This summer you don’t have to care about your calorie intake, because we are giving you the best way to keep yourself in shape. Bottle Gourd, which is also known as Ghiya, Lauki or Doodhi, is a vegetable for summers especially because of its 96 per centwater content.

Having a neutral palate, Bottle Gourd lends itself to a whole range of culinary styles for consumption, offering amazing health and beauty benefits.

Because of its vitamin and mineral content, Bottle Gourd is also known for its property of keeping the body internally clean. It helps in shedding weight and provides healthy skin (by cleaning the liver), heals the urinary tract and is also the reason for various other benefits.

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So, if you are feeling hot this summer then this is what you have to do in your kitchen:

Take 200 gms of Bottle Gourd- Peeled and roughly chopped,
Take 50-75ml of chilled water,
Add juice of one lemon,
Add 8-10 mint leaves,
Add 1/4th tbsp. of ground cumin and a pinch of ground ajwain,
Add salt and sugar according to taste.
Now grind the mixture above nicely in a blender. Serve it in a tall glass, topped with crushed ice and have fun.

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