The Kitchen
Home recipes, smoothies and drinks with the macros for every serving.
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Fresh amla blended with ginger, black salt and cold water: 15 kcal, sharp and sour, a few grams of fibre.
The ABC blend made thick: whole beetroot, carrot and apple with their fibre kept in, 125 kcal.
Wood apple pulp strained into cold water with roasted jeera: 75 kcal, no sugar added, naturally sweet and gentle.
Lemon water with a teaspoon of soaked chia and a pinch of salt: 30 kcal, slow to drink and good before a long session.
No-cook lunch from a tin or the week's boiled chana: 14 g fibre, 14 g protein, 10 minutes.
A jug of water with cucumber, lemon and mint that you actually want to finish: 8 kcal a glass.
Blended cucumber, mint, lemon and black salt over ice: 25 kcal and as refreshing as it gets.
Cold-brewed green tea with mint and a slice of lemon: 4 kcal, no bitterness, no sugar.
Tangy mint, tamarind and cumin cooler made from scratch: 40 kcal, no packet masala.
North Indian fermented black carrot and mustard drink, made in a jar in the sun over 3 days: 20 kcal, tangy and probiotic.
Deep pink Konkan cooler from dried kokum, roasted jeera and a touch of jaggery: 30 kcal.
Kerala's shaken lime soda with green chilli, ginger and sabja seeds: 55 kcal, sweet, sour and a little hot.
Thin, salty, spiced buttermilk for after lunch: 60 kcal, cooling and good for digestion.
A jar snack of roasted chana, peanuts and pumpkin seeds with chaat masala; 190 kcal a handful.
Kharbuja blended with milk and a spoon of melon seeds: 10 g protein, mostly water, properly cooling.
Tender coconut water with a squeeze of lime, mint and a pinch of salt: 50 kcal of natural potassium.
Classic sweet-salty lemon water with a single teaspoon of sugar: 25 kcal a glass.
Gentle on the stomach: papaya, ginger and chia in coconut water, with 7 g fibre and no dairy.
North Indian spiced lemonade with mint, ginger and roasted jeera: 30 kcal, tangy and cooling.
Coconut water with soaked basil seeds and lime: 65 kcal, a little fibre and a lot of hydration.
Watermelon blended with a little curd for body: 135 kcal, mostly water, and a proper summer cooler.
