Watermelon & Muskmelon Juice

Hot Hot Hot it is still hot. You need to take care to keep you cool. Drinking water, juices and Buttermilk and Tender coconut helps you to take care. Eating fruits and preparing fruit juices and having them is a good relief in summer.

Lets just make some simple juices at home which is always a a healthy habit. One needs to look at the cleanliness when you consume them outside. Or you might land on trouble of infections or food poisoning.
Here are some simple juices from fruits which are available plenty in summer. Watermelon and Muskmelon (Karbooja and Kallangadi) fruits are loaded with water and it helps you keep our body cool. It is simple and healthy.
Lets see some benefits of having Muskmelon in our diet. 
It is one of the ideal summer fruit since it contain high in water, minerals and vitamins. It helps to take care of health disorders and cools our body. Muskmelon provides relief from acidity. It is good for digestion and stomach problems. It contain good amount of water and dietary fibers and helps people to get relief from constipation. They are rich in potassium and helps to regulate the blood pressure. It strengthens the eye sight since they contain Vitamin A and beta carotene and reduce the risk of developing cataracts. Eating Muskmelon helps to control diabetes and regulate the blood sugar level in the body. They are cholesterol free and boost immunity. They are rich in Vitamin C and helps to prevent ulcer. Not only all the above said benefits, they do help in many more ways. They are good for quitting smoking, for women menstrual cramps, cures sleeping disorders and prevents heart diseases.
Lets see the recipes now : They are simple and quick and helps to quench your thirst and keep you cool.
I have prepared 3 varieties of Juices from WaterMelon, Muskmelon/Cantaloupe fruits.
1. Watermelon Juice 
2. Muskmelon Juice 
3. Muskmelon & Watermelon Juice.

1. WaterMelon Juice

Things Needed : 
Watermelon pieces : 1 Bowl
Honey : 2  to 3 Tablespoons

Method :
1. Cut watermelon pieces into small and add honey.

2. Grind it nicely in the mixi jar. (Do not add any water) till they turn watery completely.

3, Shift the Juice to serving glass and serve.

Note :
I have not added any water, sugar or Ice. Adding these ingredients are optional.
Time : 10  Minutes
Serves : 2

2. Muskmelon/Cantaloupe Juice.

Things Needed :
Muskmelon : 1 Bowl
Water :  1 Glasses
Boiled and cooled milk : 1 to 1  1/2 cup
Jaggery : 2 Tablespoons

Method :
1. Cut muskmelon pieces into small pieces

2. Put it in a mixi jar. Add 1/2 cup of milk and grind.
3. Add jaggery and churn it for 1 minute.

4. Remove from the mixi jar to a bowl. Add required water and remained milk.

5. Mix it well and serve

Note :
Adding more milk, sugar instead of jaggery and adding ice while serving is optional.
Time : 10 minutes
Serves : 2

3. Muskmelon & Watermelon Juice

Things Needed : 
Muskmelon pieces : 1 Big bowl. (1/2 of one small Muskmelon).
Watermelon pieces : 1 Small bowl.( 1/4 part of small watermelon).
Honey : 2 Tablespoons

Method :
1. Cut muskmelon pieces and grind it with little water.
2. Add watermelon pieces and grind it together.  Add jaggery



3. Add Honey and Shift the juice to a big bowl.

4. Add honey and mix it well and serve Muskmelon & Watermelon Juice.

Note : 
Adding sugar instead of honey, adding milk instead of water and adding ice cubes while serving the juice is purely optional.
Time : 15 minutes.
Serves : 2 to 3.

Akki Rotti with Carrots & Cucumber

Akki Rotti this time it is with Carrots and Cucumber. You know it well eating vegetables is always a healthy habit. Whether it is cooked or raw, they do help in digestion and keep you fit. So this way you can feed some vegetables to your kids, elders and the whole family.

I have used rice flour, ground cucumber, coconut and grated carrots. Not much of spice or chilly. Just added little pepper instead of chilly which is good for digestion. It not only adds aroma to the rotti, it gives a different taste.
Lets see some benefits of eating cucumber in our diet. 
Cucumber helps to fight against the heat. A good relief from heat burn. It helps to quench your thirst and keeps your body hydrated. It helps to flush the toxins. Eating cucumber daily helps to dissolve kidney stones. They are full of Vitamin A, B and C which helps to boost immunity and energy. They contain minerals like magnesium, potassium, silicon. Good for people who wants shed their extra weight. Cucumber is good for eyes and it helps to reduce under eye bags and puffiness. It also helps to control and maintain the blood pressure levels. Eating cucumber helps in good digestion since it contain good amount of fiber. Cucumber juice refreshes and heals diseased gums. Cucumber lowers uric acid levels and take care of kidney. It is good for diabetics, because cucumber contains a hormone needed by the cells of the pancreas for producing insulin. It helps to reduce bad cholesterol.
No Onions and No garlic in this Akki Rotti. It is very easy, yummy and quick
You can have this Akki Rotti for breakfast, as snack or for dinner.

Things Needed :

Rice flour : 2 Cups
Carrots : 2 (medium size)
Cucumber : 2 (small size)
Pepper : 3 to 4 pods
Salt : To Taste
Oil : 1/2 Cup

Method : 

1. Wash and cut cucumber and grind it with pepper.

2. Wash and scrape out the outer layer of carrots and grate it.
3. Now take a big bowl. Add rice flour, salt, ground cucumber and grated carrots.
4. Mix it nicely and add water. Let it be little thicker than idli dough.
5. Mix it well and keep is aside.

6. Keep a tava/pan on the fire. Heat. Sprinkle little oi. Clean it with a kitchen tissue.
7. Take a handful of rotti dough and spread it nicely on the tava in a circle shape.

8. Add a teaspoon of oil on the top and cover the rotti. Cook for 1 minute.

9. Turn the other side and cook for 30 seconds. Remove the rotti from tava and serve.

10 Add a spoon of ghee and any side dish you have prepared.

Note :

Let Akki Rotti dough be little loose than normal rotti. It will be easy to spread on the tava and it cooks soft and quick). Adding curry leaves, coriander leaves and chilly is optional. Adding onions is also optional. Using ghee instead of oil while cooking rotti is optional.
Time : 30 Minutes
Serves : 3 to 4