Avil Milk Recipe | Kerala’s Famous Malabar Drink
Learn how to make Aval Milk (Avil Milk), a refreshing Kerala drink made with thick rice flakes (poha), mashed bananas, chilled milk, and crunchy nuts. Perfect as a light meal, healthy snack, or dessert, this versatile drink can be customized with seasonal fruits, sweeteners, and even a protein boost!
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 490.56kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup thick poha (aval/rice flakes/flattened or beaten rice)
- 2 teaspoon ghee optional
- 1 large ripe banana mashed
- 1 cup milk chilled (you may use laban, coconut milk, almond milk, cashew milk, etc)
- 1 pinch cardamom powder this is to flavour the milk
- handful mixed nuts (see notes)
- sweetener of choice as per taste (honey, stevia, sugar, etc.)
Instructions
- Heat a shallow pan on low flame and add ghee if using else dry roast the rice flakes for a few minutes or until crispy. Remove and keep aside. You may roast the nuts too.2 teaspoon ghee
- Add the mashed banana equally into the serving cups.1 large ripe banana
- Top the mashed bananas with some roasted nuts and any other fruits or dried fruits if used.handful mixed nuts
- Next, top that with the roasted rice flakes.½ cup thick poha
- Stir in the cardamom powder or cinnamon powder and sweetener to the milk and pour over the flakes.1 cup milk, 1 pinch cardamom powder, sweetener of choice
- Top with some more nuts or granola and serve immediately. Stir, scoop and eat.
Notes
mixed nuts: You can fry the choice of nuts like peanuts or cashews in a teaspoon of ghee and pour it over the aval milk. This was my mom's idea and we love it!
Add-ons Ideas:
- protein powder - mix with milk
- seasonal fruits like mango, apple, etc.
- basil seeds (sabja)
- dried fruits like dates, apricots, fig etc.
- homemade granola instead of nuts
- ice cream scoop for a chilled dessert
Nutrition
Calories: 490.56kcal | Carbohydrates: 62.61g | Protein: 13.89g | Fat: 22.25g
