Summer’s fury has been activated for a while and is only expected to grow. Summers are all about refreshing, bright, juicy fruits and while the scorching heat gets us in the mood, how about playing with the flavors of chilled, nourishing fruits and breaking them into rejuvenating homemade cocktails to beat the heat? defeat? Sipping on a mocktail that’s naturally packed with fruits and Indian spices seems like an affordable and feasible idea for boosting your not-so-oomph days. Well, don’t expect these homemade mocktails to get boring! In fact, the twist we mix with the health-friendly Indian herbs and spices makes them just as fun and refreshing as cocktails.
Here are 5 health-friendly mocktails recipes you can make at home
- honey bunny
Ingredients needed
- 70 ml Orange juice
- 2 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Salt to taste
- 5-6 sprigs of mint leaves
- 6-7 ice cubes
Method
- Take a blender and mix orange juice, honey and lemon juice together.
- When done, add some salt and ice cubes and mix again.
- Pour into a glass, garnish with mint leaves and serve chilled.
- The juicy red devil
Ingredients needed
- 100 grams of peeled watermelon
- 50 grams of sliced kokum fruit
- 5-10 sprigs of mint
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 50 grams cucumber (peeled and cut into pieces)
- Lemon juice
- Salt to taste
Method
- Start by taking a bowl and adding the peeled watermelon, chopped kokum fruit, mint sprigs, olive oil and cucumber. Now keep it aside overnight for the flavor infusion process.
- Now take a blender and blend all the ingredients together until a smooth consistency is obtained.
- When you’re done, strain the brew and mix in salt.
- Serve chilled by pouring over ice cubes.
- take me as i am
Ingredients needed
- 2 sticks of lemongrass
- 6-7 sprigs of basil
- 50 grams of pomegranate seeds
- 50 grams of watermelon pulp
- 50 grams of orange juice
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- Salt to taste
Method
- Grab a blender and mix all ingredients together.
- Pour it into a glass without straining the pulp.
- Nicely chilled with ice cubes.
- Chill-la-laa
Ingredients needed
- 60 ml coconut water
- 100 grams pineapple (peeled and cut into pieces)
- 5-6 sprigs of mint
- Black salt to taste
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 5-6 ice cubes
Method
- Take a blender and mix everything together (keep 3-4 sprigs of mint aside for garnish).
- Now take a glass, squeeze some lemon juice into it, fill it with ice and pour the juice over the icy rocks.
- Serve and enjoy.
- Mint-o-fresh
Ingredients needed
- 30 ml watermelon juice
- 1 cup ground watermelon
- 1 cup chopped watermelon pieces
- 1 cup chopped strawberries
- 2 lemon slices
- ice cubes
- 9-10 mint leaves
Method
- Take a glass and add chopped pieces of watermelon and strawberries along with the crushed ones.
- Then add the watermelon juice and stir well.
- Squeeze some lemon.
- Top with a slice of lemon and mint leaves and enjoy chilled.
