Pumpkin & Mint Juice | Poosankayi -Pudina Juice

The summer is just around the corner in US. I wanted to try this juice because my mom makes this. Healthy and weight loss drink. try it keep refreshing juice

Prep Time : 5 Mins

Ingredients

• White Pumpkin / Poosanikayi / Kumbalakayi - 1 cups (chopped)
• Mint leaves / Pudina soppu - 1/2 cup 
• Salt to taste (adjust as per taste)
• Black salt - 1/4 tsp or less
• Lime juice / Yenmchinga rasu / Nimbe rasa - 2 tbsp (fresh limes squeeze )
• Cucumber / Vellrikayi / Sautekayi - 1/2 cup (chopped)

Method

1. Remove pumpkin skin and chop into cubes 
2. Seperate mint leaves from the stem take only mint leaves wash and keep aside
3. Scrape the cucumber and remove seeds chop into cubes 
4. In a mixer add pumpkin cubes, mint, cucumber, salt and black salt little water and make a smooth puree strain 
5. Add water if required make into thin juice consistency
6. Add lime juice mix well and serve into tall glass

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Cardamom Powder | Elakki Pudi | Eelarshi Pudi

Fresh cardamom powder is added most of all Indian sweets & other dishes too. It is lovely fragnace and flavor to the sweets / dishes. I always makes this for ready to use whenever needed. It is very easy to prepare in large quanity and store it in airtight box.

Prep Time : 5 Mins

Ingredients

• Cardamom / Eelarshi / Eelakki - 2 cup
• Sugar / Sakkre - 2 tbsp or Kalu Sakkre/Rocksugar - 2 tbsp (Crushed, i have used Kalu Sakkre/RockSugar)

Method

• In a heat pan slightly roast the cardamom(do not crack the pods). Turn off the flame just fry on heated pan, 
• Fry for 1 min cardamom should be warm. Then in a mixer add cardamoms & sugar blend into smooth / fine powder. Do not open the jar lid as soon as blend powder otherwise fragnance will reduced. 
• Transfer into jar and store when needed.

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