From buddha bowls and refreshing salads to juice cleansers, here’s what you can try this month
January cleanse is just what the doctor would prescribe after those boozy nightouts and marathon junk eating sessions with friends. If you are looking to detoxify, cleanse and nourish your body from the inside out, here’s what you should picking from restaurant menus. It’s January cleanse month, and you can join the bandwagon of healthy eating with these palate pleasers that are both wholesome and nutritious.
1. ACTIVATED CHARCOAL LEMON ZEST
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Detoxify with a glass of juiced lemons, activated charcoal, fresh blackberries, maple syrup and a pinch of sea salt. This detox mocktail promises to cleanse your system leaving you feeling refreshed.
At: The Daily Bar & Kitchen, Bandra (W)
2. ARABIC DETOX TREAT
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If you are looking to cleanse your system, this drink should be your pick. All the ingredients used work towards one goal of detoxification. The beetroot helps detox your liver and improve your immune system, the apple along with carrots adds the fibre element in this drink keeping hunger pangs at bay.
At: Bayroute, Cuffe Parade and Powai
3. AKAZUKIN MOCKTAIL
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Sencha tea is known to pack in some great health benefits improving the immune system, reducing blood pressure, balancing cholesterol levels, increasing energy and preventing chronic diseases. This also happens to be one of the ingredients in this detox mocktail.
At: Pa Pa Ya, BKC
4. GO GREEN
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Drink your greens with this blend of cold pressed kale and green apple seasoned with sea salt and celery.
At: The Bandra Project by PizzaExpress, Bandra (W)
5. CRAVIN’ HEALTHY MOCKTAIL
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Carrot juice, green pepper, chilli, jaggery, neem and ginger beer are all muddled together to create this refreshing mocktail. that also cleanses and detoxifies your body.
At: Slink & Bardot, Worli
6. CUCUMBER, GINGER AND LIME JUICE
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Cold pressed green apple, cucumber and celery are blended with ginger, lime and honey to make this concoction.
At: Smoke House Deli in Mumbai and Delhi
7. HOT TODDY
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Winters are the best time to sip on hot toddy, as it’s a comforting drink with medicinal value (soothing for cold and cough). Star anise and the cinnamon stick elevate the flavour and add the extra kick with the alcohol.
At: Pot Pourri, Chembur
8. MARTINA AND MAFTOUL SALAD
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This salad has feta and bocconcini cheese, which soothes the aggreviated food pipe and digestive system.It also packs in the flavour and the fibre.
At: Cafe Delhi Heights, DLF Promenade
9. MILLET PILAF
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The Millet Pilaf here uses a mix of two different types of millets namely Kodo millets and Foxtail millets. This dish is high in protein, fibres and vitamins. It is also an excellent substitute for people who are staying away from gluten in thier diet. Adding red beans and amaranth and an in-house salsa, served with multigrain chips — makes the dish not only nutritious but extremely tasty.
At: Toast & Tonic, BKC
10. ROASTED ROOTS SALAD
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Roasted Roots salad contains seasonal roasted local root vegetables and greens tossed in an olive oil dressing. It’s a healthy option to add the goodness of fibre to your diet.
At: Glocal Junction, Worli
11. SMOOTHIE BOWL
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Detox usually has a negative ring to it like bitter insipid juices, appetite suppressant pills, etc. However, this smoothie bowl is a delicious meal that’s sugar-free, and made using the freshest fruits and seasonal ingredients.
At: Autumn Bar and Bistro, Andheri (W)
12. BUDDHA BOWL
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Detox with the healthy Buddha Bowl, which includes various healthy ingredients like mixed greens, raw beets, avocado, carrots, red cabbage, chickpeas, sprouts and peanuts in your choice of dressing between plain mustard, jaggery mustard or dill leaves. That’s how you pack in healthy goodness.
At: Sante Spa Cuisine, BKC
13. MAKE YOUR OWN BROCCOLI SALAD
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Whisk together cider vinegar, sugar, mayonnaise, salt and pepper in a medium bowl and set aside. In a large bowl, combine broccoli, onion, cranberries, sunflower seeds, and bacon bits. Pour the prepared dressing over it and mix well. Bacon bits and sunflower seeds can clump together when you add the dressing, so make sure you toss everything together well. Before you serve the broccoli salad, refrigerate it for about an hour. This gives the broccoli a chance to soak in some of the dressing, resulting in an even more flavourful salad!
Recipe courtesy: After Stories, Sector- 29, Gurgaon
14. BERRY AVOCADO QUINOA SALAD
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In a bowl combine all the dressing ingredients. Whisk until well combined (or cover and shake if using a mason jar). Pour into a container and store in the refrigerator. For the salad toss all ingredients together in a large salad bowl. Pour dressing over top and toss. Garnish with almonds and feta. Serve immediately after adding dressing.
Recipe courtesy: Radisson Noida, Sector 55
