ALMOND BANANA DRINK--RM#2

DAY21 OF RM#2


We usually have a small portion of either of these fruits ---Oranges, Nectarines, Apples, Mango , Watermelon, after our daily dinner,but never this high sucrose content fruit.I was so much used to eating the small variety bananas(called as chekkarakeli) we usually get in Andhra side and never even considered have one(the normal sized banana) once in a while.I dont know why am so obsessed with those small varieties....But that sure is the difference in the taste that keeps me away from the normal ones.Somehow i was attracted to these greenish-yellow spotless bananas and madethis drink,baked muffins before they turn black.

INGREDIENTS:

Banana----------------1 ripe but still yellow!!

Almonds meal---------4 tsp or 10 almonds whole

Milk------------------1 cup(Boiled and cooled)

Cinnamon-------------1/2 tsp

Honey----------------3-4 tsp(or more if required)

Vanila extract--------1/4 tsp

DIRECTIONS:

1.Use almond meal or microwave the whole almonds for 4 mins and peel the skin.Grind to a coarse paste.

2.Add banana slices and blend till nice smooth paste.

3.Add milk,vanila extract,honey and cinnamon.Blend together again for a minute.

4.Transfer to serving glass with ice cubes or refrigerate.

Check what others are cooking...

1) DK 2) Siri 3) Srivalli 4) Ranji 5)PJ 6)Curry Leaf 7)Medha 8)Priya 9)Bhawna10)Ruchii11)Anu12)Kamala13)Roopa14)Divya Kudua15)Rekha16)Divya M17)Lakshmi18)Raaga 19)Lakshmi Venkatesh 20)Sripriya21)Viji22)Kamalika23)Pavani24)Roochi25Karuna

BADAM MILK--RM#2

DAY19 OF RM#2

INGREDIENTS:

Almonds/Badam-----------1/4 cup

Boiled Milk-----------------2 cups+2 tsp

Sugar------------------------1/2 cup

Saffron----------------------few strands

Cardamon-------------------1/4 tsp pwd

Nutmeg pwd----------------1/8 tsp

DIRECTIONS:

1.Soak the almonds in water overnite and blanch in microwave on high for 4 mins.

2.Cool down and peel off the skins and place in blender.

3.Soak saffron threads in 2tsp of milk for 10 mins and pour in the blender.Make a very thick and smooth paste with small amounts of remaining 2 cups of milk.

4.Make sure the paste is real smooth ,not even slightly coarse.Take as much time as possible to get that consistency else you will find an uneven nutty drink.

5.Once u get a smooth dough like consistency add the cardommon pwd,milk,nutmeg pwd,sugar and blend for a minute or two .

6.Transfer to serving glasses and garnish with saffron,nuts(if u love them in ur drink)

Check out what others are upto.......

1) DK 2) Siri 3) Srivalli 4) Ranji 5)PJ 6)Curry Leaf 7)Medha 8)Priya 9)Bhawna10)Ruchii11)Anu12)Kamala13)Roopa14)Divya Kudua15)Rekha16)Divya M17)Lakshmi18)Raaga 19)Lakshmi Venkatesh 20)Sripriya21)Viji22)Kamalika23)Pavani24)Roochi25Karuna

AVOCADO MILK SHAKE

SERVES:2 tall glasses


INGREDIENTS:

Avocado------------1 big one

Milk----------------2-1/2 cups

Sugar--------------1/2 cup(can use less if required)







DIRECTIONS:

1.Deseed the avocado and spoon out the flesh neatly.

2.Discard the skin and seed.

3.Place the flesh in a blender along with 1/2 cup sugar.

4.Boil the milk for 10-15 mins.Let it cool down before using.

5.Pour 1/2 cup into the blender and blend to a smooth paste.

6.Add the rest of milk to it and blend well.

7.Refrigerate it for 30-45 mins prior to serving.

8.Serve chilled.

Sending this to sunshinemom's Green event:

http://tumyumtreats.blogspot.com/2008/09/round-up-of-food-in-colours-red.html

ITS A CHILLED MEME TIME

V.P of "Vegetable Platter" and Sukanya of " Sukanya's Musing" has tagged me with a "MEME".Since this was my first time ,perhaps you all would be having a good time reading about me......
Here are the rules
(a) List these rules on your blog.
(b) Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog.
(c) Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.


1. I love sleeping so much that i sleep like 12-14 hrs a day.But sometimes i have to sacrifice it on the weekends. You will always find me there in other times too....I love reading/listenin/........in my bed.


2.Am a big fitness freak .I eat and at the same time take care accordingly to be fit .And at the same time i keep pestering my husband to take care of his fitness.But he's like least bothered about it........He is sooo lazy that he's just glued up to the "T.V" and a "laptop".


3.Am a creative person and Loves experimenting things ....


(A) Cooking(i've learnt it after coming to U.S. Before that I was so lazy to enter into the kitchen)


(B)Arts&Crafts(Remember the S.U.P.W classes....i've never missed even a single class in my school days.) ,


(C)I have learnt dancing ,painting,toy making(i still have few paintings and soft-toys like...a rabbit,a parrot,a teddy,a monkey,a doggy......that i've made.....but when i make a visit to India i sure will be bringing them back with me........)


(D)Coming to my college days.....I loved the colorful chemistry lab,the carpentry lab, and most of all "The Engineering Drawing" subject in the 1st year.


4.Click..click ...click....whereever i go i always have a camera with me..i love taking pictures......and love watching them......and infact it captures those wonderful moments ....... and as a matter of fact u can see a few photo frames hanging around in my house.


5.I love shopping.Am crazy about having everything perfect and matching from top to bottom.I design my own clothes(just chudidars...tat was in India) but now theres no way i can do it.


6.I dont get much into a person at the first meet itself.I feel more comfortable having conversation with a compassionate and down to earth kind of a person.


7.I rarely watch T.V.But when i watch i love watching T.V shows like 'Everybody Loves Raymond', 'Sienfield', 'I love Lucy', 'South Park' with my husband.I find the 'Cartman' character in southpark really hilarious.


I hope you all had a nice time reading.......Since youall have known something about

me i dont want you guys to leave empty-handed.......Now its the time for a small

break.......lets chill out a little bit with a Fresh Home-Made Iced Lemonade.........Lets

Have Fun!!!!!!!!......



The beauty of lemon juice is that it raises the alkalinity of the water so that even with

standard tap water you can make your drink pH neutral. I really loved the light

cream shade of the ice grains .If you wish to have a bit darker color or tangier just

reduce the water quantity or use some form of ice colors.

INGREDIENTS:

Lemon----------------------4 of large size

Granulated Sugar-----------1- cup(i used splenda)

Water----------------------2 cups

Mint Sprigs-----------------to garnish

DIRECTIONS:

1.Let them rest for 10 mins after coming out from the fridge so that they wont be too cold to handle.

2.Slightly squeeze or roll-over the countertop with your palm till the lemon gets a bit loose .

3.Cut out and squeeze out the lemon juice with a lemon sqeezer or a fork.Fork works just fine for me.

4.Mix the lemon juice and water in a container.Now add the sugar and mix well.

5.When the sugar completely dissolves place the container in the freezer for 4 hrs.

6.Just check out the condition by breaking up the solid layer of ice which forms at least once every hour .If its a bits frozen then try to break/scrape and mix it.If completely frozen keep out of the freezer till it gets to the above step by placing the cut ice cubes in an ice-crush blender.

7.The ice should form a smooth consistent texture of imperceptible grains with no lumps.Serve in a tall ice glasse witha spring of mint or a lemon wedge on the top.

Now i would love to tag........

Praneetha of "Kitchen Flavors"--http://kitchenflavors.blogspot.com/

Cham of "Spice-Club"--http://spice-club.blogspot.com/

Archana of "Archy's Recipe Book"--http://archysrecipes.blogspot.com/

Meera of "Kalpavriksha Kamadhenu"--http://meerasubbarao.wordpress.com/

Raajeshwari of "Raks Kitchen"--http://rakskitchen.blogspot.com/

Sujatha of "Spicy Khazana"--http://spicykhazana.blogspot.com/

Sowmya of "Creative Saga".--http://creativesaga.blogspot.com/

SWEET PEACH DRINK

SERVES:2 glasses

INGREDIENTS:

Peaches------------------6-7 fresh ones

Sugar--------------------depends on your taste

Milk---------------------1 -1/2cup

Nuts---------------------optional

DIRECTIONS:

1.Peel the skin and slice them .

2.Put the slices ,boiled&cooled milk and sugar in a blender.

3.Make a fine thick puree.

4.Add milk if its too thick.

5.Taste it and add sugar,nuts accordingly.

6.Can add crushed ice to it.

STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIE

SERVES: 3 PEOPLE


INGREDIENTS:

Strawberries-------------6 large ones

Yogurt--------------------1/2 cup

Strawberry ice cream-----1/2 cup

Milk-----------------------1/2 cup boiled one

Ice Cubes------------------3-4 crushed t medium size

Sugar----------------------as per your taste


DIRECTIONS:


1.Place crushed ice cubes in blender along with sugar.

2.Once the ice becomes slushy add strawberries.

3.Blend well to make a thick paste.

4.Add Icecream,Milk,yogurt and blend it.

5.A the end Whip a bit to make it smooth and thick.

6.Serve chill in a tall glass.

GRAPE JUICE

SERVES:2 glasses

INGREDIENTS:

Grapes----------------5-6 cups fresh ones

Sugar-----------------optional

Water-----------------as required


DIRECTIONS:

1.Wash grapes neatly and place them in salted water for 15 mins before using.

2.Later drain out the water and place them in mixer/blender.

3.Add sugar and water accordingly.

4.Make juice of required consistency by using accordingly.

5.If the grapes are sweet then dont add sugar.

6.Serves cold in serving glass.

ORANGE LASSI

INGREDIENTS:


Orange --------------1 bigsize

Plain Yogurt-------- 1/4 cup

Sugar ----------------2 tsp


DIRECTIONS:


1.Taka an orange and make slits so that it easy to peel

2.Be careful not to add skin or white fibres ,as they make the drink pulpy and bitter.

3.Now place the peeled slices in blender with sugar .

4.Dont add water.

5.Blend it well so tat it should not be pulpy.

6.Now add yogurt.

7.Blend well and transfer to a glass.

8.If want to serve chilled then place crushed ice.

.

MANGO LASSI

INGREDIENTS:

Ripe mango----------1 no

Ginger----------------1/2 tsp chopped

Lemon juice----------3 tsp

Ice cubes-------------few

Yogurt---------------1/4 cup of standard measuring cup

Sugar----------------depending on ur taste

Rose water-----------1/8 cup

DIRECTIONS:

1.Clean and Peel the skin of mango.

2.chop them into small pieces along with ginger.

3.Place mango pieces,ginger pieces,yogurt,sugar,lemon juice in the blender.

4.Make a smooth paste if needed by adding little rose water to it.

5.Place some crushed ice in the blender.

6.Pour into a long serving glass.

7.Serve chilled.

MASALA CHAI

Serves: 1 person

INGREDIENTS:

Milk--------------1 cup

Water-------------1/2 cup

Ginger-------------1cm x 1cm piece

Cinnamon----------pinch

Peppercorn--------2

Elaichi-------------2

Sugar--------------as needed

Tea Powder--------1tsp

DIRECTIONS:

1.Take 1/2 cup of water in a vessel.

2.Make powder/paste by crushing pepper,elaichi,ginger.

3.Add the above paste/powder to hot water.

4.Add tea powder and let the water come to boil.

5.Now add milk and let it boil for another 5-6 mins.

6.Add sugar,cinnamon at the end.

7.Pour into serving cups using tea Strainer.