About:

A refreshing smoothie that’ll hit on these hot summer days. Strawberry, Lemon and Pomegranate come together to make cooling down a breeze and oh so delicious with basil flavour.

I thought there really was no better way to kick off summer than with fresh homemade strawberry-pom basil drink.  it’s sweet, sour and so thirst quenching.

Health Benefits:

Holy basil (known as Tulsi) has been used for centuries in Ayurveda, a traditional Indian system of medicine, as a treatment for gastric, hepatic, respiratory and inflammatory disorders as well as a remedy for headache, fever, anxiety, convulsions, nausea and hypertension

Yields: 3-4
Preparation time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• Strawberry-400 gms
• Pomegranate seeds – 1 cup
• Basil/tulsi leaves-8-10
• Fruit sugar/any sweetener-2-3 tbsp
• Lemon juice- from half lemon

Procedure:

• Wash and hull the strawberries.
• Put hulled strawberries, Pomegranate seeds, Sweetener, Basil leaves, lemon juice in a blender/food processor and pulse until smooth. Adjust the thickness by adding some water and pulse again.
• Strain the mixture through a sieve into a large bowl and stir thoroughly.
• Serve immediately with some Ice or transfer it to a large bottle and refrigerate and serve chilled.

Note:

• Store the left out juice in the refrigerator and consume within 2-3 days.
• Sweetness can be personalised as per the taste.
• Basil can be substituted with mint.