21 most Hydrating drinks besides water to boost immunity

24 most Hydrating drinks besides water to boost immunity

Today, June 7, we are celebrating second World Food Safety Day to Ensure – Develop – Sustain – Eat safe food and prevent the food borne risks. On this occasion, we have tried to pen down 21 most hydrating drinks besides water to boost immunity. A few of them are traditional recipes and few are with a nutritional twist. Hope you all will enjoy and incorporate the recipes to help you keep hydrated routinely.

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It is nothing exotic or fancy !! The answer lies in your kitchen which contains almost everything providing a balanced diet, anti-viral foods , immunity boosters and the most important – WATER – being the most neglected nutrient in our diet but one of the most vital. Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine also known as blue gold. Hence, it is very important to increase the intake of water.

Cucumber Buttermilk

S.No.IngredientsQuantity
 1Cucumber½ medium size-30gm
 2Curd50gm- ½ katori
 3Mint leaves10-15
 4Roasted cumin seeds½ tsp
 5Coriander leavesFor garnishing
 6Water1 glass
 7SaltTo taste

Procedure:

  1. Wash peel and grate cucumber. Wash leaves of mint and chop it.
  2. Take blender, add curd, grated cucumber, roasted jeera, chopped mint leaves and sal
  3. Blend it together for smooth consistency, remove it in a vessel, add 1 glass of water, mix properly keep in refrigerator.
  4. Serve in glass garnished with finely chopped coriander leaves.

Health TipNourishing drink loaded with goodness of cucumber, calcium and protein. Though you must stay away from addictive foods to remain healthy.

Sattu Buttermilk

S.NoIngredientsQuantity
 1Sattu powder2 tsp
 2Curd60gm- ½ katori
 3Roasted cumin seeds½ tsp
 4Coriander leavesFor garnishing
 5Water1 glass
 6SaltTo taste

Procedure: 

  1. Take 2 tsp of sattu powder. Roast jeera seeds, and chop coriander leaves.
  2.  Grind together curd, cumin seeds, coriander leaves, and salt and blend it in mixer.
  3. Remove it in vessel add water and dilute it and serve. 

Health Tip – It’s a high protein, great probiotic drink. It’s a very nourishing drink to be taken during  breakfast, or can be great mid-morning or mid-evening drink. You have to follow small-small steps to improve health.

Flaxseeds Ginger Buttermilk

S.noIngredientsQuantity
 1Flax seeds 1 tsp
 2Curd ½ katori
 3Turmeric powder¼ th tsp
 4Ginger grated½ tsp
 5Pepper powder½ tsp
 6Mint leaves10-15
 7Roasted cumin seeds½ tsp
 8Coriander leavesFor garnishing
 9Water1 glass
 10SaltTo taste

Procedure:

  1. Slightly roast flax seeds and jeera seeds together.
  2. Take a blender add curd, flaxseeds, grated ginger, pepper powder, roasted cumin seeds, mint leaves and blend it together.
  3.  Add 1 glass of water mix properly again and add salt.

Health Tip – Loaded with richness of fiber, omega 3 fatty acids, anti-viral properties, great for weight watchers and wonderful probiotic drink.  

Ginger Lemonade

S.NoIngredientsQuantity
 1Lime juice½ cup
 2Mint leaves20 leaves
 3Ginger grated3tsp
 4Organic honey3 tsp.
 5Sugar1 tsp.
 6Black saltTo taste

Procedure:

  1. Boil 2 glasses of water.
  2. Take a vessel, add chopped or grated ginger, and mint leaves and honey
  3. Add boiled water on it and keep it for 25minutes.
  4. Strain the liquid add lime juice, salt and if required little sugar can be added.

Health Tip – Great hydrating drink loaded with vitamin c and antiviral properties from ginger. You must read How to stay motivated and lose weight in time.

Minty Watermelon

S.NoIngredientsQuantity
 1Watermelon cleaned, chopped into pieces, and remove seeds1 bowl
 2Mint leaves20 leaves
 3Black salt1/4th tsp.

Procedure:

  1. Take a blender, add chopped watermelon, and add mint leaves black salt.
  2. Blend it to fine smoothie, no need to add water to this drink and do not strain
  3. Served chilled

Health Tip – Ideal drink for weight watchers, loaded with goodness of lycopene from watermelon. Ideal for mid-evening drink. Additionally, note these 7 everyday ways to burn 100 calories.

Beetroot Mint Basil juice:

S.NoIngredientsQuantity
 1Beetroot – grated½ medium size
 2Ginger grated1 tsp.
 3Mint leaves20 leaves
 4Black salt1/4th tsp.
 5Pepper powderA small pinch
 6Organic honey1 tsp.

Procedure

  1. Wash, peel beetroot and grate it. Wash mint leaves and basil leaves and chop it.
  2. Take a blender, add grated beet root, basil leaves, mint leaves and pepper powder.
  3. Blend it together, strain and add 1 ½ glass of water.
  4. Add honey black salt, and sugar mix properly and keep it in refrigerator for 3 hrs.
  5. Serve chilled.

Health Tip – Nourishing drink loaded with goodness of antioxidant carotenoids, great for weight watchers as a filler, improves immunity.

Jaljeera

S.NoIngredientsQuantity
 1Cumin seeds powder2tsp.
 2Amchur powder2tsp.
 3Black pepper powder1tsp
 4Black salt1 tsp.
 5Asafoetida – hing ½ tsp
 6Lemon juice1tsp.
 7Mint leaves10

Procedure:

  1. Mix all the powders together. Cumin seeds, amchur powder, black pepper powder, hing and black salt.
  2. Chop and pound mint leaves.
  3. Take a glass of water, add pounded mint leaves, add 1tsp of jaljeera powder mix, add black salt, sugar lime juice and mix properly.
  4. Keep it for cooling.
  5. Before serving mix properly with spoon and serv chilled.

Health Tip – Hydrating drink to quench the thirst of summer, cumin seeds, amchur powder, hing makes drink gut friendly.

Banana Lassi

S.NoIngredientsQuantity
 1Banana½ medium size
 2Curd½ cup
 3Honey1 tsp.
 4Chia seeds soaked1tsp.
 5Cinnamon powder1/4th tsp.
 6Water1 cup

Procedure

  1. Peel and chop banana. Take blender add ½ cup curd, ½ chopped banana, honey cinnamon powder and blend it properly. Add 1 cup water add, soaked chia seeds
  2. Serve immediately

Health Tip – Loaded with goodness of proteins, calcium and potassium from banana. Great drink can be taken at the time of breakfast or mid-evening drink. It’s a wonderful pre and probiotic drink. Do you know these 8 ways to eat more fruits in your diet? Click here to know.

Mango Lassi:

S.NoIngredientsQuantity
 1Mango ripe½ medium size
 2Curd½ cup
 3Honey1 tsp.
 4Chia seeds soaked1tsp.
 5Almonds3
 6Water1 cup

Procedure

  1. Peel and chop mango. Take blender add ½ cup curd, ½ chopped mango, honey almonds and blend it properly. Add 1 cup water add, soaked chia seeds
  2. Keep it in refrigerator for ½ hr and served chilled.

Health Tip – Loaded with goodness of proteins, calcium and beta carotene from mangoes. Great drink can be taken at the time of breakfast or mid-evening drink. It’s a wonderful probiotic drink. Along with good food, you should adhere to some stratagems to increase stamina.

Thandai with water

S.NoIngredientsQuantity
1Water1 glass
2Green cardamom2no
3Big cardamom1 no
4Poppy seeds1 tspn
5Pepper corns½ tspn
6Sugar syrup1 tspn                    

Procedure

  1. Soak poppy seeds overnight. Make a paste
  2. Grind spices and make a mix.
  3. Add paste and spice mix to sugar syrup
  4. Add water cool it.

Health Tip – Ideal gut friendly drink to quench the thirst of summer,with goodness of  calcium.

Thandai with milk

S NoIngredientsQuantity
1Milk1 glass
2Almonds2 no
 3Cashew nuts2 no
4Poppy seeds1 tsp.
5Melon seeds1 tsp.
6fennel½ tsp.
7Pepper corns½ tsp.
8cardamom2 no
9sugar1 tsp.
10saffron3-4 strands

Procedure

  1. Soak poppy seeds, cashew nuts, almonds and melon seeds overnight. Make a paste of it.
  2. Grind pepper corns, fennel, cardamom and saffron. Prepare its spice mix powder.
  3. Add sugar paste and spice mix to milk and cook till it thickens.
  4. Chill and serve                            .

Health Tip – Drink with extreme cooling effect antiviral properties and good source of proteins, calcium. By the way, milk itself has great benefits to health.

Ambadi Sherbat

S. NoIngredientsQuantity
1Ambadi dried petals10-12
2water1 glass
3Sugar/honey1tspn/1 tbspn

Procedure

  1. Boil 1 glass of water, add dried ambadi petals and allow it to boil till water becomes red in color.
  2. Allow it to cool it and sieve.
  3. Add sugar/honey and ice cubes.Serve chill.

Health Tip – Ambadi sharbat is loaded with goodness of betacorotene, good source of iron. At the same time, be aware of these 5 white poisons.

Whey water

S. No.IngredientsQuantity
1Whey water1 glass
2Lemon1/2
3Mint leavesAs per taste
4Chat masala½ tspn

Procedure

  1. Take 1 glass of milk, squeeze lemon, separate paneer and whey water.
  2. Take a glass of whey water and add lemon juice, chopped mint leaves and chat masala.
  3. Chill and serve.

Health Tip – Whey water is good source of protein and vitamin C. Water is beneficial, check cold or warm?

Panha (Roasted green mango)

S. No.IngredientsQuantity
1Mango pulp2 tbsp.
2water1 glass
3JaggeryAs per taste
4Black salt½ tpn

Procedure

  1. Roast raw mango and remove the pulp. Extra pulp can be stored in fridge.
  2. Take 2 tbsp. of pulp, add Jaggery, black salt
  3. Add water to the pulp and blend.
  4. Serve chilled.

Health Tip – Roasted mango pulp panha has unique taste, loaded with goodness of vitamin c.

Panha (Boiled Green Mango)

S. No.IngredientsQuantity
1Mango pulp2 tbspn
2water1 glass
3sugarAs per taste
4Black salt½ tspn
5Jal jeera powder½ tspn

Procedure

  1. Boil raw mango and remove the pulp.
  2. Add sugar, black salt, Jal jeera powder.
  3. Add water to the pulp and blend.

Health Tip – Ideal hydrating drink loaded with vitamin c, goodness of jaggery.

Bel sherbat (Wood apple)

S. No.IngredientsQuantity
1Bel pulp2 tbspn
2Water1 glass
3lemon1/2
4Jaggery water11/2 tbspn
5Jeera powder½ tspn
6Pepper powder¼ tspn
7Fresh corianderTo taste

Procedure

  1. Remove pulp from the fruit and mash, remove the seeds add water and mix, sieve properly.
  2. Once the pulp is properly dissolved in water, boil it for 5 minutes.
  3. Add Jaggery further cook for 10 minutes.Allow it to cool and strain.
  4. Take cooled pulp, water, mix properly, also roasted cumin powder, black salt, black pepper powder.
  5. Add ice cubes (optional), garnish with coriander.

Health Tip – Coolest drink to quench summer thirst with antiviral properties of spices increases immunity.

Barley water

S. No.IngredientsQuantity
1Pearl Barley2 tbspn
2Lemon juice½ tspn
3Peel of lemon                   1 no
4Honey/sugar½ tspn
5Black salt¼ tspn
6water1cup

Procedure

  1. Wash barley, place it in a pan with lemon peel and I cup of water.
  2. Bring to boil over medium heat, simmer for 15-30 min, and strain.
  3. Add honey/sugar, lemon juice and black salt let the mixture cool.
  4. Refrigerate until chill.

Health Tip – Loaded with vitamin c

Kokum Sherbat

S No.IngredientsQuantity
1Black kokum3-4
2sugar1 tbspn
3water1 cup
4Black salt¼ tspn
5Roasted cumin powder¼ tspn
6Lemon juice (optional)½ tspn
7Ice cubesfew

Procedure

  1. Soak kokum in a cup of warm water for 45 min.
  2. Grind the soaked kokum into a smooth paste.
  3. In a pan add sugar and water .boil for 5-8 min and make a syrup.
  4. Let the syrup cool down.
  5. Add kokum paste in syrup and mix well.
  6. Strain the syrup through fine sieve.
  7. Now add black salt,cumin powder and lemon juice.
  8. Now add 1 cup chilled water and serve in a glass withlemon.

Health Tip – Ideal drink to quench the thirst of summer and gut friendly drink.

Black Tea with lemon

S No.IngredientsQuantity
1Water1 cup
2Tea1 tspn
3Lemon juice1 tbspn
4Sugar½ tspn
5Basil leaves5-6

Procedure

  1. Boil water add tea and sugar.
  2. Let it cool then add lemon juice.

Health Tip – Ideal drink with antioxidant and vitamin C and antiviral property of Basil.

Tea with green lemon grass

S. No.IngredientsQuantity
1water1 cup
2Tea½ tspn
3Green lemon  grass1 tspn
4Sugar½ tspn
5Milk2 tbspn

Procedure

  1. Boil water,add tea sugar and green lemon grass.
  2. Simmer for 5 min.
  3. Add milk and strain and serve hot.

Health tip – A refreshing beverage, good for digestion and full of antioxidants, heals cold and flu.

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Ginger tea

S. No.IngredientsQuantity
1Water1 cup
2Tea1 tspn
3Jaggery1 tspn
4Basil 5-10 leaves
5Ginger grated1/2 tspn

Procedure

  1. Boil water, addtea, jaggery and ginger.
  2. Simmer for 5 min, add basil leaves.
  3. Boil, strain and serve hot.

Health Tip – Ideal drink for stimulating the nervous system with antiviral property of ginger and basil.

Orange Lassi

S. No.IngredientsQuantity
1Plain curd1 cup
2Chilled milk½ cup
3Peeled  orange1 no
4Cardamom powder¼ tspn
5Honey1 tspn
6Almonds sliced2no
7Ice cubes2-3 nos

Procedure

  1. Add yoghurt, milk, sugar, honey, cardamom powder, chopped orange and ice cubes to a jar.
  2. Blend well until creamy and smooth.
  3. Garnish with almonds. Serve chilled.

Health Tip – Loaded with goodness of proteins, calcium and vitamin C of oranges. Great drink can be taken at the time of breakfast or mid-evening drink gives satiety. It’s a wonderful probiotic.

Golden Milk  

S. No.IngredientsQuantity
1Milk1 cup
2Turmeric powder½ tsp
Recommended by Ministry of AYUSH

Procedure

  1. Boil 1 cup milk, to that add ½ tsp of turmeric powder and drink warm.

Health Tips – It offers anti-inflammatory, antioxidant properties and helps to boost the immunity.

Herbal Khadha

S. No.IngredientsQuantity
1Tulsi10 leaves
2Dalchini1 stick
3Black pepper2-3
4Dry ginger1/4th tsp
5.Manuka4-5
Recommended by Ministry of AYUSH

Procedure:

  1. Boil everything together in glass of water. Boil  for 3-5 minutes. Strain and drink warm kadha.

Health TipsIt stimulate digestion, increase immunity and also detox our body.

To sum up;

It becomes mandatory to take preventive measures by enhancing the body’s immunity and fight against the virus by maintaining optimum health – particularly during COVID-19 while there is no cure as of now. At least you can follow these Eating zones during lock down. Beside water, try these 21 most hydrating drinks to ensure better water intake every time. Optimum nutrition is the right mix of all nutrients.

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