Avil Milk/Milk Aval | Summer Special Drinks

Come summer and all day you feel like gulping down something cold and refreshing.I love Milk based drinks as it fills you up along with quenching your thirst,cool right?So while browsing through some recipes on a website,I read about this popular juice joint in Calicut which served Milk based drinks,all through the year.We had a similar joint in Ernakulam from where we got our regular dose of Sharjah Shake and the likes.It is from that shop I learnt the trick of freezing the milk for milkshakes which makes it creamier and thicker.

Avil Milk/Milk Aval is a very easy recipe which uses only a handful of ingredients,most of which is easily found in your kitchen.There are different ways to make this drink but I followed a recipe from my memory of drinking it in the juice shop in Ekm.The drink is quite filling because of the addition of Avil/Flattened rice flakes,banana and nuts.You could also take it up a notch by adding a scoop of ice-cream.

Avil Milk/Milk Aval

Ingredients

Avil/Aval/Flattened rice flakes - 1/2 cup
Cashewnuts - 10-12,chopped
Banana - 1 small
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Boost - 1 tbsp (you could also use Horlicks or any Malt drink powder)
Cold milk - 2 cups
1 candied cherry for garnish

Method

In a non stick pan,add the avil and dry roast for 5-10 minutes or until the avil turns crisp.This is a mandatory step because if added fresh,the avil would turn soggy.
In the same pan toast the cashewnuts till light golden brown in colour.
In a mixer/blender add the banana,sugar,boost and milk and blend together till smooth.
For assembling the drink - add roasted avil to a tall glass and top with the toasted cashew.Add the milkshake on top.You could also alternate layers of milk and avil but I just added one layer.
Top with some more avil and nuts.Sprinkle some Boost on top and garnish with a cherry.

Step by step Pictorial

In a non stick pan,add the avil and dry roast for 5-10 minutes or until the avil turns crisp.This is a mandatory step because if added fresh,the avil would turn soggy.

In the same pan toast the cashewnuts till light golden brown in colour.

In a mixer/blender add the banana,sugar,boost and milk and blend together till smooth.

For assembling the drink - add roasted avil to a tall glass and top with the toasted cashew.Add the milkshake on top.You could also alternate layers of milk and avil but I just added one layer.

Top with some more avil and nuts.

Sprinkle some Boost on top and garnish with a cherry.