Banana Tigernut Milk Smoothie

My Banana Tigernut Milk Smoothie is highly recommended when you need lots of energy and there is no time for heavy meals. It is that time of year when all the weddings, chieftaincy title celebration, funerals and so on have to happen before year end. After a very quiet year in the market place I have seen a sudden upsurge in activity in the market. I guess it is  the Christmas bonus that workers get at this time of year . Or the spike in political activities that has pushed some money into the hands of people? Whatever it is the traders in the market seem to be smiling a bit .

 
When my dad had to celebrate his 5th year on the throne, and I had to do some shopping at about this time of year. It is an activity I will not like to carry out ever again. The sheer calories one burns is so amazing, going back and forth in the market, bargaining, trying to avoid being run over by trucks and  human traffic .
Today’s smoothie is just the right thing you need to have when setting out for such a high energy demanding activity as shopping at Christmas.
I used Tiger nut milk in this  recipe and it was just amazing. I was trying to avoid the fat from  full cream milk which is an option you can use for this recipe.

Recipe for Banana Tigernut Milk Smoothie

Ingredients
2 1/2 medium size banana
11/2 cups Tiger nut (1 cup Tiger nut milk )
1/2 lemon
1 tablespoon crushed Cashew nut

Method
1, Wash and blend the tiger nut with  11/4 cups water. To avoid damaging your domestic blender,  first pound the tigernut in a mortar to crush the nuts into smaller bits. Then grinding in the regular domestic blender
2, Squeeze out the milk and pass through a fine sieve to get the milk.
3, Peel the banana and squeeze the lemon on the banana to prevent rapid browning  of the banana .
4, Pour the milk  and banana into blender and blend until smooth.

5, Serve chilled with sprinkle of crushed cashew nut.

Tip: Prepare and chill the  milk in advance and keep the banana in the fridge to be cold before blending. This way you can have your smoothie right after blending .
If the smoothie changes colour to a bit dark brown or grey there is nothing to worry, bananas change colour when exposed to air.