BananaLassi-BHW17

Banana Lassi - BHW17:

Second by Second, Minute passes

Minute by Minute, Hour passes

Hour by Hour, Day passes

Day by Day, Month passes

Month by Month, Year passes

Thus the time passes.

and as it passes it reminds me BHW every month.

Oh my god, early in the morning what happened to me writing a poem which I composed. I am really tempted today to put a post which is sourced from my sweet blogger, Sangeetha from her blog, Spicy Treats for the second time. She is that sweet to update me, stating last time as she was not well couldn't post from my blog. Thus, she will post it definitely this time. And she is really so sweet her post - Chole Mint Bhat is the first entry linked for this time Blog Hop Wednesday 17, which was recreated from my post Aloo Pudina Bhat.  Thanks a lot Sangeetha. Thanks Radhika to link both of us once again in Blog Hop Wednesday.

My dear readers, Blog Hop Wednesday (BHW) is a monthly event on Tickling Palates, which strikes me on every 1st of the month and I visit google groups to check with whom I am paired and to find out what recipe I could make and link it. This is 17th Series and its a second version of BHW.

As it is summer, I selected an instant drink this time which I love since ages, and that's the yummy Lassi. I remember those days, where mom used to take me to Sreeraj Lassi Bar, which is famous in Bangalore and I used to order for a flavored Lassi. Always my drink used to be Sweet Lassi. But now, I have started adding fruits to Lassi. Great da, they have a website now, i came to know only today.

Ingredients:

Banana - 1 riped

Curds or Yogurt - 1/2 cup

Water - 1/4 cup

Sugar - 4 tsp (salt also can be used instead of sugar)

Raisins - few

Method:

Peel the skin from the banana

Chop the banana into pieces

Add curds, water and sugar along with banana into a blender and blend it well

Garnish with raisins, your lassi is ready -:) 

Hema's Adugemane Banana Lassi is here:

 

 

Spicy Treats - Lassi:

Spicy Treats - Banana Lassi

This post is contributed to: Blog Hop Wednesday on Tickling Palates authored by Radhika.

For other curds recipes, click here

For other banana recipes, click here

Submitting this post also to following events:
Event: Bon-Vivant-#4 - Fruit Recipes

Duration: May 1st to May 31st 2012

Venue: Sumee's Culinary
Authoress: Sumedha

Event: Kids' Delight - Fruits

Duration: April 16th to May 15th 2012

Venue: UK Rasoi..Day to Day Recipes, Taste, Twist and Some Tip

Authoress: Nupur
Event Started at: Spice Your life by Srivalli Jetti. 

Event: Let's Cook - With Fruits

Duration: May 1st to May 31st 2012

Venue: Tickling Palates

Authoress: Radhika

Event: Summer Spirits

Duration: Mar 1st to May 31st 2012

Venue: Tomato Blues

Authoress: Anusha Praveen












Weekly Event: Black & White
Duration: Every Wednesday
Venue: Briciole
Authoress: Simona
Event Started at: The well-seasoned cook by Susan

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MangoBreadLaddoos

Mango Bread Laddoos:

Today's breakfast is Mango Bread Laddoos. Taste was a hit.

This is Mango Season, and you will get varieties of mangoes in Bangalore, where I stay.  The different varieties of Mangoes are:

Tothapuri

Alphonso

Amrapalli

Malbuba

Kesar

for more, click here.

Normally Mangoes are found during Summer from March to June and then slowly fade away. This fruit is the "king of all fruits" and the taste is great.

Sekarni was a hit in my Breakfast Thali which was made up of Mangoes. Today I had mango puree and wanted to try a new recipe. I love to have bread with milk and sugar which is Bread Porridge. I gave a twist to my porridge and came up with Mango Bread Laddoos.

Ingredients:

Mango Puree - 1/2 cup

Wheat Bread - 4

Maida Bread - 3

Orange Jam - 4 tbsp (sugar/ any other jam can be used instead of this)

Method:

Chop a mango and extract the puree

Mix it with Orange Jam

Cut the bread into small pieces and mix it well with hand so that you get consistency

Now make round shape

Put a bread crumb on top of laddoos and serve

Here is the pic:

Submitting this post to:

Mango Mania @ Pumpkin Farm Food by Pradnya. This event is up from 9th March till 15th June, means it is a 99 day event. Anything made from Mango as a main ingredient could be linked here. So far, there are 43 recipes linked.
Check out once to know what can be made using Mango.





Kindly don't forget to check out her Giveaway on account of her one year blogoversary celebration. Who knows, you might win a surprise hamper?

Submitting this post also to following events:
Event: Bon-Vivant-#4 - Fruit Recipes

Duration: May 1st to May 31st 2012

Venue: Sumee's Culinary

Authoress: Sumedha

Event: Kids' Delight - Fruits

Duration: April 16th to May 15th 2012

Venue: UK Rasoi..Day to Day Recipes, Taste, Twist and Some Tip

Authoress: Nupur
Event Started at: Spice Your life by Srivalli Jetti. 

Event: Let's Cook - With Fruits

Duration: May 1st to May 31st 2012

Venue: Tickling Palates

Authoress: Radhika

 

 

 

 

Event: Summer Spirits

Duration: Mar 1st to May 31st 2012

Venue: Tomato Blues

Author: Anusha Praveen

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Hema's Breakfast Thali

Hema's Breakfast Thali:

I am seriously inspired by my friends blog especially Vaishali's blog - Ribbons to Pastas and the way she takes time to arrange her food for photo and for her family. No doubt children will eat little more food by seeing the decoration.

Yesterday night we had chopped mangoes (3 fruits) but we couldn't eat more. So I had put into the refrigerator by thinking that I could make Mango MilkShake, today. Today morning the milk came late and I couldn't prepare it at home. So quickly packed 3/4 of the chopped mangoes and 3/4th of pomegranate fruit into my lunch box. 

In today's Swathi book they had given sample "Britannia Savory Oats", my father-in-law gave me that also. I told fine, let me enjoy a beautiful heavy but healthy breakfast thali today at office.

Once I came into office kept my laptop aside and ran into pantry. Took two serving bowls and in one I had put "Britannia Savory Oats" powder and a full cup of water and left in oven for 2 minutes. This Savory oats comprises of Oats, cashew nuts, salt, spices and herbs (cumin, mustard, ginger, green chilli, asafoetida, curry leaf, parsley), yeast extract, and anticaking agent.

Ingredients for Oats Puliyogare:

Britannia Savory Oats - 35g packet

Water - 1 cup

Milk - 1/2 cup (Optional)
Puliyogare Mix - 2 tbsp
 

Method:

• Pour Oats in a cup which is microwave safe and put hot water on top of it, mix it well
• Leave the mixture in microwave for 2 minutes
• Now add 1/2 cup milk and mix it well
• Put puliyogare mix and mix it well
• Decorate with peeled carrot slices and pomegranate seeds and keep it in breakfast thali

Second one in the thali was Mango Sekarni:

• Peel the skin off from mango and smash it to make a puree
• Sprinkle pomegranate seeds on it and mix it well
• Add sugar and 1/2 cup of milk
• Decorate with peeled carrot (as carrot is little sweet in taste it matches well). Keep it in breakfast thali.

Keep the other ingredients - Cocojel, Mazaa, Coffee.


 







Enjoy the breakfast feast.


Submitting this to:
Indian Thali Mela @ Cooking for all seasons hosted by Srivalli Jetti.

Mango Mania @ Pumpkin farm food hosted by Pradnya.

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Engagement Thali - Mixed Fruits Icecream

Engagement Thali - Mixed Fruits Icecream:

Impressed by Thalis shown at Blogging Marathon - 15 I came up with this Thali. As my blog was celebrating Hema's Adugemane Marathon.

Oops, mine was a love marriage so it directly went to marriage and did not have a sweet function like Engagement which is called as "Lagnapatrike" in kannada. After a bride is selected for a groom, they held this function and write the date to fix the marriage date.

Sweet, snacks would be arranged and I have made the simplest one.

This Thaali contains:

Sweet   Chandrakala 
Icecream 
   Mixed Fruit Icecream
Snacks 
  Fryums
  Mixture
  Baby aloo masala
      baby aloos cooked well, sprinkled with pepper and salt

 


Ingredients:
Milk - 1/2 cup
Papaya - 3 pieces
Watermelon - 3 pieces
Banana - 1/2
Sugar Sachets - 4
Butter - 1 tsp





Method:

 

Mash all the fruits and mix it with milk

Add sugar and mix it well

 Melt butter and add sugar to it, to get a caramelization effect

After 6 hours it turned out to be ice

One more shot in a diff angle

Thus, my marathon ends here:

Day 1: Mango Smoothie - Kids Delight.

Day 2: Tri flavored Fruit Punch

Day 3: Orange Iced Cold Tea

Day 4: Orange Jam

Day 5: Banana Burger Sandwich

Day 6: Apple Icecream

Submitting this to: 

Indian Thali Mela @ Cooking for all seasons hosted by Srivalli Jetti.

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Apple Icecream

Apple Icecream:

Apple Icecream

On Sunday, it was my 6th day and I prepared Apple Icecream. I sourced in youtube and came to know how to prepare Homemade Icecream. As I was celebrating Fruits Delight, I wanted to try out Apple Icecream.

I was not in a hurry while doing this post for sure, but as I tried this for the first time I did not take pics other than the final icecream one.

Before jumping onto the recipe, let me tell you something about Apples. In India among apples we have various types like australian apple, american apple, and the normal one. But the normal one tastes better than the rest. This is just my thought/view. There's a saying which goes like this "An apple everyday keeps doctor away". So just to amaze the kids you can try out this also.

This post is for my marathon - Hema's Adugemane Marathon

Coming to the recipe:

Ingredients:

Milk - 1 1/2 cup

Sugar - 4 tbsp

Cocoa Powder - 1 tsp

Apple - 1

Method:

Chop the apple

Put it into blender along with little milk and sugar

Once apples are blended remove it to a serving dish and mix the remaining milk and cocoa powder. Mix it well.

Pour the mixture into a dining glass

And leave it in refrigerator for 6 hours or until it is thickened

Remove the glass and leave it in water for 10 to 15 mins

And turn the glass upside down so that the icecream comes out of the glass

I and Aadya just tasted them as we catch cold very quicly. While Aditya and Saketh enjoyed this icecream completely.

I was assuming all these days that we must require icecream powder but expertVillage videos in Youtube showed me that it can be made this easily. Thanks to expertVillage. I entered www.expertVillage.com and I got www.ehow.com.

Submitting this post also to following events:

Event: Kids' Delight - Fruits

Duration: April 16th to May 15th 2012

Venue: UK Rasoi..Day to Day Recipes, Taste, Twist and Some Tip

Authoress: Nupur
Event Started at: Spice Your life by Srivalli Jetti. 

Event: Summer Spirits

Duration: Mar 1st to May 31st 2012

Venue: Tomato Blues

Author: Anusha Praveen

 

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Banana Burger Sandwich

Banana Burger Sandwich:

Dear Blog Readers, 

Oops, it happened again. I had prepared a Banana Burger Sandwich on Saturday and an Apple Ice cream on sunday but due to my little sweet and naughty angel I couldn't post.

My little angel once he sees the laptop will come and sit on the keyboard and cover the display and see the desktop. As he still doesn't understand that he has to type from keyboard he does this. Generation changed pa from TV to laptop. -:)

This post is for my blogging marathon - Hema's Adugemane Marathon

I planned to do Steamed Banana Cake but after steaming it turned out to be halwa. Hence made it in the shape of burger and used it along with bread as a sandwich.

Banana Halwa Ver 1.0 

Here is the Ver 2.0:

Ingredients:

• Ripped Bananas - 3
• Sugar - 75 grams
• Milk - 50 ml
• Baking Soda - 1 tsp
• Baking Powder - 2 tsp
• Vegetable Oil - 1 1/2 tsp
• Wheat Flour - 1 cup (50 grams)

Method:

• Mash the bananas and mix it along with milk, sugar
• Sieve flour, baking soda and baking powder for 3 three times so that they mix well
• Mix the sieved ingredients with bananas, milk and sugar, the result should be medium consistency
• Keep it in a cooker for steaming for half an hour
• Remove it out and allow it to cool for 10 minutes
• Make them as burgers
• Take 2 bread slices toast it with butter
• Put the burger on top of one bread
• Put one more bread on top of burger
• Enjoy the feast along with cocojel to make a perfect evening snacks

@Readers: Please pass on your valuable comment.

Submitting this post also to following events:

Event: Kids' Delight - Fruits

Duration: April 16th to May 15th 2012

Venue: UK Rasoi..Day to Day Recipes, Taste, Twist and Some Tip

Authoress: Nupur
Event Started at: Spice Your life by Srivalli Jetti. 

Event: Summer Spirits

Duration: Mar 1st to May 31st 2012

Venue: Tomato Blues

Author: Anusha Praveen

 

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Orange Jam

Orange Jam:

Today is the 4th day of my blogging marathon and successfully I have climbed 7 floors for the 4th day.

Orange Jam is made with the fruit. Thanks a lot to Srivalli as she did not give an entry I have understood what made her not to give an entry to me. Thanks for my colleague, friend, well-wisher - Davameena and Poornima who passed on a proper comment stating that my posts are good only from this marathon. Yep an healthy criticism could change a life.

Oranges strangely enough, did not get it's name from its colour but rather from an ancient Sanskrit word meaning "fragrant". In fact, people have prized this golden fruit for its beauty and scent for years

Three ways oranges keeps you Healthy

a. Boost you immune system

b. Banishes pneumonia

c. Helps prevent Cancer "Big C"

Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/teenage/TA-Apr-27-Values-of-Oranges_7552011#ixzz1sYXUcZgI

Ingredients:

Orange - 2

Water - 2 cups

Sugar - 100 gms

Method:

Peel off the skin from Orange and use it to make Orange Iced Cold Tea or something out of it. 

Use the peeled orange fruit for this jam.

Cut it into small pieces (as much small as u can) and put it in water atleast for 20 hours.

I blended the mixture after 20 hours along with the same water.

Measure the mixture and add equal amount of sugar keep it aside

Cooked in medium flame for 30 minutes. The liquid will boil and become half of it.

Then add sugar to the boiling mixture slowing by stirring.

Leave the sugar to dissolve and keep stirring occasionally.

Once the foam is formed check the consistency and keep stirring so that the bottom wouldn't burn

Take a drop and check if it is like a heavy dropping one then switch off the stove.

Store it in air tight container.

Source: Indobase

Preparation Time: 24 hours + 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 45 minutes

I could prepare 100gms of jam with 2 small oranges.

How much I have got motivated is here:

I did Orange Iced Cold Tea in the office yesterday. So I had cut the oranges into small pieces and put it in water cups then I shifted them into my water bottle. Just to prepare this and doesn't wanted to miss my marathon I got up at 4:45am and started working on it since 5:30am. My little son Aadya got up, holding him I could work on this and it got completed exactly by my MIL got up at 6:15am. I mean my gratitude to Srivalli and her mail which said "Since I make it a mandatory rule for everybody to comment, it should be made a wasted journey"

Snapshot of her mail

Yep taken it in a right manner I could start up with this blogging marathon called Hema's Adugemane Marathon.

Submitting this post also to following events:

Event: Kids' Delight - Fruits

Duration: April 16th to May 15th 2012

Venue: UK Rasoi..Day to Day Recipes, Taste, Twist and Some Tip

Authoress: Nupur
Event Started at: Spice Your life by Srivalli Jetti. 

Event: Summer Spirits

Duration: Mar 1st to May 31st 2012

Venue: Tomato Blues

Author: Anusha Praveen

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