Seasons. They bring certain memories filled with certain joys. As we consistently change, with us changes our surrounding, place, circumstances and even people. There are very few things that remain constant, and these constant factors are the ones that bind us to our past, present and future. They are the reasons that make memories more alive and more real, even allowing us sometimes to actually feel the nuances of memories in the form of smell, sound and taste. And sometimes these constant factors become so important to us, as they act as our comfort and thus guide and even motivate us to pause and move ahead.
Although unfortunately, with the prevailing global scenario, it is very difficult to affirm something related to nature or environment with conviction. But more or less, so far, seasons or traits of seasons are one of the significant constant elements that bump into our lives albeit frequently, which are hard to be ignored. And with these traits and inseparable components of season, come certain behaviours and pleasures, which eventually become something synonymous to customs and rituals.
One such ritual as a child was to savour Doodh Moori Aam Kola Makha or Mango Banana Puffed Rice Milk Porridge during Sundays or lazy breakfast days in summer, when ripe mangoes were in plenty. God only knows why the action was confined to Sundays. Probably, we were too reluctant to deviate from our established routine on weekdays. But this easy breakfast dish was a pleasure to our taste bud, tummy and soul. The simple joy of inhaling the sweet fragrance of ripe mangoes in every spoon, observing the changing colour of dish from white to mango yellow, and saving the last chunk of mango for the last spoon, were the treasures that could not be given up for anything in the world.
And today, although I am far away from my nonchalant childhood, its pleasures and innocence, but during summer with the advent of mangoes when I recreate the dish Doodh Moori Aam Kola Makha or Mango Banana Puffed Rice Milk Porridge, I suddenly traverse to the era to relive those moments for a bit and come back to present with more zeal and hope, and a wider smile that my lips can hold.
Here is the step by step recipe for Doodh Moori Aam Kola Makha or Mango Banana Puffed Rice Milk Porridge.
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Recipe: Doodh Moori Aam Kola Makha or Mango Banana Puffed Rice Milk Porridge
Preparation Time: Around 8 minutes Equipment Used: Bowls, Peeler, Knife, spoon, measuring cup and measuring spoon
Ingredients:
- One Ripened Mango
- 2 and ½ cup Muri or Puffed Rice
- Water for rinsing puffed rice
- 1 Banana
- 1 teaspoon honey
- ½ cup milk
Method:
- Cut off a very small part from one end of the mango where the stem used to be, and soak the mango in water for 1 to 2 hours
- Rinse 2 and ½ cup muri or puffed rice. Keep the rinsed moori in a bowl
- Take out the mangoes from water. Peel and cut them to cubes
- Now take a banana and peel the banana
- Take half of the peeled banana and mix the banana and muri with hand
- Squeeze the liquid from mango seed on muri mixed with banana
- Add a teaspoon honey followed by ½ cup milk (approximately)
- Cut the remaining banana into chunks and spread on the porridge along with mango cubes
- Enjoy the bliss
Cut off a very small part from one end of the mango where the stem used to be, and soak the mango in water.
Rinse muri or puffed rice. Keep the rinsed moori in a bowl.
Take out the mangoes from water and peel and cut them to cubes.
Now take a banana and peel the banana.
Take half of the peeled banana and mix the banana and muri with hand.
Squeeze the liquid from mango seed on muri.
Add a teaspoon honey.
Add ½ cup milk (approximately).
Cut the remaining banana into chunks and spread on the porridge along with mango cubes.
Tips:
- Soaking mangoes in water for few hours before cutting will allow the mangoes to get rid of the excessive acid contained in the fruit
- The size of the bowl should be such that is big enough to hold your hand for mixing the ingredients
- The quantity of milk will vary as per your preference. Add more milk if you want the porridge to be runny
- You can replace honey with iaggery. The sudden chunks of jaggery felt in your mouth will only add more delight to the experience.
