Saturday, January 17, 2009

STRAWBERRY YOGURT SMOOTHIE

STRAWBERRY YOGURT SMOOTHIE:

Strawberries

The fragrantly sweet juiciness and deep red color of strawberries can brighten up both the taste and aesthetics of any meal; it is no wonder they are the most popular berry fruit in the world.

Whirl up the berries with yogurt and honey to create this creamy, refreshing smoothie that's high in vitamin C. It makes a fast and healthy breakfast shake or a delicious low-calorie snack-in-a-glass, any time of the day. Strawberries not only look like a fruity heart-shaped valentine, they are filled with unusual phytonutrients that love to promote your health.Strawberries are not only naturally sweet and delicious but also an excellent source of vitamin C. Ounce for ounce, strawberries provide more vitamin C than fresh oranges.

Yogurt contains active bacterial cultures that eat the milk sugar lactose help digest the naturally occurring sugar (lactose) in milk that can cause bloating and diarrhea in some people. Since yogurt is made from dairy products, it is very high in calcium, which is highly beneficial for bone and teeth health. Yogurt is also a good source of protein, which helps give the body energy to keep you going throughout the day. Protein is an essential building block for many systems in the body, Mixing plain low fat or non-fat yogurt with fresh fruit is your best bet.

This refreshing strawberry yogurt smoothie takes only a few minutes to prepare.Here ‘s a A DELICIOUSLY HEALTHY AND REFRESHING TREAT.


Ingredients:

• 500 gm- Yogurt

• 1/2 cup -Strawberry (crushed)

• 1/4 -cup Milk

• Honey-2 tbsp

• Custard Powder- 1 tbsp

• Sugar-2to 3 tbsp( depends upon their individual taste)

• Fresh strawberries for garnishing



Method:

1. Mix milk, custard powder and sugar in a pan.

2. Cook over medium flame while stirring continuously.

3. When the mixture gets thickens and turns creamy, put off the flame.

4. Cool it for some time.

5. Combine the above mixture, honey, yogurt and strawberry crush into a blender.

6. Blend it into a fine paste, chill.

7. Garnish with fresh strawberries and serve.


22 comments:

FH said...

Of all the fruits, I love the Strawberries the best. Looks yum!!

Gita Jaishankar said...

They look so delicious, strawberries with yogurt and honey..such a lovely combination...

Raks said...

I have not tried smoothie before,looks yummy!

sriharivatsan said...

Looking yummy..I love strawberries, i know this will taste very goood..wish i could have been dere for the treat..

Mahimaa's kitchen said...

adding custard powder is new to me. shud have tasted very good. your pic in inviting. shall i join u?

vidhas said...

Awesome smootiee and click. So inviting.adding custurd powder in smoothie sounds great.

Sharmila said...

Thanks for visiting my blog. You have a great one too. Love the smoothies. :-)

Uma said...

ooh, love the color of that smoothie! nice presentation! Mouth-watering smoothie!

Premyscakes said...

Jaishree, it so inviting. Would like to have one full glass in this summer.

Unknown said...

wow beautiful color ilike smoothes mmmmmyummy thanku so much for asking about my helth dear i am feeling little better then yesterday

notyet100 said...

different version of strawberry smoothie for me to try,..:-)nd ya nice click too,..

Deepthi Shankar said...

looks delicious, a refreshing Drink

Indian Khana said...

Looks yummy...love the drink colour

lubnakarim06 said...

Wow makes me droooooooooooool....

Jaishree Iyer said...

Thank you Asha, Gita:)
Thank you Rekha, Srivatsan,Mahi u r welcome for treatMahi join with us welcome dear;)
Thank you Vidhas Sharmila for lovely comments.Sharmila do visit often:)

Jaishree Iyer said...

Thank you Uma ,prema,Rekha for sweet comments. Rekha nice to know u r fine now.:)
Thanks Priyanka , deesha priti, Lubna for lovely comments.priyanka try and let me know:)

Cham said...

I Love straw a lot, my fav drink looks awesome

AnuSriram said...

That looks very attractive jaishree... Can i take a glass? Strawberries are my favourite!

Priya Suresh said...

Lovely smoothie, looks delicious..both yogurt n strawberry lovely combo...

Sum Raj said...

will try this tonite...i do have all the ingredients...thanksfor hsring...glasses looks pretty gud tooo..

Yasmeen said...

Very refreshing,I may have to wait for summer to enjoy such luscious smoothies:)

Neha said...

So nice n refresing pictures, nice combination of honey n yogurt..