Mango Strawberry Cantaloupe and Quinoa

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Strawberries
• 1 cup Cantaloupe
• 1 cup cut Mango 
• Half cup Quinoa
• Water/Milk/Yogurt

Instructions:

• Cook quinoa in half cup water until the water is absorbed.
• Use a blender to blend the fruits, cooked quinoa along with water/milk/yogurt. 

Strawberry Banana Quinoa Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Strawberries
• 1 Banana
• Quarter cup Quinoa
• Water/Milk/Yogurt
• 1/2 teaspoon honey (optional)

Instructions:

• Cook quinoa in half cup water until the water is absorbed.
• Use a blender to blend the fruits, cooked quinoa along with water/milk/yogurt and honey. 

Note: Honey is for sweetness and texture. Also a great way to get kids started on Smoothie.

Mango and Cantaloupe with Gooseberry twist

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Mango
• 1 cup Cantaloupe
• 5 Indian Gooseberries (Amla)
• Water.

Instructions:

1. Cut the mango and cantaloupe in small chunks.
2. Remove the Gooseberry seeds
3. Add the Mango, Cantaloupe, Gooseberry pieces
4. Use a blender to blend the above.

Berries and Oats Variation-1

A mix of strawberries, blueberries and blackberries with cooked rolled oats to energize your morning.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup mixed berries
• Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Blackberries
• Half cup Mangoes
• 2 teaspoon rolled oats.
• Quarter cup Yogurt 

Instructions:

• Grind oats and keep it in powder form
• Dissolve Oats power in water and cook it for 3 mins
• Use a blender to blend the fruits and Yogurt. 

Couldn't resist it, almost sipped before taking the picture :)

No fruit smoothie

Kelvaraghu (Ragi/Finger Millet) Kali and Yogurt

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Kelvaraghu Kali
  
• 1 cup Yogurt

Instructions:

Dissolve 1 cup Ragi flour in 1 cup water and keep it aside.

Bring half cup water to boil and slowly pour the Ragi solution into boiling water while continue mixing until it comes out like ball (similar to cooking "upma")

Now take vessel keep it inside a pressure cooker (make sure you have water in the pressure cooker) cook until you get three whistles. This process steams ragi upma into kali. 

Tips: Cook Kali for dinner. It goes very well with Tomato kadayal (Tomato, Onion, Garlic, Green Chili).  Store the excessive Kali in water overnight and use this for Ragi Smoothie. 

Blend the 1 cup Kali and 1 cup yogurt.

Majestic Mango-Pineapple

Mango (King of Fruits)  contains a variety of nutrients. Makes any smoothie majestic both in taste and nutrients.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Mango
• 1 cup Pineapple
• 2 teaspoon rolled oats powder  (Also almonds can be used) 
• Water/Milk/Yogurt or the combination.

Instructions:

1. Cook the rolled oats in boiled water for 3-5 mins.
2. Cut the fruits in small chunks
3. Use a blender to blend the above and get two cups of smoothie ready.

Fabulous Fiber Smoothie

Pineapple helps digest proteins. Banana and Plums add natural fiber to diet.



Ingredients:

• Pineapple 1 cup
• Banana 1 (peeled)
• Prune Plums  3
• Water/Milk/Yogurt

Instructions:  

1. Remove the pineapple hard outer skin and the cores and cut in chunks
2. Cut the Prune Plums in half and remove pits
3. Use a blender and blend until it reaches the smoothie texture