Mango Rasayana (Paayasam/Milkshake)

A yummy mango recipe that will make your taste buds dance with joy!!

Mango Rasayana is traditional Udupi recipe made with ripe mangoes, coconut milk and jaggery. The mango season is here and do you have a better excuse to try this recipe. 

Make sure you use ripe and juicy mangoes for this recipe. It is absolutely fine if you use the ones that are slightly sweet and sour as it will give this dish a better flavour. Traditionally, the seed of the mango is also added to this dish with some flesh, but it is purely optional.

Ingredients

2 ripe and juicy mangoes
2 cups fresh coconut milk
2 tablespoons jaggery powder
A Pinch of Cardamom powder

Method :

Remove the peel of of the mangoes and squish the mangoes with your hands.

 Add the coconut milk to the mango pulp.

Add 2 tablespoons of water to the jaggery powder, heat the mixture and quickly clean any impurities when the jaggery starts melting (optional step, depending on the type of jaggery you are using). 

Add the jaggery powder/mixture and cardamom powder to the mango coconut milk mixture. Mix well and served chilled or at room temperature.

Yogurt Parfait

A yogurt parfait often contains some of breakfast's major staples: yogurt, granola, fruits. A great thing about parfait is its versatility. You can make it however you choose! It is one of breakfast's most delicious meals, and the best part is it's easy to prepare. Children and adults will love this good-tasting, easy-to-make treat, with the added benefit of it being healthy. (Source : Wikihow)

This can also be served as an evening snack or dessert.

Ingredients :

Yogurt/curd : 5 cups
Chopped fruits : 2 cups 
Cornflakes : 1 cup
Honey/maple syrup : 2 tablespoons (optional)
Sugar (optional)

Method:

1. Strain the whey out of the curd/yogurt with a sieve or muslin cloth. You can add sugar/honey/any sweetener to the hung curd and refrigerate till you start assembling the parfait.

2.Mix the honey/maple syrup with the fruits and keep refrigerated for an hour. (this step is optional, if you are using fruits that are sweet, you can skip this step)

3. Assemble the parfait in a glass by adding yogurt, fruits, cornflakes and another layer of yogurt, fruits and cornflakes.

Note :

Variations you can try using : 
a) dry fruits like raisins, cashews and almonds.
b) muesli, granola, chocos etc.
c) grated chocolate, chocolate chips etc.