Delicious papaya, pineapple, carrot juice with touch of cardamom a super homemade energy drink made with natural ingredients.
Last week, things were far from optimal in my household as my both kids has tummy virus. On Tuesday and Wednesday, my daughter threw up her morning milk. I called the doctor and he told me it could be tummy virus to give her a bland diet. Then on Friday, my son started having diarrhea, and again his doctor asked me to give him a very bland starchy diet without any juice, soda and only Gatorade, Pedialite etc. Now they both are better. So I was not in a mood to cook any dishes, and made this delicious papaya pineapple carrot juice.
Inspiration for this recipe came from a TV show in Malayalam (my mother tongue) see here. This episode was about making a mango shake with the addition of carrots. I bought two mangoes for that it turned out be bad, and had to throw it in garbage bin. I had also bought papaya for making a fruit salad, so grabbed that one and made this delicious juice. No sugar was added, but did add a pinch of ground ginger powder and cardamom powder; we Keralites, love to add ground ginger powder and cardamoms powder in our sweet pudding /payasam. So give it try when you make any juice or smoothie with tropical fruits.
Earlier I had tried milk shake with papaya so wanted to try something different for a change, and also wanted to skip milk as my hubby says his blood sugar levels are fluctuating heavily. Star ingredients in this juice are papaya, pineapple and carrot with ground ginger and cardamom. You need to blend everything and need to use a strainer to get a clear juice. You can enjoy this juice with or without ice. You may want to add any sweetener to increase the sweetness of the juice.
Do you know Papaya is called ‘Fruit of Angles’ by Christopher Columbus? Yes it is a soft delicious treat. In my hometown lots of home have a Papaya plant in their backyard; and we make curries when they are young and raw. It is eaten as a fruit when ripe, it seeds looks like covered in gel like substance. I also watched an episode of Dr oz show, where he suggested that if you feel lethargic even after a full meal, then try to drink glass of papaya juice. He even advises to drink papaya juice to start the day. Why it is called super energy drink is because papaya juice contains a special enzyme called papain, a well-known dietary supplement used to promote healthy digestion. Papain actually helps you retain more energy from food, and so it lowers the chances of feeling tired after a meal.
Another health benefit of papaya is that it helps in heart health as it is rich in vitamin E and vitamin C, and also is rich in fiber. If you include papaya in your diet, then you will boost your immunity too, recurrent ear infections, cold etc will be reduced. It also helps to reduce Rheumatoid arthritis and macular degeneration. Papaya and green tea work well as combo to prevent prostate cancer. Read more from here.
Pineapple is another super fruits as it contains a digestive enzyme bromelain, which is known to have digestive and anti-inflammatory properties. Also you can cut and chill pineapple for 6 days and it won’t lose any nutrients, which is really wonderful. Read more about from here .
Why wait, when you can buy papaya, and add pineapple and carrot with a pinch of ground ginger and cardamom to make this delicious juice. It is a healthy energy drink from your kitchen without spending too much money.
Papaya pineapple carrot juice with touch of cardamom: Super Energy Drink
Ingredients
- 2 cups of chopped papaya
- 1 cup of chopped pineapple
- 1 small carrot
- ¼ teaspoon cardamom
- ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
- 21/2 cup water
Instructions
- Wash and peel the skin of papaya, pineapple and carrot chopp them into cubes.
- Blend everything with spices and water in a blender. Make sure to blend the carrot well. Strain it and enjoy with or without ice.
- If you want you can sugar or sweetener of your choice.
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This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
beena stephy says
Yummy and healthy .
Roha says
Healthy and lovely post
Meena Kumar says
The juice looks so beautiful the orange looks like fresh henna in the hand.Don't feel like seeing what the original link says this looks best.
Hope ur kids are better now.Donoo why I am getting all the 5 posts you did only today.
Swathi says
I don't know why you didn't any posts before, thanks for henna comparison.
saras says
Hope your kids are feeling better now..Love this healthy juice and your clicks are attractive...
Reeni says
What a tasty juice! I could drink this instead of eating anytime! Glad it was nothing too serious and they are feeling better!
Priya Anadakumar says
wow so gorgeous and refreshing will try this soon...
Gayathri says
yummy drink...lovely combo ...nice clicks as usual
ShwetaintheKitchen says
Love the color, looks very refreshing
Ash-foodfashionparty says
Ohh, hope the kids are doing good now. Hate it when kids fall sick, the whole household is so down..:(
The drink looks really healthy my dear. My dad eats half a small papaya everyday, it's so good he says.
mjskit says
I love papaya and haven't had it in ages. This energy drink looks fantastic!
Mireille says
so colorful and so healthy. I had intestinal flu last year which has same symptoms has stomach flu except worse because you also have fever, body aches etc. I would even throw up water - it was horrible. So glad they are feeling better!
Swathi says
Yes Mireille, tummy virus is not fun especially with 22 month old. He is fine though.
Tanusree says
Love your juices. They are always so healthy and fantastic !
Shobana Vijay says
What a combo da.love it
Dipti Joshi says
Very healthy and nutritious drink. Lovely vibrant color too!
Nagashree says
Glad kids are feeling better, take care.
Pretty color, I have had a childhood overdose of papaya 🙂 so shy away from any papaya recipes, this looks very delectable though.
Asiya Omar says
Looks yum with my favourite fruits.
Serena | Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch says
Such a gorgeous color of the juice Swathi! So very pretty! I hope your kids feel better. Our daughter had some kind of tummy bug on Saturday, never any fun!
Swathi says
Yes Serena doctors office told me there is some tummy bug is around this time.
Sangeetha says
wow love the natural vibrant color and healthy indeed!!!
Suja Manoj says
Colorful and healthy drink,looks yum
rebecca says
lovely drink colorful and healthy
Yes Cook says
It's terrible when kids fall sick. I am glad they are feeling better.
That is such a wonderful preparation. Love the bright color. Lovely clicks. Thanks for sharing.