SPICED MANGO-BANANA FROZEN YOGURT

A fruit a day makes you a healthy and wealthy one and that necessarily need not be an apple..... I used to tell my toddler then. None of us then were that much of a fruit lover. It was not that we have to have fruits everyday. Fruits were bought in bulk during special prayers at home. Banana came regular at home & mango came regular during the season & jackfruit came from the grandparent's home! Sometime later, the mother started getting almost all the available seasonal fruits, a sugarcane sticks seller came regular in the neighbourhood! I can say my senior's side of the family were more loyal to fruits than mine. My man's lunch box had either apple or banana everyday .... let me not take the liberty of going public with what fun we friends did with the banana eater and how he reacted. Friends will make fun but they never make you feel low and take hold of you whenever required. 

After stepping into this island, I gradually got adapted to the habit of having fruits regularly. There is a problem again there..... of coordination. The junior loves apple, the senior loves grapes, I can survive on watermelon for days, but we all love mango. Do you think coordination is a difficult task for me ? Nay, if a hopelessly romantic fool like me is living under one roof with a dreadfully practical person for about two decades, coordination is just as comforting as peeling and chopping the fruits, pulse 1... 2... 3, pour in a glass.... add ice cubes and drink. If a wife lovingly calls her man to ask whether he had his lunch in time or not, and the answer is ..... please do not start with your "main our meri tanhai", I am in a meeting.... you need a lot of healthy smoothies to keep your cool. The crispy, savoury snacks can wait for the weekend to arrive, when I can take the pleasure of at least sitting together. If not singing together "Tera saath hai to mujhe kya kami hai, Andhero se bhi mil rahi roshni hai", we love sipping together something hot or at times cold..... not Bournvita off course. Our choice of "coolers" also match at times... he jokingly tells his friends.... James Bond loves vodka martini and my wife too.

It was back in 1988 or '89.... Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak just released, four of us dear friends went to watch... me, my senior, Chandrayee and Tanushree. Just when Aamir was dying, my man asked not to cry, there is still a song left.... I still wonder how the two girls let me tie the knot with him. I hope my loving readers know by now why I prepare a lot of sweets and desserts at home. I eat them too, then go for brisk walks.... hence calorie added and spent remain the same. I have stopped bothering and continue wandering alone singing, at times, one of my favourite numbers.... "Hum tum dono jab mil jayenge, ek naya itihaas banayenge.... Aur agar hum na mil paye to bhi ek naya itihaas banayenge".... though the movie did not end in a positive way, we need to be that.... the world needs each one of us.... wear your boots / lipstick / eye kohl and shine through.... Do I sound top to bottom film-y? I am that way.... my friend Bianca Castafiore too like Bollywood .... I will talk about her later.

I love to prepare sweets or desserts often..... the junior wishes to have once  back from the school and the nocturnal senior at midnight. Yesterday I saw a similar post on frozen yogurt by Tastemade or Tasty may be, I found it to be healthy. I modified it with few additions and trust me it was awesome. It requires few ingredients, little effort, less time and loads of taste. I prepared this instant dessert with fruits we love like mango, banana, plain yogurt and few spices. Banana and yogurt is considered auspicious among us.... our mother never forgot to put a dot on the forehead with yogurt on our examination days. We are in this island for quite sometime, and I love frozen yogurt from Ilao Ilao.... later we may prepare more adding different seeds too.... Today, let us stick to this Spiced Mango-Banana Frozen Yogurt.

Recipe Inspiration : Tastemade / Tasty

INGREDIENTS :

Ripe Mango : 2 [I used Thai Honey]
Banana : 2 [small]
Plain Yogurt : 1/2 coffee mug
Sugar : 1tbsp [optional]
Nutmeg Powder : 1/2tsp
Cinnamon Powder : 1/4tsp
Cardamom Powder : 2-3 pinches

Use your choice of Toppings!

METHOD :

Peel and wash the mango and banana. Cut into smaller pieces.

Add the fruits to your blender. Add the sugar, spices and the yogurt.

Close the lid, pulse for 1-2 minutes. Open the lid and check.

It is done. Pour into desired cups.

Cover with cling wraps.

Freeze for about 1-2 hours. Take out, garnish with your choice of toppings & enjoy!