Muskmelon (Chibbada/ Kharbooja)- Banana Smoothie.

“Muskmelon (Chibbada/ Kharbooja)- Banana Smoothie” … summer is the time when the heat rises to maximum and fruits too are available in plenty and variety too … it really becomes difficult to choose and as it is lock down, you have to buy them in bulk to avoid venturing often on daily basis, some of them then get ripened too soon … this is mostly the case of bananas and I have had enough of Buns for a few months … so it’s time for smoothies mixing it with other fruits to relish cold and beat the heat … Yummilicious …

** As I have mentioned above we really get lots of different varieties of fruits in market and as the vendors have to windup within a matter of few hours early in the morning, as our place is under partial lock down, they try to sell as much as possible in the stipulated time, so that the fruits do not rot in next morning. It is really a pathetic state of food sellers as there is no guarantee given any day that they will be able to sell of all the stock and worst situation is if it a cooked or baked product, so most of them remain closed to prevent running under huge loss. This puts the onus back on customers as we end up having to cook, clean, iron, etc. etc. that would otherwise have been outsourced.

** That’s how difficult life has turned out to be in a nutshell for all, all round the world. God knows when things will turn be back to normalcy or will it ever is a the biggest question mark that keeps haunting us day and night as we somehow pull through the days. Yet, we need to have faith, keep focused on current situation, do our best to take care of our near and dear ones observing the protocols issued by Government and above all divert our mind onto other things, keep it busy so that you do not get time to brood. Stay Safe, Stay Blessed, We can do it, We will Do it, just a difficult phase we are all together passing through and if we stay connected and put in joint efforts then we can come over the hurdles.

** There is nothing such as a recipe for “Muskmelon (Chibbada/ Kharbooja)- Banana Smoothie” that you may not know of … the title says it all, smoothies are just a mixture of veggies or fruits blended together into a very thick sipping texture and served chilled ... go ahead and try this one, its delicious, tummy filling and healthy too ...

** I have used about 3 cups of edible fleshy portion of ripe sweet muskmelon (chibbada/ kharbooja) and one large sized Cavendish ripe banana for this smoothie. You can use any ripe bananas available in your vicinity. Just cut them into small pieces, put it in mixer grinder with one glass of chilled water and sugar according to taste and blend till smooth.

** Note : I have added sugar this time, but you can add in powdered jaggery too, which is a much healthier options as it contains iron. You can also use a little bit of dates syrup which is easily available in stores and I often add the syrup to smoothies or juices in place of sugar as I love the taste of dates and they are definitely a immune boosters. 

** Check consistency add in either crushed ice pieces or chilled water to bring to required consistency. Serve chilled in tall glasses topped with a few pieces of muskmelon or bananas or you can even garnish with roasted dry fruit pieces like almond, cashews, walnuts, raisins etc., anything you desire to much on a little bit to pep up your mood.

** There are many more Juices/ Coolants/ Drinks/ Beverages included in my Blog which you can browse through in leisure and enjoy with your family and friends. Remember a family that stays together, eats together and participates together in all activities will be bound by a strong love bond that no one or any situation can break. So stay through this crisis together and fight it out as one, we need to preserve this world for future generations.