Sharjah Shake Recipe

overhead shot of Sharjah Shake with a sprinkling of Bournvita on a blue design tray.

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Sharjah Shake is a popular milkshake originating from the southern state of Kerala, India. Made with bananas, frozen milk, cashews or peanuts, Bournvita/Boost/Horlicks/Milo and sugar, this drink is a refreshing treat found in the local shops and cafes of this state.

Course: Beverages

Cuisine: Kerala

Diet: Vegetarian

Difficulty Level: Easy

Servings:

Calories: 351kcal

Author: Dassana Amit

Ingredients

Main Ingredients

2 cups milk - semi-frozen or frozen
2 tablespoons cashews - roughly chopped
2 bananas - sliced, small-sized
2 tablespoons raw sugar or regular sugar, add according to preferred sweetness
1 tablespoon bournvita/boost/horlicks or preferred malt based powder

For Garnish

1 tablespoons cashews - chopped, for garnish, divided
1 teaspoon bournvita/boost/horlicks - for sprinkling, divided

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Instructions

First add sliced or chopped bananas, bournvita, sugar and cashews in a blender.
Blend to a semi-fine or semi-coarse consistency.
Add the frozen or semi-frozen milk.
Blend for 2 to 3 minutes until all the ingredients are evenly mixed and blended.
Pour the prepared Sharjah Shake in glasses.
Sprinkle chopped cashews and bournvita and serve the Sharjah Milkshake straightway.

Notes

If out of cashews, you can add roasted peanuts (without their skins). Another option is to add blanched sliced almond or even nuts like pistachios.
If using regular bananas, use 1 or 1½ banana. If using the very small variety of elachi bananas (yelakki banana) add 3 to 4 of them.
To make a sugar free drink, add dates while blending. You could also add blanched peeled almonds while blending.
The amount of sugar can be varied by adding more or less according to your preferences. You could add your preferred sweetener like honey, agave syrup, maple syrup, coconut sugar etc.
To get a a coffee flavor in the shake, add a bit of instant coffee. You could also add add vanilla extract for a unique flavor. Cardamom powder is another option to include for a nice aroma.
To make ice cream shake, blend vanilla ice cream with the frozen milk or choose to top ice cream with vanilla.
The recipe can be scaled up to make for more servings.
To make a chocolate sharjah shake, add some drinking chocolate or cocoa powder or blend with 1 or 2 scoops of chocolate ice cream.
Plant based options are to use a plant based milk like oats milk or almond milk.

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