Chef Sabyasachi 'Saby' Gorai has the secret to making your breakfast more enjoyable.
His lovely brightly-coloured Turmeric Smoothie is sheer indulgence in a glass with the goodness of vanilla, yogurt and orange.
A morning treat, the green Matcha Smoothiewill challenge your tastebuds with its unusual flavour combination of avocado, matcha, mint and lime.
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Orange Turmeric and Vanilla Yogurt Smoothie
Serves: 1
Ingredients
- ½ cup diced frozen mango
- ½ cup orange juice
- ¼ cup vanilla yogurt
- 2 tbsp walnut halves
- 1 tbsp honey
- ½ tsp haldi or turmeric powder
- ¼ tsp cinnamon powder
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract or essence
- 1 frozen banana, chopped
- Edible flowers, like rose or jasmine, for the garnish, available in some gourmet grocery stores
- Chia seeds, for the garnish
Method
- Combine all the ingredients in a high speed blender.
Blend until smooth and transfer into a glass.
Garnish with the edible flowers and chia seeds. Serve chilled.
Matcha Avocado Walnut Smoothie
Serves: 1
Ingredients
- 1 cup low-fat milk or substitute with any non-dairy milk of choice
- 2 tbsp roughly chopped walnuts
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tsp matcha powder, available online
- 12 fresh mint leaves, crushed, reserve some for the garnish
- 2 ice cubes
- 1 frozen banana, chopped
- ¼ of an avocado, peel the skin, remove the seed and roughly chop
Method
- Place all ingredients in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth.
Pour the contents of into a glass.
Garnish with the mint leaves and serve chilled.
Chef Sabyasachi 'Saby' Gorai runs a hospitality company in New Delhi.