Desi Energy Drinks Recipe: If you want to try some healthy and tasty desi drinks to maintain body energy, then these 4 recipes of home chefs can be useful for you. These drinks prepared from sattu, banana, dates, curd, jaggery and spices are a good option for energy along with taste. These can be prepared easily at home. So let's know the easy recipes of these 4 desi energy drinks.
Sattu Banana Date Smoothie
If you want something healthy, tasty and quick to prepare, then try this Sattu Banana Dates Smoothie by home chef Mukti Sahay.
Material
- 2 tbsp sattu
- 1 ripe banana
- 3–4 dates, deseeded
- 1 cup cold milk
- ½ tsp cardamom powder
- 2–3 ice cubes
Method
- First of all, soak the dates in lukewarm water for 5-10 minutes.
- Add banana, dates, sattu and cold milk in the blender.
- Add cardamom powder and ice cubes to it.
- Prepare a smooth smoothie by blending everything well.
- Pour the prepared smoothie into a glass and serve it chilled immediately.
Panakam
If you want to make something traditional with an energy-packed drink, then try this Panakam recipe from home chef Poonam Jain.
Material
- ½ cup jaggery
- Water
- juice of 1 lemon
- 3–4 green cardamoms
- 7–8 black peppers
- ¾ tsp dry ginger powder
- a few threads of saffron
Method
- First of all, grind cardamom and black pepper coarsely.
- Mix water and jaggery in a big bowl and mix well.
- Add lemon juice, dry ginger powder, crushed cardamom and black pepper to it.
- Dissolve saffron in some lemon juice and add it to the mixture.
- Mix everything well and keep it aside for a few minutes, so that the flavors of the spices get mixed well.
- Cool the panakam and serve in glasses.
Chana Sattu Rooh Afza Sharbat
If you want to drink something cool, refreshing and delicious in summers, try this Chana Sattu Rooh Afza Sharbat from home chef Dimple Varshney.
Material
- 2 tbsp chana sattu
- 2 tbsp Rooh Afza
- 2 glasses cold water
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- sugar or honey,
- ice cubes
Method
- First of all, add some water to Sattu and mix it well, so that there are no lumps.
- Now add cold water and Rooh Afza in it.
- Add lemon juice and sugar or honey as per taste.
- Mix everything well.
- Add ice to the glass, pour the prepared sherbet and serve it chilled.
salty lassi
If you want to drink something cool, refreshing and delicious in summers, then definitely try this salty lassi from home chef Nisha Goyal.
Material
- 1 cup cold curd
- 1½ cups cold water
- some cold milk
- gum katira
- 1½ tsp roasted cumin powder
- 1½ tsp black
- green coriander
- ice cubes, as needed
Method
- First of all, soak Gond Katira in water and let it swell well.
- Put cold curd in a bowl and beat it well.
- Now add cold water and a little milk to it and mix well.
- Add roasted cumin powder, black salt and salt as per taste.
- Add soaked gum katira in it and mix everything well.
- Add ice cubes as required and mix once again.
- Pour the prepared salty lassi into a glass and serve it chilled.

FAQ
What is Panakam made from?
Things like jaggery, lemon juice, cardamom, black pepper, dry ginger and basil are used in Panakam.
What is added to Sattu smoothie?
Sattu Banana Dates Smoothie uses sattu, banana, dates, milk, cardamom and ice.
When can you drink these desi drinks?
These drinks can be consumed with breakfast, during the day or whenever you feel the need for light energy and refreshment.
How to add Sattu in Rooh Afza Sharbat?
First dissolve Sattu well in some water, then add Rooh Afza and cold water to it.
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