Badam milk shake (Almond milk shake)

It is an easy to prepare, energetic, tasty drink, also called Badaam pal or Baadaam paal.

Ingredients:

• Milk: 1litre / 1 liter (4 cups)
• Almond: ¼ cup
• Sugar: 1 cup
• Cardamom (elaichi / elakkai / yelakkai): 5
• Saffron (kesar / kungumappoo): 1 pinch
  

Method of preparation:

• Boil the almonds and remove their skin.
• Grind with sugar to obtain a fine paste.
• Boil milk.
• While boiling, add crushed cardamom and the almond paste.
• Stir and continue boiling for about two minutes more.
• Remove from flame.
• Garnish with saffron.
• Serve hot or cold.

Summer retreat

This low calorie delicious salad is preferred most in summer. It fills the stomach. It is useful for less intake of further food and so useful for weight reduction.

Ingredients:

• Cucumber : 200gms
• Onion : 50gms
• Tomato : 200gms
• Lemon juice : 1 tbsp
• Honey : 1 tbsp
• Salt : to taste
  
  
  

Procedure:

• Slice cucumber, onion and tomato finely.
• Arrange on a plate.
• Add honey and lemon juice.
• Sprinkle salt to taste.
• Garnish with coriander leaves or pudina leaves.
• Serve for four.