Avil milk - My first Guest Post

 

                     This is one of the comfort foods which you can categorize into desserts or breakfast drink or even a dinner drink (if such a drink exists) ;) In fact, we often have it for dinner when we are not in the mood for a heavy meaty meal. Though it is more like a dessert, it's quite filling and a whole food with less sugar.Rice flakes, banana and milk makes it a healthy alternative for other high fat high sugar desserts. I made this as a guest post for Rafeeda's blog, 'The Big Sweet Tooth'. It surprize me that after all these years of blogging it's the first time I am doing a guest post.

 

                         I felt honoured and was really happy when Rafeeda of 'The Big Sweet Tooth' asked me to do a guest post for her. Though it is from the blogosphere that I came to know about Rafeeda, our mutual acquaintance made us realize that both of us hailed from nearby places from the same district in Kerala.So being of the common ancestry, I thought I would share a recipe which was regional to our place, The Avil milk. To see more about the post, recipe and pictures, please hop over to Rafee's space 'The Big Sweet Tooth'. She has got a great space with lot of mouth watering recipes to try...

Mint Lemonade

“Talk about turning lemons into lemonade!”

― Catherine Hapka

 

         I doubt if there would be anyone in the world who haven't had a lemonade in his or her life. In fact it is one of the universal drinks which you could find anywhere on earth. And yes! There is nothing more refreshing than a fresh lemonade..

         While in college, we used to have compulsory social service camps under National Service Scheme(NSS). We used to make roads, clean the water resources and do everything we could to help people in remote villages, as part of these NSS camps. And the one thing which hangs in my memory about these camps were the refreshing lemonades which were served in between the works, apart from the joy of working together, enjoying everyday of hard work and at last seeing the fruits of our labour and the smiles on the villagers' faces. It was overwhelming and fulfilling to know that you had actually did something for the unprivileged which is going to be useful for them for a long time.

              You never know how much we had counted on those lemonades to refresh us and how much it did. When you are literally tired, exhausted and thirsty, there is nothing more refreshing than a fresh lemonade. So whenever I feel tired nowadays, after the house chores, I always find time to make a fresh lemonade and the kids too love it. I usually add mint leaves in it. The flavour of mint blends well and compliments it that you hardly know if it's the mint flavour or lemon flavour you are enjoying in the drink.

    Here is my simple recipe for Mint Lemonade..

Mango Lassi

         Another nourishing, soothing and cooling drink for the hot weather. Lassi is a drink made with yogurt and sugar and you can add any kind of fruits or spices to it according to your taste to make different Lassis. The sweet and sour combination is a twist to the ordinary milkshakes. Here I have prepared it using ripe seasonal mangoes and yogurt. A healthy and nourishing drink, rich in vitamins, good for children and adults alike. The addition of ginger juice make it more digestive and flavourful. Enjoy this delicious drink garnished with a sprinkle of cinnamon or cardamom powder.



Mango Lassi Recipe

Things you need:

(Yields about 3 cups)

2 ripe medium sized mangoes

1 cup yogurt

1 cup ice cubes

Sugar/ honey, to taste

2 tbsp fresh Ginger juice (optional)

Powdered cardamom/ cinnamon, for garnish

Method:

1. Peel, cut and cube the mangoes. Use mangoes with less fibre for best results.
2. Blend the mango cubes and yogurt in a blender. Add sugar, ice cubes and Ginger juice to it and blend to a smooth consistency.
3. Pour into glasses and garnish with powdered cardamom or cinnamon. Serve immediately.