Simple & Delicious ~Strawberry,Banana & Oreo Shake !!

Last weekend we went to Mahableshwar and had a great time in the lap of nature...Apart from sightseeing one thing which really fascinated me was the delicious food I had throught out the trip…be it a simple dish as poha or the traditional thalipeeth or the sumptuous sandwiches and pizza at mapro graden .The place is known for strawberries.. every 100m you find a person selling strawberries on road.

Seriously I  have never eaten so many strawberries ..not even in London.

So you guessed it right I am sharing a strawberry recipe today..you don’t need mahabaleshwar berries for this recipe even the usual ones will do :P

Strawberry picking @ Mahabaleshwar 

Ingredients 

1 &1/2 glass of milk 

1 banana

2 oreo coookies/bourbon cookies

4-5 strawberries 

Method 

Just take your Mixie jar and put in  straberries, banana and  oreo cokies with a glass of milk.Blitz it well and your Morning doze of energy drink is ready.

Super simple and super delicious.

Kickstart your mornings with this healthy granola recipe !!

New year always comes with new resolutions and healthy eating always tops my list(sad that being a foodie there are more cheat days for me than healthy ones :(  

I always try to bring healthier alternatives in our daily diet and love making homemade stuff.The recipe which I am sharing today is one such thing which we usually buy from stores without realizing its loaded with added sugar and preservatives.Well this recipe has a story of its own.Last year we went to Bali for holiday and while visiting one of the super mart grabbed a pack of granola for snacking.The flavor was coconut and granola and we loved it so much that we bought another pack to enjoy it after coming back.I thought I will be able to find this flavour in India but tried and couldn't get anything even similar.

So then I thought of trying it on my own and yes it did work..tastes almost same and since then I have been making it in  batches and its get over in a couple of days ;P

You can have it with milk /yoghurt or just simple snacking it tastes amazing !!

Ingredients 

1 cup oats
1 banana mashed
1/2 cup coconut flakes
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1/4 cup chopped cashews
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup pumpkin/melon seeds
2 tsp honey
1 tsp oil

Method

Preheat oven to 150 degrees. In a large bowl combine all ingredients and spread it evenly on a baking tray.You can leave aside half of the coconut flakes because they brown pretty quick.
Bake it for 30 mins and keep turning it over every ten minutes so that it doesn't  get burn and cooks evenly.
Mix in the remaining coconut flakes and allow it to cool.You can play around with your choice of dry fruits.
Store in an airtight container and enjoy !!
Trust me it won't last more than 1-2 days...both my son and hubby fight over it !