Beetroot- Ginger- Turmeric- Lemon Beverage.

"KhatHa- MeetHa- TeekHa Beetroot- Ginger- Turmeric- Lemon Beverage" ... when you want have an apple but life throws beetroot at you ... you should do the best with what is given and thank God that you do have something ... we had this juice warm as I am avoiding cold drinks/ juices ... so this is what I came up with and glad that I ventured into doing something new today ... Yummilicious ... 

** Today I came up with this warm beverage as though almost everything is available in stores and market, it is simply scary to venture out unnecessarily. I have always faced tough times in life bravely, there have been so much faced by hubby and me but food scarcity is something which life has taught newly. Yes, we have had our shares of up and downs, but there was no fear and we just did best of what we had with our limited resources. Today after struggling through life and reaching a honorable stage again we face crisis and this time it is not just us but the whole world is doing so. The blame game goes on, but in our hearts there is always a hope and faith that God will set things right and I have always believed that he will, this too will pass away. Due to constraint of time I will be blogging only the recipes as I have access to my PC for editing only for a few hours a day. So I have to do best of whatever I can during that period. Lemons prices have rocked and our Dr’s have also advised us to drink and eat hot food or at least warm ones. I came up with this beverage that can be sipped in warm, slightly hot or cold too. But we had this hot, as I am really trying to avoid anything cold, you may have it the way you like, but under the present condition of crisis the world is going through please be careful, stay safe and stay at home, we need to save our family- our country, our world. 

** Here is how I prepared this simple "KhatHa- MeetHa- TeekHa Beetroot- Ginger- Turmeric- Lemon Beverage" … my own method, my own style …. 

** Peel off the skin of one small sized Beetroot, wash and cut them into small pieces. Similarly wash and cut into a small pieces about one inch size of Ginger (Adrak/ Alle’) too. Put them both in a mixer grinder along with 5-6 pieces of Black Pepper (Kali Miri), 1 piece of 2 inch size of Cinnamon (Dalchini/ Tikesal), 2-3 whole green Cardamom (Ellaichi/ Yelu) with skin and grind to a smooth and fine paste with little bit of water. 

** Add the ground paste into a wide stainless steel vessel along with 3 cups of Water (Paani/ Uddaka), ½ tsp of Haldi (Turmeric) Powder. Mix well and bring to a boil, lower the heat and allow it to simmer for just 3-5 minutes. Remove and add in ½ cup of sugar and mix well until the sugar has dissolved. Allow to cool for 5-7 minutes and then sieve it through a fine sieve into another vessel. Add in freshly squeezed juice of one lemon, water if needed and mix well.

** "KhatHa- MeetHa- TeekHa Beetroot- Ginger- Turmeric- Lemon Beverage" is done and ready to be served. Serve it just hot or warm to your family and reap in the health benefits of all the ingredients. I have no idea how this drink tastes if served cold as due to the present situation worldwide, we are advised and rightly so to drink hot drinks or at least warm ones through the day to avoid mucus formation, cold, cough etc. 

** Note : Do not simmer the above beverage for more than 5 minutes as then lots of nutrients from the ingredients will get lost. Just a little bit of cooking and serving warm serves the purpose. We don’t need to overcook it or pressure cook it, so just use the above method.

** Note : Do not add the lemon juice while the beverage is boiling or before that, fresh lemon juice is best squeezed on and added at final stage once the beverage has cooled down a little bit. Lemon juice should not lose its alkaline property, which it will if you boil it.