Mango Shake

The English word "mango" originated from the Malayalam word for it 'manga'. It is India’s national fruit and why not…India is the largest producer of mangoes in the world.

This summer (mango season) how can anyone go without a recipe with mangoes.. a perfect drink to beat the scorching heat outside. It is so easy that even kids can make them.

Kids usually love to enjoy them when topped with a scoop of ice cream. So here it is..

INGREDIENTS

Mango                          - 2 large

Milk                              - 2 cups

Sugar                            - 2 tbsp

Vanilla Ice cream           - A scoop in each glass

METHOD

Chill the mangoes and freeze the milk.

Peel, chop and blend mangoes in a blender or with a hand blender.

Add milk and sugar. Blend again.

Serve chilled in tall glasses with a scoop of ice cream.

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Rinku Naveen

Almond and Banana Smoothie

Even though it has been raining during the nights in Kannur, its really HOT  and humid outside during day time. So here is my COOL experiment for a HOT day.. a big glass of refreshing smoothie!!

Almonds known to be the small but MIGHTY nut had been considered too fatty to be a healthy snack. But recent research has shown that 90% of the fats are unsaturated - which is good news for all the health conscious and almond lovers. Almonds are high in protein, fiber, calcium, magnesium, potassium, vitamin E, and other antioxidants. And the best part is it is available throughout the year.

So let’s make a smoothie with almonds and banana and have an ENERGY EXPLOSION !!

INGREDIENTS

Serves 3-4

125 g  / 4 ½ oz  Whole blanched almonds

600ml                Low fat Milk

2                        Ripe bananas halved

1 tsp                  Vanilla Essence

6 tsp                   Sugar (Optional)

Ground Cinnamon for sprinkling

METHOD

Boil 1 1/2 cups of water. When it boils put the almonds in it for about 10 secs and remove from water.

Now remove the skin of the almonds.

Powder it finely in a food processor

Add milk, banana and vanilla extract, sugar to this and blend until smooth and creamy.

Chill the glasses.

Pour the smoothie into glasses and sprinkle with cinnamon.