Homemade badam (mamra) milk drink

This is one of the drinks I make for kids for breakfast especially during winters… Their breakfast includes an Indian breakfast and cup of badam milk to go with it.

I believe almonds provides heat to the body and also develop immunity, now that is what I have read and heard.

And yea I never believed in the store bought ‘health drinks’

Badam milk is something made at home using soaked almonds blended with sweetened milk. Earlier I use to use the american almonds but few years back I met a mom who mentioned about mamra variety of almonds , did a bit of research on it and since then been using  mamra variety for making badam milk, it’s a bit costlier compared to the American variety but is very nutritious.

We soak mamra variety of almonds overnight and grind the almonds with milk, raw sugar and a pinch of home made turmeric powder.  I feel so happy and satisfied when I make this and kids drink this in the morning.. :)

Coming to the recipe

Ingredients

Mamra almonds - 10-1 2 no.s

Milk - 2 cups 

Sugar - 2 tsp.

Turmeric powder – a pinch 

Cardamom power – a pinch

Method

• Soak the almonds overnight and wash thoroughly the next day( I don’t peel the soaked almonds).
• Grind the almonds with little milk, sugar, turmeric powder and cardamom powder well and then later add the rest of the milk.
• Once ground strain thru a juicer sieve.
• Pour out in cups and serve! 

Note : 

• I use 'Braun' chopper to grind this quantity of almonds, have tried most of the other appliances but it never gets ground well.
• We use organic milk, raw sugar, a home made turmeric powder to make the drink healthier. 

Thank you 

Chaithanya.

Recipe for carrot milkshake

Recipe for carrot milkshake

There are few drinks which I make for my kids in the morning before school or as a mid day drink when they are at home. Carrot milkshake is one among it.

Ingredients

Medium sized carrot ( peeled and roughly chopped ) - 2

Milk - 2 cups

For sweetening - sugar or  yellow palm sugar 

Method

Take a small size pressure cooker and throw in the chopped carrot and 3/4 cup of milk and cook for 1-2 whistles.

Once the pressure releases blend the mixture well and add the rest of the milk to it.

For sweetening add sugar or any other sweetener. 

(I add yellow palm sugar/candy which is the crystallized form of palm sugar and has its own medicinal values specially when its the season of cough and cold. )

Once it is blend well its ready to serve.

TIP: Your can blend some soaked almonds/walnuts to make it healthier and  is helpful for the kids when they are out in school for long hours. 
For blending you can either use a stick blender or a mixer. I use Braun chopper, yes it blends really well :)

Thanks
Chaithanya :)