9 Aphrodisiac Recipes To Spice Up Your Life

Certain foods, it is believed, fuel passion and intensify lust. The science behind it is that these food ingredients do have components that work up a bunch of chemistry, like amplifying dopamine levels, jacking up testosterone production or altering mood. 

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Strawberry Mille Feuille

Food stuff with flavonoids are a bedroom guarantee. Do treat yourselves to Chef Rajesh Yadav's strawberry pastry recipe, that marries strawberries with whipped cream, custard, baked puff pastry in a delicate, divine dessert.

Please find the recipe here: Strawberry Mille Feuille

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Avocado And Egg Sandwich

Histamine is a chemical secreted during orgasms and avocados provide the vitamin called folate used to make histamine. So eating more avocados can only be good for you :) Tuck into Jagadish Purshottam's egg-avocado sandwiches that are pepped up with bell peppers, mustard, tomatoes.

Please find the recipe here: Avocado And Egg Sandwich

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Alu, Sprouts, Pomegranate Raita

Pomegranates can take your sex life to the next level. They overflow with antioxidants, that do magic with both men and women's testosterone. Zelda Pande's chaat-like raita, containing mung sprouts, potatoes, chaat masala along with pomegranate is a good side dish to any repast. Up the pomegranate for better zing.

Please find the recipe here: Alu, Sprouts, Pomegranate Raita

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Cucumber, Pistachio And Feta Salad

Pistas contain an amino acid named l-arginine that is good for blood flow and erectile dysfunction -- 100 gm a day does wonders over a period of time. Home chef and food blogger Vindhya Karwa's sweet-salty Mediterranean salad contains a generous handful of pistachios in addition to grapes, onion, feta and cucumber

Please find the recipe here: Cucumber, Pistachio And Feta Salad

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Watermelon Rind Shrikhand

Watermelon is called 'nature's viagra' and increases the flow of blood by dilating blood vessels. Have Bethica Das' smooth, whipped shrikhand which is combination of low-fat yoghurt with the white flesh of the watermelon rind.

Please find the recipe here: Watermelon Rind Shrikhand

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Honey Gond Pak

For centuries folks have regarded honey as a sweet way to boost sexual urges. What is the science behind it? It does indeed ramp up testosterone. Gentleman, reach for several piece of this lovely honey pak by Chef Kunal Kapoor to build the romance.

Please find the recipe here: Honey Gond Pak

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Chocolate Barfi

Dark chocolate is meant for lovers -- visually, taste-wise and chemically too. Its phenylethylamine is a mood changer. Treat your sweetheart to this decadent delight by Chennai cookery expert Hemasri Subramanian's Chocolate Barfi. The melt-in-your-mouth Indian dessert is infused with the richness of chocolate along with biscuits, condensed milk. 

Please find the recipe here: Chocolate Barfi

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Mango and Chia Seed Panna Cotta

Chia seeds, because of their omega-3 fatty acids, help increase testosterone. Chef Anees Khan sticks a generous amount of chia in his yummy mango panna cotta. 

Please find the recipe here: Mango and Chia Seed Panna Cotta

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Besan Mirchi

Capsaicin, found in all chillies can be as spicy for your sex life as they are to taste, as per conventional wisdom. They raise body temperatures, make you sweat, cause your nerve endings tingle and generate increased adrenaline and endorphins. For a good dose of capsaicin have Jayanti Soni's besan-wrapped mirchis.

Please find the recipe here: Besan Mirchi

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