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Aliv Makhana Smoothie

Aliv Makhana Smoothie is a nutritious superfood bowl with creamy , earthen taste with a hint of cardamom and coconut flavors.
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine India
Keyword Breakfast_Ideas, Diet, home remedies, Weight Loss
Prep Time 2 hours 3 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings 3
Calories 294kcal
Author Muktha H S

Ingredients

To Blend

  • 2 tablespoon Aliv Seeds / Garden Cress Seeds : 2 Tbsp
  • 1 Cup Makhana / Fox Nuts roasted in ghee
  • ½ Cup Fresh Coconut shredded
  • 1 ½ Robusta Banana
  • 4 Dates
  • 2 tablespoon Sweetener Honey / Dates Syrup /Jaggery powder as required
  • ½ teaspoon Cardamom Powder freshly pound
  • 300 ml Regular Milk / Coconut Milk for Vegans

Toppings

  • 1 teaspoon Soaked Alive Seeds
  • 2 teaspoon Chopped Nuts Almonds , cashews, pista
  • 1 teaspoon Golden Raisins
  • 1 teaspoon Fresh Coconut
  • ½ Banana
  • Few arils of pomegranate
  • 2 dash of powdered jaggery

Instructions

Preparations

  • Soak 2 tablespoon Aliv seeds seeds in ¼ cup water for 2+ hours or overnight.
  • After soaking for 2+ hours , aliv seeds absorbs all water and turns gelatinous.
  • In a pan , heat 1 or 2 teaspoon of Ghee/ clarified butter and roast makhana on low heat until crisp and crunch.
  • When fox nuts/ makhana are perfectly roasted , you can press makhana between fingers and it breaks down easily.
  • Now remove from the flame and let it cool down completely. Once it’s cools down you can store in a air tight snack jar and use it as required in any recipe.

To make Aliv makhana smoothie

  • In a Mixer jar , and 1 cup of ghee roasted makhana , shredded fresh coconut ½ cup , soaked aliv seeds, 1 ½ banana , 4 dates , 2 tablespoon of sweetener ( Honey / Dates Syrup or Jaggery Powder ) , Cow’s Milk and cardamom powder.
  • Blend everything to smoothie.
  • Adjust sweetener and consistency of smoothie, if required by adding extra milk if you need to thin out.
  • Transfer to a bowl, top it with fresh coconut, nuts, raisins, pomegranate arils , makhana , dash of jaggery powder and serve immediately.

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Notes

  • You can also add ½ teaspoon of ghee to the smoothie , if you wish as it helps in proper assimilation of nutrients.
  • Recommended dose of aliv seeds are 1 Tbsp  , 2-3 days / week . 

Nutrition

Calories: 294kcal