Making time for cooking let alone blogging (about it!) has become a herculean task with my 7 month old kid. That should explain my infrequent blogging. In the meantime I have been looking up other food/photography blogs and chatting with my friends regarding my new found love for food blogging. An old school friend of mine who had a look at my blog suggested that i try out banana stem – cucumber juice which he had in dubai. Though he said it tasted good, i could not accept that banana stem (vazhathandu in malayalam) could taste good. However, I decided to give it a shot and made it with a few alterations and contrary to my expectations it tasted good and was extremely refreshing (my husband stands testimony to this).
It is a drink which all weight watchers can have, since banana stem is a rich source of fibre and helps in weight loss.
Banana stem is known to be bitter in taste, however combined with cucumber it gives a mildly sweet taste. I added about 2-3 tsps of sugar which can be avoided if you do not have a sweet tooth.
It is a drink which all weight watchers can have, since banana stem is a rich source of fibre and helps in weight loss.
Banana stem is known to be bitter in taste, however combined with cucumber it gives a mildly sweet taste. I added about 2-3 tsps of sugar which can be avoided if you do not have a sweet tooth.Banana Stem-Cucumber Cooler
Author: Asha
Recipe type: Beverages
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients
- Banana Stem, 150 grams ( after removing the outer stem)
- Cucumber, 200 grams
- Mint leaves, 10 leaves
- Sugar, 2-3 tsps
Instructions
- Slit the cucumber into two, deseed it and chop it into medium sized pieces.
- Freeze it overnight.
- Chop the banana stem into medium sized pieces and grind in the blender along with ¼ cup of water.
- Strain it and blend this juice along with frozen cucumber pieces, mint leaves and sugar.
- Serve cold!!
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