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Ingredients:
4 bananas; sliced,
1 box vanilla wafers,
2 cups whole fat milk,
2 tbsp unsalted butter; softened,
2 egg; yolks separated from whites,
A pinch of salt,
1/3 cup flour,
1 sugar,
1 tsp vanilla extract,
1/3 cup caster sugar.

Method:
Preheat the oven to 425 d F (200 d C) Heat a pan, melt the butter and then add 1 cup sugar, flour, egg yolks, milk and salt to it. Whisk them together and cook on medium flame for around 10 minutes. Keep whisking continuously and cook till nice thick custard is formed.
In an baking dish, spread the vanilla wafers, then layer half of the banana slices.
When the custard thickens add vanilla extract. Then pour half of the custard on the layered wafers and bananas. Repeat this with the remaining banana, wafers and custard.
To prepare the meringue, put the egg whites and caster sugar into the electric mixer and continue to blend it till nice thick meringue is formed. The consistency must be stiff and peaks should be formed when you dip a spoon and scoop out of it.
Spread this meringue topping over the custard layer and bake in the oven at 425 d F (200 d C) for around 5 minutes. Your dessert is ready to be served.

This festive season of ‘Navratri’ try this fruit raita and stay healthy.

Ingredients: (Serves 2)
2 cups seasonal fruits (banana, grapes, pomogranate, apples, pears, papaya, etc); diced,
2 cups yogurt/curd, (low fat if you are dieting)
2 tsp sugar (or as per taste,
A pinch of rock salt,
1/2 cup dry fruits (split or broken cashew nuts, pistachios and walnuts),
2 tbsp raisins,
1/4 tsp roasted cumin powder (optional).

Method:
In a large mixing bowl, whisk egg with sugar until creamy. Then add fruits, dry fruits, raisins, to it and mix well. While serving transfer to serving bowls and sprinkle rock salt and roasted cumin powder on the top.

Ingredients:
2 ripe but firm bananas; each split in two,
1 scoop each vanilla, chocolate and strawberry ice cream, (or any syrup of your choice)
Chocolate, Raspberry and Strawberry syrup as per taste, (or any syrup of your choice)
Whipped cream,
Sliced nuts,
Cherries to garnish.

Other-
Shallow dessert dish.

Method:
Arrange the bananas in the dessert dish. Place the ice cream scoops over them in a row. Then top with flavored syrups, each scoop with a different flavor. Now top with plenty of whipped cream. Garnish with nuts and cherries. You can again top it with your favorite syrup if you like. Serve immediately before the ice cream melts!

Ingredients:
6 strawberries,
1/4 cup fresh or frozen blueberries,
1/4 cup frozen mixed berries,
1 cup whole fat milk, (try low fat if you want a low calorie smoothie)
1 cup water,
2 tbsp skim milk powder.

Method:
Blend all the ingredients in the blender until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve chilled

Ingredients:
2 bananas,
10-12 strawberries,
1 cup whole fat milk,
1 cup water,
1/2 cup cream,
Sugar as per taste.

Method:
Blend together all the ingredients till smooth. Chill and serve.