seeds ) or ( tukmaria seeds ).






Ingredients :

2 cup  .................pomegranate seeds
1 small.................beetroot boiled n peeled
1 tsp....................chia seeds ( sabja seeds)
1/2 .......................lemon ( squeeze out the juice )
water


Method :

Soak the chia seeds in half cup water and let them swell.

Boil the beetroot and remove the skin.

Grate it or chop it finely.

Now grind both pomegranate seeds and beetroot in a mixer.

Add the lemon juice .

Do not strain just grind it to a very smooth paste.

Add soaked chia seeds and again grind for just 5 seconds,

Add water as needed.

Pear and Pomegranate Shake ( For C C Challenge )

Hi all ,

I am super excited to post the very first dish for Cooking From The Cookbook ( CC ) Challenge .

 And just don't believe my luck that yesterday I recieved a book Burgers & Smoothies from Gayathri  as a winning prize for her WTML ( walk-through-memory-lane) event for my dish idli-burgers-with-moong-cutlets . Thanks a lot Gayathri for such a lovely book.

Coming back to this lovely CC challenge - it is started by a well known blogger Srivalli   and if interested you can get more information from here . This challenge is all about cooking from a cookbook or handwritten notes.

I have a really huge drawer full of various cookbooks and handwritten diaries and bound books containing xerox of newspaper and magazine cuttings . So I found this as a great way to use all my notes and cookbooks .Hence decided not to lose this opportunity.

So when one more lovely book - Burgers & Smoothies ( from Tarla Dalal ) was addend to my collection I couldn't resist myself and immediately made this lovely smoothie from pomegranate and pear as luckily I had both the fruits ready in my house.

Ingredients :

1 ...................Pear
1...................Pomegranate
1/2cup ............chilled milk
1/2 cup ...........chilled fresh thick curds
2 tsp................sugar

Method :

Peel the pomegranate and separate the seeds and chill them in fridge.

Also chill the pear , cut it remove the seeds and roughly chop it in pieces along with the skin.

Now blend everything in a mixer till smooth.

You can add more milk if the smoothie is too thick.

Serve chilled .