Papaya & Banana Smoothie

Papaya is native to central and northern South America. Additional crops are grown in India, Australia, Philippines and Hawaii. Papaya is eaten raw and ripe. They can be used as a food, a cooking aid and in traditional medicines. The stem and bark may be used in rope production.

Papaya fruit is a significant source of Vitamin C, but otherwise generally has low content of nutrients. The ripe papaya is usually eaten raw without skin or seeds. The unripe papaya is eaten cooked in salads, curries and stews. In Thai cuisine unripe papaya is used in salads and Thai curries.

In some parts of the world papaya leaves are made into tea as a treatment for Malaria. It is also said that papaya leaves can raise the platelet levels in blood, it may be used as a medicine for Dengue fever.

For week 4, day 2, under the theme Fruits in different form, am here with another papaya recipe. I have taken ripe papaya and ripe banana to make a wonderful smoothie. Perfect cool smoothie for the summers. Here goes the recipe....





Ingredients:

Ripe papaya 1 cup
Banana 1 
Plain yogurt / Greek yogurt 1/4 cup
Milk 1 cup
Ice cubes 1/2 to 1 cup


Preparation:

Peel papaya, remove seeds and cut into pieces.
Add papaya pieces, banana pieces, yogurt, milk and ice cubes to blender.
Blend until smooth and serve chilled.







Also sending this recipe to Kids Delight event - Fruits in any form, hosted by Harini for this month.



Comments

  1. SrivalliJune 25, 2015 at 4:01 AM

    Somehow the colour made me think it was mango..very bright yellow colour..not to mention how healthy it is..

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  2. SaritaJune 25, 2015 at 7:05 AM

    Love this simple papaya banana smoothie.. Looks delicious.

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  3. vaishali sabnaniJune 25, 2015 at 7:37 AM

    Very healthy smoothie with a beautiful colour.

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  4. prabaJune 25, 2015 at 9:55 AM

    vibrant smoothie..sounds too yum..

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  5. Rajani SJune 25, 2015 at 12:39 PM

    We eat papayas as such, never tried smoothies. Looks good.

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  6. ArchanaJune 28, 2015 at 12:42 AM

    Looks yum. The colour had me wondering if it was mango?

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  7. Sowmya :)June 29, 2015 at 8:24 AM

    Delightful combo and a refreshing drink

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  8. PavaniJune 29, 2015 at 9:25 AM

    Such a creamy and colorful smoothie.

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  9. Sandhya RamakrishnanJune 30, 2015 at 7:12 AM

    The smoothie so much resembles mango juice. Lovely recipe with papaya!

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  10. cookingwithsapanaJuly 1, 2015 at 2:42 PM

    Healthy and refreshing smoothie.

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  11. Chef MireilleJuly 1, 2015 at 6:13 PM

    2 of my favorite fruits..perfect combo!

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  12. Priya SureshJuly 3, 2015 at 9:13 AM

    Papaya is my favourite fruit, obviously i love this smoothie..

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  13. Harini RJuly 6, 2015 at 8:52 AM

    Love the combo. I should try out adding papaya to my smoothies too.

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  14. Sneha's RecipeJuly 9, 2015 at 7:42 AM

    Interesting combo, looks delicious.

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