5 Summer Drinks Recipes To Beat Heat

Don’t forget to enjoy these summer drinks recipes to beat the summer heat and stay healthy along with refreshments. Here we are posting some healthy summer drinks which you can add in your diet regime to stay fresh and healthy in summers.

Try This 5 Summer Drinks Recipes To Beat The Hot Weather

Summer has hit so the need to stay hydrated has arrived. Our body thrives on water and refreshing recipes for summer drinks to beat the scorching heat of summer. While our body is all warm and sweaty, the necessity of staying hydrated is the key factor to beat the heat and maintain good health. Here’s a list of refreshing summer drink recipes to beat the hotness in the weather and keep yourself cool from within.

1. Lemonade

Ingredients

1. 1 fresh lemon juice
2. 4 glass cold water
3. 2 tablespoon honey
4. 1 teaspoon lemon zest
5. 1 teaspoon grated ginger
6. crushed mint and lemon slice to garnish
7. 1 teaspoon black salt
8. 1/2 teaspoon roasted cumin powder

Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, take one glass of water and add fresh lemon juice, black salt, roasted cumin powder, honey, grated ginger, and stir until well-mixed.
2. Strain the mixture and add chilled water, lemon zest, lemon slices, mint leaves and serve.

Benefits Of Lemonade

• Keeps you hydrated.
• Helps in weight loss.
• Improves digestion.

2. Watermelon Juice

Ingredients

1. 2 cups deseeded chopped watermelon
2. 4 tablespoon lemon juice
3. a handful of crushed mint & lemon slices to garnish
4. black salt to taste

Instructions

1. Chop watermelon into pieces, deseed them and keep it in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours.
2. Remove it and grind it in a mixer or a hand blender.
3. Add lemon juice and black salt to taste and mix well. You can also use orange juice instead of lemon.
4. Pour chilled watermelon juice in a serving glass and garnish with mint leaves and lemon slices on top.

Benefits Of Watermelon Juice

• Controls blood pressure.
• Assists in healthy digestion.
• Keeps you energetic the whole day.
• Helps in weight loss.
• Keeps you hydrated and healthy.

3. Barley Water

Ingredients

1. 1/2 cup barley
2. water as required
3. 1 tablespoon honey
4. 1 juiced lemon
5. 1/2 cup chopped mint leaves
6. black salt to taste

Instructions

1. Thoroughly wash barley and soak it for 2 hours.
2. Take a saucepan and add water and barley to it.
3. Bring it to a boil and allow it to simmer for 30 minutes on low flame or until barley softens. Add water if needed.
4. After it’s cooked remove it from the flame and allow it to cool.
5. Put it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Then pour it in a serving glass, add honey, black salt, crushed mint leaves to it, and serve.

Benefits Of Barley Water

• Keeps the digestive system healthy.
• Controls blood sugar.
• Lowers cholesterol.
• Promotes weight loss.

4. Grape Lime Mocktail

Ingredients

1. 1 cup fresh green/red grape juice
2. 1/2 lemon juice
3. 1/2 cup water or soda water
4. ice cubes
5. a pinch of black salt, black pepper & roasted cumin powder (optional)

Instructions

1. Take a glass and add two to three ice cubes to it. Pour half fresh grape juice in the glass and add lemon juice and mix well.
2. Pour water or soda in the glass and combine it.
3. Sprinkle with a pinch of black salt, black pepper & roasted cumin powder (optional).
4. Garnish with a lemon slice and serve.

Benefits Of Grape-Lime Juice

• Lowers the risk of heart diseases.
• Keeps digestive system healthy.
• Boosts the immune system.

5. Kokum (Garcinia Indica) Juice

Ingredients

1. 1/2 cup unseeded dry Kokum
2. 2 glass cold water
3. 1 tablespoon jaggery
4. a pinch of roasted cumin powder and black salt

Instructions

1. Soak unseeded dry kokum and jaggery in 1/2 cup water for at least 2 hours.
2. Later mash the content in water and strain it with a sieve.
3. Add chilled water, black salt, and roasted cumin powder and mix well.
4. Serve it immediately.
5. You can also use store-bought kokum syrup in place of dry kokum.

Benefits Of Kokum juice

• Lessens body temperature.
• Keeps you fresh and energetic.
• Relieves in acidity.
• Improves digestion.

These 5 summer drinks recipes are suitable to beat hot weather, however, make sure to drink at least two liters of water every day to stay healthy and hydrated in summer. Happy Summers to our readers!

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