Mango Flamingo

Gunjan Chopra -

Mango Flamingo is a perfect refreshing beverage to quench your thirst and tingle the taste buds when summertime arrives. The blend of mango and orange is sure to shake your taste buds out of their reverie! This super simple 6 ingredient beverage recipe will be going to be your next favourite treat. Keep calm and drink a succulent mango-orange delicacy.

Both the fruits have their own magical benefits. Before starting with this recipe let us dwell on some of their health benefits-

Magical benefits of Mango

  • Mangoes help prevent constipation and maintain a healthy digestive tract because of the presence of water and high fibre content.
  • A diet that includes mango fruit helps prevent nervous fatigue.

  • Potassium, the electrolyte in mango is an important element that helps maintain normal blood pressure and reduce heartbeat.
  • It also contains nutrients such as beta carotene, which helps prevent asthma.
  • Vitamin C present in mangoes aids in immunity, iron absorption, growth and repair.

Magical Benefits of Orange

  • Oranges keep blood pressure under check due to the presence of magnesium.
  • It also helps your body make collagen, a protein that heals wounds and gives you smoother skin.

  • The fibre in oranges helps in keeping blood sugar levels under control thereby making a healthy snack for diabetic people.
  • It helps in combating the risk of cancer. It contains D- limonene, a compound that is touted to prevent cancers like lung cancer, skin cancer and breast cancer.
  • It also slows down the advance of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which is one of the leading causes of vision loss.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 2 ripe mangoes
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • Black pepper as required
  • Salt as per taste

Method of preparation

  • First of all, rinse the mangoes and peel the skin off and cut them into small pieces.
  • Combine the mango pieces along with water and sugar and blend in a mixer till smooth.
  • Strain the mixture with the help of a strainer.
  • Add orange juice, lemon juice, black pepper and sugar to it.
  • Stir well and serve chilled.

Variation

You can also add ginger and mint leaves while blending.