Sattvic Food Recipes for Special Occasions Drinks & Smoothie Bowls

The upcoming pages include exotic and delicious recipes that you can make at Satvic parties and festivals to inspire your friends and family to join you in this beautiful way of living and eating in sync with Mother Nature.

COCONUT CHAAS

INGREDIENTS
SERVES 2, MAKES 750 ml

2 cups coconut milk
1 cup water
¼ cup mint leaves
2 ½ tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon rock salt
1 teaspoon roasted cumin powder (bhuna jeera powder)

PREPARATION METHOD

Place everything except the roasted cumin powder into a blender and blend until smooth.
And the roasted cumin powder from the top. Stir well. Let it cool in the refrigerator for a while and serve.

THANDAI

INGREDIENTS
SERVES 3, MAKES 609 ml

8 almonds, soaked in water & drained
1 tablespoon fennel, soaked in water for 1 hour & drained
1 tablespoon poppy seeds, soaked in water for 1 hour & drained
1½ cups coconut milk
½ cup water
4 dates, seedless
1 teaspoon powdered jaggery
1/8 teaspoon rock salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Garnishing

chopped pistachio, saffron & dried rose petals

PREPARATION METHOD

Place everything except coconut milk into a blender and blend until smooth.
Add coconut milk and blend again.
Let the drink cool in the refrigerator for a while. Garnish & serve.

NO-COFFEE COLD-COFFEE

We feel tired, gulp down a cup of coffee & become suddenly awake, but we have not suddenly become well rested & energetic. Coffee is a very strong stimulant. It brings us up and then suddenly dumps us down. Overtime, every cup of coffee makes our body weaker & weaker.

Here we have an unexpected substitute for coffee! It not just tastes like coffee, but even smells exactly like it. Even people from far away want to come and try it! Tell your friends that there’s no dairy, sugar or coffee powder in their mugs, and they’ll be busy guessing what’s inside.

Bear in mind – you should have this coffee only occasionally (not more than once a week). Although it matches coffee perfectly in taste and smell, it is still not a healing food.

INGREDIENTS
Coffee Powder

100 gm chickpeas (chole)

Cold Coffee
SERVES 1

1 cup coconut milk keep in freezer for 3 hours
3 dates, seedless
1 teaspoon coffee powder

PREPARATION METHOD
Method for making coffee powder

Take a pan & roast the chickpeas on a medium flame. Continuously stir for at least 20 minutes, until the chickpeas become dark brown all across. Keep stirring continuously, otherwise they may burn. Make sure they are dark chocolatey brown, otherwise you will not get the coffee flavour.
Let the chickpeas cool. Then, place them in a mixer and grind them till they become a powder.
Then sieve them and store the sieved powder in an air tight container in the fridge.

PREPARATION Method for making cold coffee

Place the coconut milk, dates & coffee powder in a blender & blend until smooth.
Pour in glasses and serve.

CHOCOLATE SMOOTHIE BOWL

Bland cacao with some bananas, coconut milk and dates and you’ll have a delicious ice-cream like smoothie bowl ready. This is undoubtedly, one of my favourite recipes in the book!

INGREDIENTS
SERVES 2

4 frozen bananas
½ cup coconut milk
2 tablespoons cacao powder
4 dates, seedless « Pinch rock salt
Pinch cinnamon powder
1 tablespoon peanut butter (optional)
Pinch vanilla powder (optional)

Topping

any seasonal fruits & nuts

PRE-PREPARATION

Take the bananas, peel, slice and put in the freezer for about 6 hours.

PREPARATION METHOD

Place all the smoothie ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
Pour into bowls and top with fresh seasonal fruits and nuts of your choice.

Tip Nuts and seeds are great to add texture to your bowl, but eat them minimally as they are water- poor in nature. Focus on fresh, water-rich fruits for your topping.

BLUSH SMOOTHIE BOWL

I love the bright pink colour of this bowl. Get your kids involved in making it and they’ll love watching the fruits blend together to create a yummy vibrant breakfast!

INGREDIENTS
SERVES 2

2 frozen bananas
3 chopped soft pears*
½ cup chopped beetroot

Topping

any seasonal fruits & nuts

Substitution
In case pear is not available, use soft apples.

PRE-PREPARATION

Take the bananas, peel, slice and put in the freezer for about 6 hours.

PREPARATION METHOD

Place the pears, beetroot and frozen bananas in a blender and blend until smooth.
Pour into bowls and top with fresh seasonal fruits and nuts of your choice.

Tip Nuts and seeds are great to add texture to your bowl, but eat them minimally as they are water-poor in nature. Focus on fresh, water-rich fruits for your topping.

Tip Make sure you use the soft variety of pears. They should sink in a little when pressed with your thumb.

SPINACH SMOOTHIE BOWL

This smoothie bowl is delicious and simple, requiring just 10 minutes to make. It is raw and only made using fruits and vegetables.

INGREDIENTS
SERVES 2

4 frozen bananas
¾ cup shredded coconut
2 cups of spinach
4 dates, seedless
½ teaspoon cinnamon powder
2 teaspoons lemon juice

Topping

any seasonal fruits & nuts

PRE-PREPARATION

Take the bananas, peel, slice and put in the freezer for about 6 hours.

PREPARATION METHOD

Place the shredded coconut, spinach, dates, cinnamon, lemon juice and frozen bananas in a blender and blend until smooth.
Pour into bowls and top with fresh seasonal fruits and nuts of your choice.

Tip Nuts and seeds are great to add texture to your bowl, but eat them minimally as they are water-poor in nature. Focus on fresh, water-rich fruits for your topping.

MARIGOLD SMOOTHIE BOWL

Who thought saffron could go well in a smoothie bowl? Well, pair with some papaya and you’ll have a delicious & unique smoothie base.

INGREDIENTS
SERVES 1

1½ cup frozen papaya
1 frozen banana
3 dates, seedless
6 strands saffron
¼ cup coconut milk

Topping

any seasonal fruits & nuts

PRE-PREPARATION

Take papaya and banana. Peel, slice and put them in the freezer for about 6 hours.

PREPARATION METHOD

Place the frozen papaya, banana, dates, saffron and coconut milk in a blender and blend until smooth.
Pour this smoothie base into bowls, and top with any fresh seasonal fruits and nuts.

Tip Nuts and seeds are great to add texture to your bowl, but eat them minimally as they are water-poor in nature. Focus on fresh, water-rich fruits for your topping.