3 immunity boosting juice recipes for you

This is the perfect time to do what you can to boost your immune system. 

Samba

It includes fresh lemon juice, honey-cinnamon reduction, ginger reduction, and pepper mixed with apple and orange juice.

Ingredients:

• 60 ml orange juice
• 60 ml apple juice
• 60 ml ginger reduction
• 4 drops cinnamon reduction
• 2 drops lemon juice
• 1 tsp honey
• ½ tsp pepper 

Method:

• Pour all ingredients into your shaker, shake and pour into a snifter with ice. Garnish with a lemon wheel blackened with pepper and cinnamon.

Turmeric Milk Punch

Ayurvedic spices aid in digestion and metabolism. They also have natural anti-inflammatory properties.

Ingredients:

• 150 ml coconut milk
• ½ tsp turmeric
• Pinch of ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg powder
• Honey for taste

Method:

• Take coconut milk in a glass. Throw in some crushed ice. Add a pinch of ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg powder and honey syrup over the crushed ice. Garnish with a cilantro sprig and drops of chili oil. 

Spring Sparkling Water

This seasonal beverage is both refreshing and health conscious. It hits the palate in all the right ways -- crafted with vitamin C rich lemon, nutrient dense cucumber, lemon flavoured sparkling water.

Ingredients:

• 150 ml sparkling water
• Cucumber slice
• Lemon slice
• Lemon juice

Method: 

• Add the lemon juice to the sparkling water and garnish with lemon and cucumber slices. 

Merajuddin Ansari is the executive chef at Four Points by Sheraton Navi Mumbai.