CELEBRITY MASTER CHEF DR KAVIRAJ KHIALANI
Winter is a festive season in India. It brings a lot of fresh fruits that are full of nutritional values. Check out a few seasonal fruits for a pleasant winter. Every seasonal fruit tastes better in the season, as it naturally ripens to reach its wholesome taste and nutritional richness. Laden with antioxidants, vitamins, and hydration, fruits like oranges, kiwis, and apples are rich in water content, helping to keep the skin hydrated and combat winter dryness. Rich in vitamin C, berries, pomegranates, and citrus fruits shield against free radicals, promoting collagen synthesis for a youthful glow
With every season, there are climatic changes that affect everything around. Eventually, to accommodate these changing seasons without getting ill, we all require a different seasonal food set to gain the best nutritional values.
- “Live in each season as it passes: breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the seasonal fruit.”: Henry David Thoreau
- Rich in vitamin C, berries, pomegranates, and citrus fruits shield against free radicals, promoting collagen synthesis for a youthful glow
To support us in our endeavour to remain healthy with the changing season, seasonal fruits come to our aid, as they are power-packed with all vitamins, minerals, and nutrients. These help our body fulfill its nutritional demands.
Most people often confuse cooling drinks with high sugar content consumption options and in the bargain get gulping down those carbonated aerated drinks, rather we can try some better ways of working with fresh ingredients as far as possible in order to balance taste, flavor and calories!
Here are a few of my easy to swirl and serve ideas!
BEAT THE HEAT
[a delicate concoction of watermelon, pomegranate and lime to bring down those temperatures]
Ingredients
Watermelon juice- 2 cups
Pomegranate juice- 1 cup
Lime juice- 2 tbsp.
Mint leaves- 10-12 no
Ice cubes- 4-5 no
Ginger juice- 1 tsp
Glasses to serve
Method
- Prepare all the ingredients for the drink.
- Chill the glasses well and just before serving get all of it ready.
- Keep your juices and ingredients chilled as well.
- Rinse the glass with crushed ice/ice cubes, place a few slices of lime at the base of the glass, add ice cubes as desired.
- Pour in the juices one by one and add a few sprigs of mint, some pomegranate seeds, slices of lime and sweet lime for contrast.
- Placing a stir stick into the prepared drink serve immediately, stir well before having it.
ORANGE MYSTIC
[seasons special mango pulp in combination with orange and a dash of lemon grass flavor]
Ingredients
Mango pulp- 2 cups, fresh ideally.
Lime juice- 1 tbsp.
Orange juice- ½ cup fresh extract.
Lemon grass extract – 4-5 pieces boiled in ½ cup water for 15 mins and reduced, cooled down strain and add little.
Ice cubes- as desired
Lime slices- 2-3 no
Mint leaves- 10-12 no
Glasses to serve
Organic edible flowers- for garnish
Method
- Prepare all the ingredients for the cooler.
- Chill the glasses well before preparing the drink.
- Add in ice cubes, slices of lime, sprigs of mint, lime juice.
- Now add in alternating with mango juice and orange juice.
- Add a few soaked chia seeds as well in this cooler if desired.
- Finally garnish with fresh mint/cherries and offer a stir stick with the cooler.
SIP – N – SLURP COOLER
[fresh papaya extract blended with orange and sweet lime to add to the cooling effects]
Ingredients
Ripe papaya pulp- 2 cups- puree
Fresh orange juice- ½ cup
Fresh sweet lime juice- ½ cup
Lime juice- 1 tbsp.
Ginger juice- 1 tsp
Fresh basil leaves- 4-5 no
Flax seeds/ melon seeds- ½ tsp for garnish
Ice cubes- as desired
Glasses to serve
Method
- Prepare all the ingredients for the cooler.
- Keep all the juices chilled until used.
- Rinse the glass with ice cubes/crushed ice just before making the drink.
- Place ice cubes, mint, slices of lime at the base of the glass, start with the papaya pulp, followed by orange and sweet lime and create a few layers of the same.
- Top with fresh mint/cherries/nuts and seeds of your choice for garnish and serve, stir well before having it.
CHIC – N – CHOC CASCADE
[a refreshing cooler with banana, peanut butter, soy milk and dates]
Ingredients
Banana- 1 ripe, peeled and sliced
Peanut butter- 1 tbsp. blended in 2 tbsp. warm water.
Soy milk- 2 cups
Date puree- 2 tbsp.
Almonds/cashews- 1 tbsp. chopped
Flax seeds- 1 tsp.
Ice cubes- as needed
Glasses to serve
Ripe chickoo- 2 no peeled and sliced- optional.
Method
- Prepare the ingredients for the healthy shake.
- Combine the ingredients into the jar of a blender.
- Churn to a smooth mixture, blend it well.
- Rinse the chilled glasses with ice and pour in the freshly prepared shake into the glasses.
- Add a little cinnamon powder/ cocoa powder/ chocolate chips/ sauce etc as desired.
- As an added advantage try using a few ripe chickoo as well in the same shake for more flavor and nutrition.
TROPICAL TRIVIA
[a smooth and mild flavored drink with tropical flavors to entice]
Ingredients
Pineapple- 1 cup juice/pulp puree
Coconut milk- 1 cup thick extract
Cashew paste- 1 tbsp.
Yogurt-1/2 cup
Banana-1 ripe
Sunflower seeds/ pumpkin seeds- 1 tsp
Ice cubes- as desired
Glasses to serve
Honey- 1 tbsp.
Method
- Prepare all the ingredients and keep chilled.
- Place the ingredients into a blender jar and combine all together into a nice smooth mixture.
- Rinse the glasses with ice just before pouring out the shake.
- Top up the drink with a few healthy seeds/nuts of your choice and serve. Stir the drink well before having it.
Celebrity Master Chef Dr Kaviraj Khialani is a Mumbai-based hotel-restaurant and food consultant. He is specialised in over 33 international cuisines and has quality experience with hotels and airlines as a part of his long journey of over two decades in his chosen field. Chef Kaviraj is a renowned author, academician, food designer, writer and has also been awarded several national awards and global recognitions for his talent & outstanding achievements. Besides having been featured on several food shows on ColorsTV and Star Plus he is a mentor, coach and guide to aspiring to be future chefs and hoteliers of tomorrow.
He can be contacted at twitter: @kaviraj_chef, Mobile: 91 9820939336. Mail: chefkaviraj249@gmail.com
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