Lychee Granita - Enjoy the Chillnesssssssss!!!

Hi Friends

I thought of trying some thing new this summer. Some thing very chill

Yesterday my DH bought Lychees.. So I thought of making Lychee Granita.

Before getting in to the recipe, Let me share some tips about Lychee

• Lychee fruits are low in calories, contains no saturated fats or cholesterol, but rich in dietary fiber which can be very important for individuals who are concerned about their excess body weight.
• Litchi, like citrus fruits, is an excellent source of vitamin C; provides 119% of daily recommended value of vitamin C per 100 g. consumption of foods rich in vitamin C helps body develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals.
• It is a very good source of B-complex vitamins such as thiamin, niacin and folates. These vitamins are essential since they function by acting as co-factors to help body metabolize carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
• Litchi also contains a very good amount of minerals like potassium and copper. Potassium in an important component of cell and body fluids helps control heart rate and blood pressure; thus offers protection against stroke and coronary heart diseases. Copper is required in the production of red blood cells.

Source:Nutrition and you

 

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Ingredients
Lychee - 250gms
Water - 3 glass
Sugar - 4 spoon
lemon juice - 2 spoon

• Boil Sugar and Water until sugar dissolves
• Switch of the stove and let it cool
• Add lemon juice to the syrup
• Blend Lychees well and filter the juice
• Mix the juice to the syrup mixture
• mix well and pour it in to a tray (Rectangular Baking tray is good) and keep it in the Freezer
• After half hr the juice will be set and scrap it with a fork (So that the ice formed will be completely scraped and no rock is formed)
• Again keep it in freezer
• Repeat the step with fork
• Before serving, place the granita in cup or martini or parfait glass
• top it with lychee pieces and lemon wheel

Very easy to make
Very easy to serve
Very less in calories
Best for diet and you can also avoid Sugar
Enjoy the Granita

 

Here are the photos of Lychee Granita!!!!!!

Will look like Crushed ice!!! But tastes very good!!!

This can also be done with other fruits like Mango,pine apple etc........

Have a try and give me the feed back!!!

 

Thanks Soniya for your first FB.

 

Swaran
Thanks da.
You can do with mango, grapes, pomegranate, strawberry etc.,

Also with mixed fruit juices....

 

Whatever the fruit lemon should be added. Hope you are clear now