Green gram Cooler

I can imagine the reaction of most of you when you hear the name of this cooler. I was witness to a similar reaction from my husband and cousin. I never attempted this cooler before although I was fully aware that something like this did exist. This one is very refreshing and provides the cooling effect you need most in the scorching Dubai summers.

My love affair with this cooler dates back to my camping days in college. We had a mandatory 10 days camp every year where the first half of the day was spent in Sramadan - were we dug up and leveled grounds or dug up drainage around the local school areas. We started off at sunrise breaking for breakfast once and then again for juice at 11 am before we winding up at 1:00 pm. One amongst the hot favorite for the juice break was definitely the green gram cooler - which gave us much needed energy and enthusiasm to work harder.

In the ancient times, it was made using the traditional stone mortar and pestle, adding ingredient by ingredient, scooping out the juice and adding water to reach the desired consistency.

Takes more time but the results are much more better than the one using the juicer.

Stop wondering if a cooler like this exist and take a look at the recipe below -

Ingredients

(serves - 6)

Green gram - 1 cup
Jaggery - 1/2 cup grated (alter as per your preference)
Coconut - 3 tbsp heaped
Green Cardamom - 5

Method

Dry roast the green gram on medium flame for 5 minutes to remove the raw taste. Soak this in water for 1 hour.
Clean and drain excess water. Blend this to a paste along with the cardamom and 1 cup of water to a smooth paste.
Add the coconut and jaggery and blitz it once again till combined.
Now add the remaining water and mix it well. Sieve it to get rid of bigger particles.
Chill for an hour and serve.

You may also note -

Be careful while roasting the green gram - do not burn it.
You may refrigerate it, stays good for 4 - 5 days.

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