Home made Natual Energy Powder

Home Made Natural Enegy Powder 

There are innumerable Protien powders and energy powders and drinks available in market, yet I choose to make my own power packed powder, rich in protein, good Fats, vitamins and micronutrients . It has no added sugar or any other artificial sweetner. It can be used in making milk shake along with fruits, can be added to curd, Lassi. It can be added to cereals along with milk. In short it can be used as per your liking. It has lots  macro and micro nutrients,no added sugar. Children and grownups, old, ill or recouping persons, pregnant or lactating mother, in short any and every one can use it. 

Making time :

Roasting time :15 minutes 

Grinding time: 10 - 15 minutes 

Nutritional Value (approx) :

Energy- 3100

Protien - 110-120 gm

Carbs- 330 gm

Fats- 180 - 190gm

Sugar-75-80 gm

Fibers - 65-78 gm

Rich in Magnesium, Potassium, Copper,Iron and selinium 

Abundant amount of Vitamin E, K, B 2 and B6 

• Ingredients for Making Natural energy powder 

1. Talmakhana / Foxnut - 100 gm 
2. Almonds - 100 gm
3. Cashew - 100 gm 
4. Sunflower seeds - 100 gm
5. Dry Dates Powder - 100gm
6. Pumpkin Seeds-100 gm 
7. Muskmelon Seeds - 100gm

Directions For Making Energy Powder :

• Roast on low to medium heat Talmakana /Fox nut till it turns crispy. 
• Roast Almonds, Cashew, and all seeds separately on low heat till they turn light brown. Almonds will change color to darker shade. Each nuts and seeds will take maximum 4-5 minutes to roast. 
• Let all roasted material cool to room temperature. 

Some of the roasted nuts and seeds 

• Grind roasted talmakana /Foxnut first to fine powder. 

Foxnut for grinding

Roasted Foxnut powder 

• Once Talmakana becomes fine powder, take 1/4th of talmakana powder, add 1/4th of mixture of roasted nuts and seeds in small proportion. Grind in pulse mode, this will made sure fine grinding without oil oozing out of seeds and nuts. 

 Roasted almonds cashew and seeds added for grinding to the powder of foxnuts

Finely ground mixture of roasted nuts and seeds

• Remove the finely ground mixture in a bowl. 
• Repeat this process of grinding with rest of talmakana powder and roasted seeds and nuts and collect the mixture powder in after each grind in same bowl. 
• While grinding nuts and seeds let the mixture in mixer cool. If the mixture is not cooled it will cause the nuts and seeds essential oil to ooze out causing lump formation. 
• Add dry dates powder. 

With the help of a spoon mix all mixture powder. 

After adding Dry Dates powder

• Energy drink powder rich in protein, micro nutrients, vitamins, good Fats and natural sugars is ready. 

• Store in an airtight jar. 

• How to use Energy Drink Powder :

1. Add two tablespoons of this powder to your hot /cold milk daily. Mix. Enjoy 
2. Take 200 ml chilled milk in a blender add one banana, two teaspoons of energy drink powder, two teaspoons dark chocolate /regular chocolate powder. Blend nicely. Tasty healthy Protien rich milk shake is ready. 
3. Add two teaspoons in turmeric milk (made by boiling milk with turmeric). Drink hot turmeric milk with high nutrional value. 
4. This powder can be added to Curd /Yogurt. 
5. Can be added to Lassi (drink made from curd). 
6. Add it to your breakfast cereals along with milk. 

• Tips : 

1. Always roast on low to medium heat with constant stirring to ensure proper roasting. 
2. Use pulse mode to avoid oil leeching from nuts and seeds. 
3. Cool the roasted material to room temperature before grinding. 
4. Store in dry airtight container in a cool place. 
5. It can be kept in fridge to avoid it getting rancid in extreme heat of summers. 

• Suggested Variations:

1. Walnuts 50 - 100 gm can be added. I am allergic to Walnuts tao I omit them. 
2. Divide it into two parts in one part add green cardamom powder and kesar /Saffron and to other part unsweetened chocolate powder. Two different flavors of protein rich energy drink powder is ready to use.