Friday, July 22, 2011

Ash Gourd(White Pumpkin) & Cilantro Smoothie

Ash Gourd/White Pumpkin/ Winter Melon/Poosanikai what ever name you call this vegetable, these are used widely in South Indian (Asian Indian) cuisine. This pumpkin unlike its yellow counter part is not sweet and tastes very neutral with lot of water content in it. It is believed that including this vegetable regularly in one's diet will help in reducing excess weight. So what are you waiting for? Try this one out and it not only tastes good but is so good for you and let me know, how you liked it.



Preparation Time - 10 Minutes

Cooking Time - Nil

Serves - 2





Ingredients



Peeled, deseeded and chopped White pumpkin pieces - 1 1/2 Cups

Chilled Yogurt - 1 Cup

Ginger - 1 inch piece

Cilantro (Chopped) - Handful

Salt - 1/2 Tsp

Green Chili - 1 or to taste (or you can use ground black pepper)

Lemon juice - 1 Tsp or to taste

Ice Cubes - 4 to 5 (Optional)



Method



1) In a blender (I used vita mix) place the white pumpkin pieces, yogurt, ginger, cilantro, salt  and green chili and blend till smooth.



2) Add the ice cubes and blend one more time and now add the lemon juice and freshly ground black pepper if you are not using green chili and serve and in tall glass immediately.



Note - Any fruit or vegetable juice gives you a sense of fullness only if you don't filter and discard the fiber. So if you are make these kind of juices regularly it is not a bad idea to get a good quality blender.





17 comments:

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Nice smoothie with lots of health benefits

Vimitha Anand said...

Thats one refreshing and healthy chiller dear...

Sobha Shyam said...

healthy drink dear, loved the combo, wonderful idea..

aipi said...

Never had it ~ sounds very interesting!
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divya said...

Mouthwatering recipe. Looks delicious and tempting.

Latha said...

Very refreshing and flavorful drink. Would love to have that full glass of juice right now. It is 102 degrees here today.

Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal said...

wow, that does sound great, I mean even though being veggie juice, it has that buttermilky feel to it.

Chaitanya said...

very refresing and perfect for summer...
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Hamaree Rasoi said...

Very comforting and wonderful looking smoothie.

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Kalpana Sareesh said...

Hv tried this .. its a refreshing drink!!

Prathima Rao said...

Refreshing & packed with nutrients!!
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner

CinnamonNChillies said...

sounds absolutely new to me. Looks very refreshing!!

Mugdha said...

nice, yummy and refreshing...

Rumana Rawat said...

Looks really very yummy:)

Jay said...

healthy n awesome try..:P
Tasty Appetite

Suman Singh said...

I've never tried this before but it looks delicious and so refreshing..perfect drink for the summer..thanks for sharing!

sangee vijay said...

healthy smoothie n thanx for sharing such a healthy drink!!

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