Avocado Yogurt Drink

If you love yogurt you will love this recipe. I have already posted my Avocado rose drink. Have tried Avocado smoothie too, but haven't taken a picture and so couldn't post the recipe here. This yogurt drink is similar to dhoog(middle eastern yogurt drink) in consistency but you can make it lighter by adding more water to it.

This is very refreshing and you can make it with fat free yogurt too.

   Give it a try and sure you would love this drink.

INGREDIENTS:

1 Cup Yogurt

1 Avocado 

7 Sprigs Coriander Leaves

2" Piece Ginger

1 Green Chilly 

1/2 Tsp Jeera Seeds 

1 Tsp Salt

5 Cups Water

METHOD:

  Cut avacado into small chunks.Remove skin from ginger and the thick stem from coriander leaves.

  In a blender grind together green chilly, ginger, avocado, coriander leaves and jeera seeds along with salt. 

Then add the yogurt and beat well. Finally add water and pulse together.

Check for salt and serve in tall glasses over ice cubes.

Avacado Rose Shake

  I have never used or tasted Avacado in drinks before. I have heard of so many recipes using them but stll skeptical because of my fisrt " encounter " with this  green fruit ( thats a story for later).

     Finally I had to use this fruit because I can't store it anymore. Brainstorming ended up here. Palm and basil seeds in the recipe are optional and the drink tates great even without them. 

INGREDIENTS:

Avacado          - 1

Milk                  - 11/4 Cup

Heavy Cream   - 2 Tblsp 

Sugar               - 2 Tblsp 

Rose Syrup       - 2 Tblsp 

Sugar                - 1 Tblsp 

Palm Seeds       - 2 Tblsp/ Optional 

Basil Seeds        - 1 Tsp / Optional 

METHOD :

   Soak the basil seeds in 2 tablespoons of water.

Chop the palm seeds into small pieces.

Deseed and remove the akin from avacado and cut into small pieces. Blend them with sugar and milk until smooth. Add the rose syrup, stir and add the heavy cream and beat until frothy.

Pour into serving glasses and mix in the chopped palm seeds and basil seeds.

Its really healthy to have for iftar, breakfast or anytime you like.

Feel free to subtitute the heavy cream with fatfree icecream and two percent milk and honey for a healthy option.

Mango Lassi

  Most of you might like mango lassi. It's mostly served with meals but would make it really heavy. So having it with brunch or lunch without desert makes it fulfilling and complete. You can make it with mango and yogurt with the main ingredients but can make changes according to your taste. But because the flavors are so overpowering even the changes will not alter the taste. Here is my version. This picture shows Lassi with the frittata made for brunch.

INGREDIENTS:

Mango Pulp           - 2 Cups

Full Fat Yogurt        - 2 Cups

Fresh Cream          - 4 Tblsp

Sugar/Honey          - 2 Tblsp (optional)

Vanilla Ice Cream    - 2 Scoops (Optional)

Cardamom Powder - 1/8Tsp

Chopped Pistachios- 1 Tblsp 

METHOD :

   Blend together the mango pulp, yogurt and ice cream if using them along with sugar or honey ( completely optional depending on your sweet requiremen) until well blended. Then add the cream and give a quick whip. 

  Transfer to tall serving glasses,sprinkle the cardamom powder and garnish with the chopped pistachios.

 Mango Lassi is ready to be served.