Seasonal recipes – Chettinad Cookbook

Lemon Juice:

Lemon Juice, of course, everyone knows the method to prepare but here I want to give you the special ingredients to mix and drink which enhances the taste and immunity. Beat the heat with easily available ingredients at home a small change made here to enjoy the taste of honey and ginger few drops.

Ingredients: 2 cups to serve

Lemon-1 extract Juice

Honey-1 tbsp

Ginger/Mint leaves, finely grated or few drops of its extract is also fine

Salt a pinch

Add sugar if you prefer to add, but I have not added.

Sabja seeds-1/2 tsp, It will get soaked in not more than 5 minutes. (Seed we get from the plant Tulsi variety, which is very good to have during summer season normally this seed is added in Falooda)

Water- 2 glasses

Mix all stir well, filter and add soaked sabja seeds and serve. Wonderful to enjoy the aroma and flavour. It holds many health benefits on the ingredients we are adding into it Lemon, ginger, honey and Sabja seeds.

Enjoy this when you are thirsty or even after heavy meal keep away sprite and seven up

Summer Special Food:

Food causes the main change in our activity during this hot summer, happens to be tired and exhausted, How to manage this? This can be simply managed with mild and coolant food, more intake of water, butter milk, tender coconut water, and lemon juice help us in a great deal. This will assist us to be energetic and active the day long.

Suggested food variety : Mild food like dal, Koottu, salads, Soups steamed vegetables, and curd rice are good.

Do not eat fried or spicy food which makes you thirsty after food.

Some ideas and recipe link given below,

Rib Guard pal koottu:

http://wp.me/p1o34t-Mz

Paal koottu