Banana Rasayana | Balehannina Sihkarni | No Cook Recipe | 15 minute recipe

Banana Rasayana or Balehannina Shikarani is a traditional recipe. It  is a simple yet tasty recipe which can be recreated in ten minutes. It involves no cooking.

Rasayana can be had as a dessert after meals or one can use it as an accompaniment with chapathi. During our childhood days, I remember banana rasayana was made so regularly. Fasting days and a bowl of rasayana was kept ready to serve. Excess of banana and it was soon made into a shikarni.

This was one of the distinct memories I had from my childhood. It was ideal for any day, just cut a few bananas and put them in milk.

Why should you make this ?

• It is easy to prepare. Here, no cooking is involved. Just cut a few bananas, mix a few ingredients in milk and voila, it is ready.
• It is ideal to offer to the Lord on festive days.
• It is ideal for fasting days. 
• Rasayana is a good way to finish off the extra banana lying in the kitchen platform.
• Bananas are  a good source of nutrition, ideal to make it as part of  our diet.
• It is a quick fix sweet dish anytime.

Ingredients:

• 2 bananas
• ½ cup milk
• 2 teaspoon sugar
• 2 teaspoon fresh grated coconut
• A pinch of cardamom powder

Method:

Cut the banana into pieces. Add milk. Put sugar, grated coconut and cardamom powder. Mix and serve.  

Take a tip:

• Cut the banana into small pieces.
• Bananas should  not be over ripe.
• Honey may be added.
• You may add cashews and raisins. 

A few recipes from my co-bloggers which are no cook recipes like the Rasayana ;Strawberries with Fresh Cream,  Solkadhi and Carrot and Orange Granita 

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Banana Rasayana | Balehannu Sihikarne

Banana Rasayana is a simple, no cook, tasty dish. It is ideal to serve with chapathi or as a dessert.

Equipment

• 1 knife
• 1 wide bowl
• 2 spoons
• 1 serving bowl

Ingredients

• 2 bananas
• ½ cup milk
• 2 teaspoon sugar
• 2 teaspoon fresh grated coconut
• A pinch of cardamom powder

Instructions

• Cut the banana into pieces. Add milk. Put sugar, grated coconut and cardamom powder. Mix and serve.

Notes

Cut the banana into small pieces.
Bananas should  not be over ripe.
Honey may be added.
You may add cashews and raisins. 

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