Caramelized banana Sandwich with Vanilla Ice-cream

As December is already started … and party fever is already spread. My big trouble of deciding party menu is a dessert part. I am very bad in that. I regularly in search of some quick and easy desserts. This caramelized banana, I tried when I read it in one blog (sorry I don't remember the name of blog or blogger). So I modified it with stuffing with coconut & jaggery stuffing. Tastes awesome with Vanilla Ice-cream.

 
Ingredients
Banana - 4 (I used small one)

Sugar - 1/4 cup

Ghee - 1 teaspoon

Orange juice - 1 cup

Cinnamon powder - 1/2 teaspoon


For Stuffing

Grated fresh coconut - 1/2 cup

Powdered jaggery - 4 tablespoon

Cardamom Powder - 1/4 teaspoon

Vanilla Ice-cream - 2 scoop

For decoration - Chopped pistachios, almonds and walnuts (optional)



Procedure

For Stuffing
On a slow flame add 1/4 teaspoon pure ghee grated coconut and jaggery in kadai and cook it till the mixture becomes dry (stir in between). Then add Cardamom powder , mix it and remove it from flame. Allow it cool for some time.

In a nonstick pan heat sugar on low flame. Continuously stir till it melts fully and caramalised. Now add ghee, orange juice and again stir continuously. It will start boiling. Reduce it till it becomes thick like sauce.

Now slit the banana vertically. Stuff the coconut mixture into it. If you are using big banana then cut the banana into two pieces. Arrange it on a baking dish. Pour the sauce over banana. Bake it in preheated oven for 15 minutes at 180 degree Celsius. Serve banana with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream and spred chopped nuts on it. (I have not used the nuts because I don't like it). You can make banana sandwich wel before the party and serve with ice-cream on the spot.

 
This goes to aipi of  US MASALA's "Veggie/Fruit a Month - Banana" event and Priya.
 

Baraf ka Gola…….juicy ice candy

I still remember the "Tring Tring" sound of bottles of "Golewala" in the hard summer afternoon. A sip of "Baraf ka gola" makes you freshy fresh…….. It's nothing but crushed ice ball soaked in “Syrups” with a variety of colours and flavours with lemon and salt sprinkled over it. It would not be exaggerated that colourful Golas seems to tempt people of all age groups. But now a days people says that it's not hygienically good. So we avoid to eat it outside. But thanks to my Aai, one day she bought an ice crusher at home and we started making baraf ka gola at home………. So the hygenically good and yummy Baraf ka gola for uuuuuuuuu




Ingredients

Ice - 4 cups
Rose Syrup - 4 tablespoon
Khus Syrup - 4 tablespoon
Kalakhatta surup - 4 tablespoon
Orange crush - 4 tablespoon
Lemon juice - 2 tablespoon
Honey - 4 tablespoon
Salt for sprinkling



Procedure

Crush the ice in ice crusher. Immediately make a ball from it and fix it to a wooden stick. (I used a wooden stick which we use for kababs). Now pour all the syrups on ice. Quantity you can decide as per your choice. I take kalakhatta syrup more. I used all the Rasna flavors for this. You can bring Mapro, Haldiram or some other brands too. Now pour little honey on it. Then sprinkle some slat and lemon juice on it. ( If you like sprinkle some chat masala on it). Sip the Gola quickly before it melts.



This is my entry for RCI : Mumbai Street Food and Lakshmi's RCI page.