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Espresso Coffee Milkshake – Coffee Milkshake Day Special

Almost everyone loves coffee and a daily morning cup of coffee is more than an early morning pick-me-up. If you are a coffee lover, you will be ready to celebrate Coffee Milkshake Day. We also decided to celebrate the day with tasty cardamom flavored Espresso Vanilla Coffee Milkshake. You do not have to go to a café or order for your favorite coffee drink from your favorite coffee joint. Preparing coffee milkshake with authentic ingredients is the key to getting the flavored coffee milkshake.

In this recipe, we have used Only Organic Espresso coffee beans, which is organically grown in the hill ranges of Keezanthoor, South India and processed with the utmost care. However, you can also use Espresso coffee powder or plain coffee powder of your favorite brand.

Our Keezhanthoor Arabica coffee beans are grown with different species of spices which help it to accumulate more nutrients in it. These coffee beans have a nutty aroma and a hint of spice that gives the Espresso Coffee Milkshake a twist.

We have used a glass of chilled milk to prepare this recipe; nevertheless, a glass of half-frozen milk when beaten will give a thick cooled shake like the ones you purchase from your favorite café.

In order to make it thicker and fat rich, you could also add milk creamer, which is good for kids. It would be ideal to prepare your milk creamer at home to avoid any added preservatives.

This recipe will be perfect for your summers and during the monsoons that we are enjoying now and the caffeine content present in it is a bonus. You can easily prepare this in less than 10 minutes and keep it ready for kids after play.

Ingredients

Only Organic Espresso coffee beans – 25 gm

Chilled Milk – 1 glass

Vanilla ice cream – 8 scoops

Only Organic cardamom powder -¼ tsp

Organic Honey – 1 tsp

Only Organic cashew nuts (finely chopped) -1 tsp

Preparation

Grind the Only Organic Espresso Coffee Beans into a fine powder. Meanwhile, boil a cup of water.

Mix three teaspoons of Espresso Coffee powder in half cup of hot water and stir well until the coffee powder dissolves completely and keep it aside to cool.

Take a blender and pour the above mixture along with chilled milk, vanilla ice cream, and cardamom powder. Blend it to get a smooth texture.

Pour it into serving glass with a scoop of ice cream on it and garnish it with coffee powder and dry fruits.

Tips & Tricks

You can add some chopped coffee beans and nuts if you prefer some crispiness in the recipe.

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Cold Coffee

A cup of coffee gives us energy to start a day. We were just thinking to make different variant of coffee and our coffee expert suggested to try a spicy note in cold coffee. Since our Keezhantoor Arabica coffee beans have a hint spices, we choose Only Organic Filter Coffee Powder to make Spicy Cold Coffee.

Spicy cold coffee stands out in its added spices and enriched flavor of spices in coffee beans. Also we have used organic honey instead of sugar with keeps it on healthier side.

Ingredients:

Only Organic Filter Coffee Powder – 12 gm

Honey -3 tsp

Only Organic Black Pepper Powder -½ tsp

Only Organic Ginger Powder – ½ tsp

Milk -170 ml

Preparation

Take a coffee filter; add organic coffee powder inside the coffee filte

Add slowly 150 ml of boiling water above the coffee powder and keep it for 5 -10 minutes to settle down.

After 10 minutes open the coffee filter take 40 ml of decoction from it in a glass. Add 170 ml of boiled milk, ½ tsp of Only Organic Pepper Powder, 3 tsp of honey with this ( both honey and pepper powder quantity can decide according to our choice ).

Keep it inside the refrigerator for 1 hour . After cooling it transfer it to a coffee shaker for serving

Tips & Tricks: You can use Only Organic Ginger Powder instead of Pepper Powder

Nutritional facts (1 cup)

Energy -160 kcal

Protein- 3.26 gm

Rich in calcium, phosphorus

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Only Organic Dried Jackfruit Pudding

What’s Christmas season without some pudding! We conducted a Christmas recipe contest among our employees during Christmas celebrations and got many innovative recipes. The best recipe was our Microbiologist Hanna Thomas’s Only Organic Dried Jackfruit Pudding recipe. Dried Jackfruit was a welcome treat as it was the only way one could sample the seasonal jackfruit at Christmas. Sharing this delicious recipe which is sure to delight all those jack fruit lovers!

Ingredients

Only Organic Dried Jackfruit - 300 gm

Milk - ½ liter

Sugar - ¾ cup

Butter - 10 gm

Only Organic Cardamom - 8 - 10 pods

China Grass - 8 gm

Water - 1 Cup

For Garnish

Only Organic Cashew nuts (Chopped)

Cherry

Preparation:

1.    Take a pan, heat the butter and sauté Only Organic dried jackfruit in it for a minute.

2.    Divide the above preparation into two halves. Puree one part of it in the mixer and keep aside.

3.    Break China Grass into pieces and soak it in 1 cup of water for 15 minutes.

4.    Meanwhile boil milk in a pan and add sugar and cardamom powder to it.

5.    Boil the soaked china grass until it melts completely to give a lump-free solution. Now, strain the solution.

6.    Add the china grass solution and pureed dried jackfruit which was kept aside in step two to the milk and boil it in low flame until you get a thick consistency for the solution.

7.    Take a serving dish and distribute the half dried jackfruit evenly. Now, gently pour the milk solution above it and let it cool.

8.    When it is set, refrigerate for 2 hours. Now garnish with chopped cashews and cherries.

Your yummy jackfruit pudding is ready!!!

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Pomegranate Milkshake recipe

As summer is arriving, we decided to concentrate on summer special recipes. Pomegranate milkshake is an easy and healthy recipe which can  be prepared in a few minutes. It is also a wonderful recipe to beat the summer heat.

Preparation Time : 10 Minutes

Ingredients :

Pomegranate seeds - 1 cup

Chilled Milk   -  2 cups

Only Organic Cardamom - 2 nos

Honey      - 2 tbsp

Preparation 

1.Cut the pomegranate vertically and remove the seeds into a bowl.

2.Take a blender and place the pomegranate seeds, blend it.

3.Strain the juice to a glass.

4.Add the chilled milk  to the extracted juice slowly and add Only Organic  Cardamom and sugar to it and blend well.

Tips & Tricks :

Instead of sugar you can use honey for a healthy recipe.

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Celebrated Indian Coffee — Monsooned Malabar

India has exclusive coffee breeds that have loyal western followers. Some food products get famous with its geographical indications as Banglor Rasogolla, and some for its specialties or for its origin. However, Monsooned Malabar aka Monsoon Malabar – is one of its kind coffee bean known for its geographical processing and is under the protected status on India’s geographical indications.

This celebrated coffee that is a favorite in the USA and Europe gets its name from the distinctive natural processing method, where the coffee beans exposed to monsoon rains and wind for nearly 3 to 4 months results in an over-sized coffee bean with a pleasant, mellow earthy flavor. This coffee is unique to the coastal areas of Karnataka and Kerala. Monsoon Malabar becomes exceptional when the coffee beans used in this process are also unique.

The Story of our Monsoon Malabar

The story of our Monsoon Malabar starts from Keezhanthoor – a beautiful and remote, high-range hamlet (5800 ft above sea level) cocooned in the Western Ghats, one of the top biodiversity hotspots in the world. Keezhanthoor village in Kanthalloor Panchayath is famous for spices, coffee, and aromatics. The farmers of Keezhanthoor are all small-scale, traditional tribal community farmers dedicated to creating a perfect Arabica Coffee bean. The coffee is farmed entirely by women who barter labor and the entire coffee community work alongside each other for their mutual benefit.

Berries are plucked only when they are ripe and come from 5-year old plants, which are planted along silver oak trees, fruit trees like jackfruit, plum, pear, sandalwood trees, vegetables and pepper vines. This gives the coffee a medicinal value. The Arabica grown at this high an altitude along with its proximity to bio-diversity hotspots gives our Keezanthoor Arabica coffee its unique character.

Processing of Monsoon Malabar coffee

The Arabica coffee beans from Keezhanthoor is handpicked and pulped in the processing center of MASS at Idinjamala pulping center and hulled in the Plantrich processing center. This Keezanthoor Arabica coffee — full bodied, smooth, with medium acidity and a hint of spice — is shore-dried by salty air for more than 40-45 days in an open drying yard. The moisture-laden air causes slight fermentation, making the beans swell to double their original size and turn pale and bright.

This process of drying adds a hint of salt to our unique Keezanthoor Arabica coffee bean, giving it a one-of-its-kind flavor in order to transform it to the celebrated coffee — Monsoon Malabar.

The specialty of our Monsoon Malabar coffee

Our Monsoon Malabar coffee beans have a thick body with spicy, nutty taste and are 14% moisture packed. It is unique because of the Keezanthoor Arabica coffee beans, which has a hint of spice, a full-bodied flavor that instantly introduce sweetness into your coffee cup, with no acidity.

Monsoon Malabar coffee, produced from organically grown trees and processed carefully, promotes good health. Our Monsoon Malabar coffee is a celebrated coffee not only among westerners but also for our 200 tribal community farmers who receive good premium through Fairtrade which helps their children get education assistance.

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Avocado Filter Coffee Smoothie Recipe

Avocado is one of perfect nutrient rich fruit which makes it famous among health conscious people. Avocado comes in category of superfoods. Coffee avocado milkshake is an Indonesian drink and is very popular.

Avocado Filter Coffee Smoothie  is super easy recipe only things you need the ingredients and a blender.

Ingredients :

Avocado - 1

Brewed coffee  - 200 ml

Condensed milk - 2 tsp

Vanilla essence - ¾ tsp

Ice cubes

Preparation :

Brew a cup of coffee, here we used Cafe de Monde Filter Coffee.

Meanwhile take ripened avocado and  cut along the length wise. Remove the pit and take the flesh.

Add avocado flesh along with brewed coffee, 2 tsp of condensed milk and a little vanilla essence to a blender.

Blend it well and serve in glass

Your healthy Avocado Filter Coffee Smoothie is ready!!!

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Dried Fruits Atta Cake

During New Year season we have decided to make a egg less atta cake with dried fruits. To maintain the sponginess of cake we used whole wheat flour with condensed milk, although the texture of egg cake cannot be obtained.

For healthy recipe we choose for whole wheat flour with organic dried fruits.

Preparation Time : 10 min

Cook Time : 40 min

Ingredients :

Wheat flour – 165 gm

Organic  Coconut Sugar – 2 tsp

Only Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil – 1 tsp

Only Organic Jack Dried Fruits  – 1 tsp

Only Organic Mango Dried Fruits – 1 tsp

Only Organic Cashew Nuts –  5 nos

Only Organic Cardamom – a pinch

Condensed Milk  – ½ cup

Cinnamon Powder – ¼ tsp

Baking Soda – ¼ tsp

Baking Powder – 1 tsp

Preparation :

1.Take a large glass bowl and mix organic sugar, ¾ coconut oil and ½ cup of condensed milk, mix well.

2.Add whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon powder, cardamom and pinch of salt and mix well with no lumps.

3. Make thick batter with adding some amount of water.

4.Add 1 tsp of Only Organic Jack Dried fruits, 1 tsp of Only Organic mango dried fruits, 1 tsp of Only Organic cashew nuts and mix well as dried fruits are distributed evenly.

5.Bake the cake at 180 degree Celsius for 40 minutes.

6.Allow cake to cool and cut into slices and serve.

Platter it with some dry nuts and raisins.

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Watermelon Black Pepper Juice

Watermelon juice is a refreshing drink. During summers, a cup of watermelon juice can detoxify the body and boost your energy.

Watermelon has many health benefits. It helps to hydrate, it is combination of water and fiber. It also contains loads of nutrients like Vitamin A.

Ingredients

1 cup Of watermelon cubes

1 – 2 tsp sugar

A pinch of black pepper Powder

A pinch of salt

Take a watermelon and cut into small cubes. Take off the seeds and grind the pieces of watermelon adding some cold water .Pour the juice in a glass and add some pepper and add pinch of salt to it.

Watermelon juice with pepper aids in weight loss.

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Ginger Green Coffee Recipe for weight loss

Green coffee powder is made from unroasted green coffee beans that contain chlorogenic acid which is lacking in normal coffee beans due to the process of roasting of beans. Research indicates that chlorogenic acid helps to reduce weight.

So while experimenting on different varieties of coffee we decided to combine two products that have weight loss property i.e. Only Organic Green Coffee Powder and Only Organic Ginger Powder.

Ingredients (For one cup)

Hot water – 150 ml

Only Organic Green Coffee Powder – 50 g

Only Organic Ginger Powder – 1 tsp

How to prepare

Boil one cup of water.

Add green coffee powder and ginger powder to it and stir.

Keep it aside to cool and filter it through the coffee strainer.

Your healthy organic ginger green coffee is ready!!!

Tips & Tricks: You can cool the coffee to get healthy cold coffee.

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Organic Virgin Coconut Oil

Benefits of Virgin Coconut Oil

Virgin Coconut Oil is obtained by cold process method. Unlike coconut oil, virgin coconut oil is very healthy which make it unique and popular among health conscious people. Here we are listing some of benefits of organic virgin coconut oil.

Boost your immunity

Virgin Coconut Oil has the property to boost your immune system. It has anti inflammatory, anti-fungal and antibacterial properties.

For your skin

For many years coconut oil has been used as a moisturizer. Compared to coconut oil, virgin coconut oil is high in moisturizing properties. Virgin coconut oil is high relief for dry skin. It helps to heal your dry skin during winters and makes skin soft.

For newborns

Virgin coconut oil is highly recommended for newborns as massage oil to improve their skin texture. It also helps to fight rashes and infections.

Reduce cholesterol

If you consume a tablespoon of virgin coconut oil daily on empty stomach it helps to reduce your cholesterol.

Helps in weight loss

Virgin coconut oil has only medium chain of fatty acids and only small amount of it is stored in as fat. So it helps to reduce your weight and keep you healthy.

So start consuming Virgin Coconut Oil from today!!!

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Benefits of Organic Turmeric Powder

Benefits of turmeric powder

Turmeric is one of most used spices in India. It has many health benefits which make it one of most used product in the country. Here we are listing benefits of turmeric powder.

Antiseptic Properties

Turmeric contains a compound called curcuminoids. Curcumin is rich in antioxidants. Normal turmeric consists of 3% of curcumin while Alleppey turmeric consists of 5% of curcumin which make it high in demand.

Boost your immunity

Haldi milk is one of most used recipe in India. Add a pinch of turmeric in warm milk, which makes it health drink. Haldi milk is effective drink to remove infections affected in our body.

Beauty benefits

From years turmeric is as beauty benefit agent. It helps to improve your skin texture and complexion. It also removes pimples and other infections. Turmeric powder can be used as body scrub to improve the complexion. Also turmeric powder is used in many of DIY face packs because it’s antiseptic property.

Aids Digestion

Turmeric powder with black pepper powder gives a healthy compound. Combination curcumin in turmeric and piperine in black pepper powder increases the effectiveness of both products.

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Benefits of Organic Green Coffee Powder

Our premium coffee beans selectively handpicked by women farmers from Fair trade and organic certified farms in Keezhanthoor the High Ranges of Kerala in South India.

These green coffee beans consists of caffeine and chlorogenic acid. Green coffee powder is highly beneficial for the health as it contains chlorogenic acid. It has been scientifically proven that chlorogenic acid in green coffee lowers the body weight in very less time period. While roasting the beans it loses the property of chlorogenic acid.

Benefits of using green coffee:

Weight loss

Chlorogenic acid present in green coffee beans helps to reduce your weight. Studies says, that unroasted green coffee beans consists of 100% chlorogenic acid, ester of caffeic acid.

Rich in antioxidant

Green coffee beans is rich in antioxidants

Boost your metabolism

Green coffee bean consists of caffeine which helps to boost metabolism

Control of blood pressure

Green coffee beans have an ability to control blood pressure.

Green coffee powder is processed from unroasted green coffee beanswhich make it unique, unlike the coffee powder which is made from roasted coffee beans