Malabar Avil Milk Recipe with step by step pictures
When I first read the name of the dish, I was intrigued! I wondered how one could make a milkshake with Poha / Aval / Pressed rice! Then curiosity got the better of me and I made it one afternoon. Just one serving to check if it would taste good as I had a huge doubt on how the texture would turn out! And then when I made it and tasted it after clicking a few pics, I found my fears and doubts melt away and I now can say that this is one of the best drinks I have tasted in a while!!!
I was looking up some unique recipes that use poha/ rice flakes and that is when I landed on this drink that is supposed to be very famous in the Malabar region.
Each reference I looked up mentioned that it is a famous drink from the Malabar region of Kerala. It is sold in most of the shops there and is made of Avil or rice flakes/ poha, bananas, roasted peanuts, and milk.
This drink has to be served as soon as it is made so that you can enjoy the beverage with the crunchy texture of the pressed rice. Once the Avil / poha gets soggy, I am sure it would not taste nice. Also, the roasted peanuts impart such a delicious crunch and taste to the drink. Try it out and I can guarantee that you will fall in love with it!
This awesome drink is for Week 2, Day 6 of the Mega Blogging Marathon #68 themed Cooking Carnival. Do check out the other recipes with this Iron-rich ingredient – recipes with Aval
I used:
Poha / pressed rice- 2 tablespoons
Banana – 1 small
Chilled Milk-150 ml
Sugar- 1/2 teaspoon
Roasted peanuts- 1 tablespoon
Ghee- 1 teaspoon
Heat ghee in a pan and add the peanuts and fry till they turn golden brown. Drain and keep aside.
To the same pan, add the poha and roast it till the poha turns crisp but it should not char.
In a bowl take a banana and mash it with the back of a spoon.[Do not puree it in a mixie]. Add sugar to it and mix
Take a serving glass and put in the mashed banana. Top it up with a tablespoon of roasted poha. Add half of the fried peanuts.
Add milk and serve garnished with the remaining poha and peanuts.
A deliciously crunchy beverage is ready to be savored…
Bon Appetit…
Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 68
A really unique recipe. I am sure it tastes yum with all those cruncy nuts and poha..
PJ , I can't believe this ! Truly amazing ! I am sure this must have been one delicious drink with those crunchy peanuts and poha and a bit of banana here and there . Lovely pick with poha .
Omg, this is quite my kind of dish, bananas and rice flakes,loving it.. And the addition of peanuts, am just wowwing here PJ.
Very innovative and unique. shall try it out soon.
interesting.. unique combo. Wish I could grab now and taste.
Poha and peanuts are an interesting ingredients for a milkshake. It does look amazing
Wow that is one amazing looking drink.
How different and I love all the ingredients that is in the avil milk.
indeed awesome drink, this is like desi version of parfait or cornflakes milkshake
Simple yet very interesting drink you have got there. Sounds delicious.
PJ my mom used to make this but without the bananas. Looks yum
PJ this recipe is so new and interesting..sounds fantastic that such a simple one can taste so good..
I have added powdered poha to my milkshakes, but this totally new pj!! must taste yum, will try sometime!!
Such a wonderful recipe you got there. I could gulp down a bowl full of this!
I'm gonna try it today only without a delay…so excited to make it
What an interesting drink with poha PJ. It looks amazing.