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Sweet Banana Yoghurt (Raita) with Honey and Coconut

Kele ka Meetha Raita With Coconut

Mamta Gupta

Easy Indian Main Side Snack Sweet Vegetarian

Use sweetener for diabetics. It can be served as a dessert.

Edited March 2018

Ingredients

  • 2 ripe bananas, medium sized, peeled and cut into bite size pieces
  • 1 tsp. lemon juice
  • 1 cup plain yoghurt
  • 1-2 tbsp. honey (you can use sugar or a sugar free sweetener)
  • 1/2 cup desiccated coconut, unsweetened (fresh coconut is always better)

Instructions

  1. Roast/dry fry coconut in a small pan or in a microwave, until a nice aroma rises and it changes colour to slightly brownish pink. You can toast the coconut in a microwave. Spread on a plate and cook on full for 3 (2+1) minutes. Keep aside.
  2. Squeeze a little lemon juice over bananas, to keep them from discolouring.
  3. Mix yoghurt with honey and half the coconut.
  4. Add bananas and stir lightly.
  5. Garnish with remaining coconut.
  6. Serve chilled.

Notes

This recipe was originally created Jul 30, 2004 and last updated Jul 8, 2024

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