Creamy, rich, delicious yet healthy, guilt free refreshing milkshake…

As you walk past the milkshake bar, when your head turns around and your eyes skim through the irresistible menu…your subconscious mind pops up to stop you from ordering your favorite deliciously unhealthy milkshake. There you will be seen conflicting with your subconscious right in front of the store. Next thing you hear will be “would you like to have something?” from the milkshake tender. Without any further pondering your answer will be- Yes, I would like to have strawberry milkshake with 2 huge scoops of ice cream, topped with whipped cream and sprinkled with shaved dark chocolates, here goes your order. Each spoonful of this milkshake will be filled with flavorful guilt and after you empty the huge glass, your subconscious would start listing the amount of calories and the saturated fat content you just sipped into your body by paying $5 from your pocket.

Do you really want to sip the milkshake with such guilt and pain? I don’t think so. We should sip the milkshake enjoying the richness, flavor and with each spoonful our mind and soul should be happy and delighted. Here is a guilt free, fat free, rich, creamy milkshake from my kitchen to yours. Sip with style and feel refreshed for the remainder of the day.

While innocently browsing through the ice cream aisle, I bumped into Organic So delicious dairy free creamy vanilla. Seeing the percentage of saturated fat it had, I couldn’t just leave it back in the shelf. It had 0% saturated fat. I must say this ice cream tasted much richer and tastier than the regular one. So, why buy the extra fat if we have better fat free choices?

Amazing health benefits of Basil seeds:

  • Good remedy for constipation, indigestion and heartburn.
  • It has the same effect of antibiotics eliminating bacteria.
  • It helps to detoxify any toxin that might be circulating through the body via blood thereby have the property to purify blood.
  • A glass of any juice with soaked basil seeds in it helps to refresh and cool our body and mind.

Fat Free Soy Ice Cream Shake:

Ingredients:

  • Skim milk- 2cups
  • Organic Soy vanilla ice cream or any fat free ice cream- 2 scoops  + 2 scoops while serving
  • Cardamom powder- 2 pinches
  • Rose Syrup or Rooh Afza- 4 tbsp
  • Vermicelli, broken into 2 inch strands- 2 handful
  • Basil Seed or Takmaria- 2 tbsp
  • Coarsely ground Pistachios- 1 tbsp

Preparation:

  • Soak basil seeds in 1/2 cup water for 20 minutes or until it is plumed up. Strain the water and keep the plumped up seeds aside.

  • Cook vermicelli in water until just cooked, strain the water and keep aside.

  • In a saucepan, heat the milk, add cardamom powder and rose syrup to it and let it come to a boil.
  • Remove from the flame, add cooked vermicelli and stir it without any lumps.
  • Add the soaked, plumped up basil seeds and 2 scoops of ice cream to the milk and combine well.

  • Chill the flavored milk in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours.
  • While serving, add 2 scoops of ice cream to the milkshake glass, pour the chilled milk over the ice cream making sure to add the vermicelli and basil seeds to the glass.

  • Top the milkshake with 1 tbsp of coarsely ground pistachios.

Tips:

  • Basil seeds should be always soaked in water. It can be added to any kind of  cold drinks.
  • For a more colorful look, you could even add jelly to the milkshake.
  • This flavorful milk can be made ahead of time and chilled, it actually tastes better the next day.