How To Make A Yummy Wood Apple Bel Shake

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Boasting a vast amount of health and nutritional benefits, the wood apple is a popular fruit in Sri Lankan and Indian cuisine. From desserts to juices, this fruit makes for a perfectly tart and sweet treat. It’s creamy and refreshing on hot summer days. For more information on what wood apple is and how to make it, keep reading! 

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What Is Wood Apple?

A popular fruit in Sri Lankan and Indian cuisine, Wood Apple has the outward appearance of a rotten coconut shell. On the inside of the wood apple, it doesn’t look much prettier. The inside contains a dark brown flesh that appears similar to banana pudding, along with an exterior of a brown pulp that is notoriously sticky. 

This fruit is native to India, Sri Lanka, the Andaman Islands, and Bangladesh. Commonly referred to as the “elephant apple” or “bel”, the wood apple grows on trees that reach heights of nine meters. 

What Does Wood Apple Taste Like? 

If you go by smell, you won’t even get to the tasting part. The pulp of wood apple has a decidedly sour taste that can wave off even the most daring of individuals seeking to try this fruit. 

Yet, when this funky-smelling pulp is combined with the sweetness of sugar it makes for a delicious ingredient in desserts! 

How Is Wood Apple Served And Made? 

Wood apple, in Sri Lanka specifically, is filtered of its juices and mixed with coconut milk and sugar for a refreshing treat that is sweet and tart. This delectable combination makes for popular street food during the summertime. 

Other inclusions of wood apple in recipes include jams, chutneys, and ice cream. Wood apple jams can be made by cooking the wood apple pulp with ingredients like sugar and spices like cardamom for a special treat. Though wood apple is often used in desserts, it’s not uncommon to find locals simply breaking the wood apple to scoop the pulp out to be eaten immediately with a spoon. 

Benefits Of Wood Apple

Increases Energy

Throw away the energy drinks and coffee, it’s time for a natural energy boost!

Wood apple juice can provide an immediate boost of energy that can also work to aid the body’s metabolism and organ activity. The high protein content of a wood apple, which can be consumed through its juices, is great for muscle repair. The juice is often used to battle flatulence during the notoriously intense summers in India.  

Purifies The Blood

Drinking wood apple juice has been shown to purify the blood. It aids in the removal of toxins which helps to reduce the load placed on the liver and kidneys. 

Thanks to the high content of vitamin C found in wood apples, drinking wood apple juice can strengthen the immune system to fight off infection and disease. 

Improves Digestion

The consumption of wood apple juice has been proven to greatly benefit the digestive system, even managing to cure diarrhea and dysentery.

With its benefits to the body’s digestive system, wood apple juice can prevent or heal constipation with its laxative properties. 

Cold Fighter

Wood apple also battles respiratory conditions like colds and coughs. The consumption of wood apple soothes painful symptoms like a sore throat and cough by loosening the phlegm in the airways. It breaks down the build-up in the respiratory system to improve respiratory flow. 

What You Will Need To Make This Yummy Wood Apple Bel Shake Recipe

A highly nutritious fruit that boasts a wide range of health benefits, wood apple is a must-have power boost that can be crafted and consumed in the comfort of your kitchen. Though this fruit is naturally tart on its own, when combined with sugar it makes for a delicious dessert-like treat! This Yummy Wood Apple Bel Shake Recipe is especially appetizing and nutritious. 

This Yummy Wood Apple Bel Shake Recipe is perfectly creamy, highly nutritious, and wonderfully refreshing—it’s time to get cooking! 

Ingredients: 

• 2 Cup Milk
• ½ Cup Water
• 1 Wood Apple (Bel)
• 2-3 Tablespoon Sugar
• 1 Tablespoon Pistachios (Deshelled)
• 8 Tablespoon Jaggery Powder (Optional)

Equipment:

• Measuring Cup
• Measuring Utensils
• Blender
• Hammer
• Cutting Board
• Medium Mixing Bowl
• Drinking Glasses

Step By Step Instructions To Make This Yummy Wood Apple Bel Shake Recipe

Step 1: Crack Open The Wood Apple

Use a hammer or other tool to crack open the wood apple on a cutting board. 

Step 2: Remove The Pulp

Remove the pulp from the cracked open wood apple. Dump it in a medium mixing bowl. Mash the pulp mixture a bit using your hands or a potato masher.

Step 3: Add The Pulp To The Blender

Add the mashed pulp to the blender. Don’t blend yet.

Step 4: Add the Milk

In the blender with the wood apple, add the cold milk. Then, add ½-1 cup of ice to the blender. 

(Optional) Step 5: Add The Jaggery Powder

This step is optional. Add the jaggery powder to the blender with the milk, ice, and wood apple pulp.

Step 6: Blend The Ingredients

Blend all of the ingredients—the milk, ice, wood apple, and jaggery powder (optional)—together. Do this until the ingredients are smooth and mixed together well.

Step 7: Pour Into A Drinking Glass

Pour the mixture into a drinking glass for serving.

Step 8: Garnish, Serve And Enjoy! 

Garnish with deshelled pistachios. Serve and enjoy! 

Tips And Tricks

Another optional garnishing option is vanilla ice cream. After pouring the Wood Apple Bel Shake into the drinking glass, top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and sprinkle on some deshelled pistachios for a delicious twist. 

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Conclusion

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