Carrot Juice

Weather is getting hotter, day by day. During this hot summer (agni nakshatram also nearing) even plain cold water looks refreshing to me, so no question about how fresh juices will be. I had more carrot at stock so decided to prepare carrot juice.

When my elder sister was pregnant, I was doing my schooling. My mother will give her all the good and nice food which is good for health. She would give 75% of vegetables and leafy veggies for lunch along with 25% rice. My sister would cry to eat, though she enjoyed everything.

My duty is to give her carrot juice thrice a week. For preparing this my mother would insist me to go to market to get fresh carrots. And I enjoyed the cycle ride to the market :)

 Ingredients:

Carrot - 200 grams

Sugar - to taste

Lemon Juice - From one lemon

Salt - a small pinch

Water - as required

Method:

Peel off the skin and cut the carrot into pieces and grind finely in a mixie with enough amount of sugar and water. Strain it and squeeze the pulp nicely with a help of spoon so that all the juices will come out. Add lemon juice. Mix well and serve chilled.

• My mother will not strain it and will grind to a very fine paste. That will give little thicker consistency. I prefer the above method.
• Water and sugar level is based on one's taste.
• It tastes better when serve chilled :)

I am sending this recipe to Healthy Recipe Hunt - 3 by Kurinji