- Servings: 4
- Preparation time: 10 minutes.
- Mixing time: 2 minutes.
- Total time: 12 minutes.
According to yoga guru Ramdeo baba, if you want to lead a healthy life, you must do yoga and consume aloe Vera juice. Now all worlds know about the significance of yoga and the wonder food aloe Vera. Here is a way to consume aloe Vera in the form of ‘Aloe Vera raita’ eat and enjoy.
Aloe Vera has the properties to Reduces Cholesterol, Regulates Blood Sugar, triglycerides for a healthy heart. It reduces constipation; it’s very good for right bowl movement too.
Aloe Vera contains protein, calcium, magnesium, zinc, vitamin A& E and is naturally rich in vitamin C.
Ingredients:
- Aloe Vera: 1 leaf
- Curd (Yogurt): 1 cup
- Ginger: 1” piece
- Cumin seed (roasted powder): ½ teaspoon
- Salt: half teaspoon
- Kala namak: ¼ teaspoon
- Chilli powder: ¼ teaspoon (optional)
- Sugar: 1 teaspoon (optional)
- Pomegranate: 2 tablespoon
- Green coriander: 1 tablespoon
- Walnut: 4-5 no.
Preparation:
- Method to separate Aloe Vera pulp and cut in to small pieces:
- Cut Aloe Vera leaf into 4-5 inch long pieces.
- Leave it for 5- 10 minutes, the bitter yellow liquid will come out at the end.
- Discard thin layer from both end having yellow liquid.
- Cut longitudinally into 2-3 pieces. See photos given here.
- Peel off skin the aloe Vera as shown in photo. Aloe Vera pulp is ready.
- Cut aloe Vera pulp in small pieces. Keep aside.
- Cut ginger and walnut too. Keep aside.
Method:
- Take a mixing bowl; Put the curd, salt, cumin seed powder and sugar into the bowl.
- Mix them well, Add aloe Vera pieces, walnut, pomegranate and ginger, mix well and put into serving bowl.
- Now aloe Vera raita is ready to be served, this is the complete breakfast in the morning after yoga/exercise.
- You can serve this as side dish too.
Aloe Vera (Ghritkumari) raita by Nag Ratna Sahu is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.