Rose & Banana Smoothie

Smoothie is a quick breakfast for many of us.  Its so filling and at the same time delicious too.  I love to experiment with fruits, so I keep making smoothies and fruit punches.  This is the one I recently tried and loved the taste to the core.  
I have a bottle of concentrated rose squash (rooh afza) and except drinking it with milk, I love to use it in different ways.  I recently posted a rose milk pudding made with the same squash and it came out so good.

This rose and banana smoothie is so refreshing with dominant rose flavour.  Addition of banana and curd makes it healthy too.  Its a no fuss recipe so you can make it fresh.  Kids going to love this smoothie.  You can serve it as a party drink too.  
So try it and let me know how it turned out for you.  Happy Cooking :)

Makes  - 1 serving
Time    -  5 min

Ingredients :

Frozen banana*	1
Concentrated rose squash (I used rooh afza)	2 tbsp
Thick curd	5-6 tbsp
Milk	2 tbsp
Cashew (roughly chopped)	6

Method:

• Take all the ingredients in a blender and process for 30 seconds or till the mixture is smooth.
• Serve immediately.

Notes:

1. Make sure your curd is not sour.
2. Use thick curd.
3. For best results, make this smoothie fresh.
4. You can substitute frozen banana with fresh banana and 2 ice cubes (for above quantity).
5. For a healthier version use low fat curd and low fat milk.

*For frozen banana - keep the whole banana in the freezer for a day and use.

Rose Milk Pudding

A very Happy New Year to all my readers!!!!!

This is my first post for the year 2016 :)  And I am so excited to share it with you.  Its my favourite Rose Milk Pudding. 

This pudding simply melts in mouth and leaves behind that delicious rose flavour... yes!!! rose!!! as it has concentrated rose squash (most of you must be aware of the famous Rooh Afza).  It gave this pudding that rich rose flavour and required sweetness.

Apart from its taste, I love the way it looks .. so delicate, cool and kind of cute :D  The lovely pink color makes it look more beautiful.

Its an incredibly easy recipe and the end result will surprise you in terms of taste and looks.  You can serve it as a party dessert too.  My toddler loved it and as she doesn't like to take milk, I got so surprised to see the way she gobbled up this pudding :)  Happy ME :D

 

 

I am sure this pudding is good enough to make your day pinky pinky :) Do not forget to read the notes given in the end.  So try this recipe and let me know about the results.  Happy Cooking :)

 

Cooking time - 8-10 min.

Freezing time - 1-2 hours

Serves -  4

Ingredients:

Full fat milk	1 cup (250 ml)
Sugar	1 tbsp
Gelatin	1 tbsp+ 1/4 tbsp
Water	2 tbsp
Concentrated rose squash  (I used Rooh Afza)	2 tbsp
Pink food color	a few drops

Method:

• Take water in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 40 seconds.  Take out and mix in gelatin.  Stir well till gelatin dissolves.

• Take milk in a pan with sugar and heat it.  Once boiled, remove from heat and add gelatin mix.  Stir very well and let it cool down for 2 minutes.  Add concentrated rose squash and food color.  Mix well.  Pour the prepared mixture in silicon moulds or any pan.  If using metal pan, grease it first.  Freeze for 1-2 hours.  
• Serve chilled.

Notes:

1. Use full fat milk for best results. 
2. Instead of Rooh Afza you can use rose essence and pink food color.
3. Do not boil the gelatin.