Crochet Bag

I made this crochet bag by joining a few granny squares. As I was looking for a few designs for my granny square I came across these African Flower Granny Crochet on you tube and that is where I learnt it from.

I made 13 such squares and arranged them in the following pattern:

and thereafter joined them to form the bag:

I made two strong handles and affixed them with the bag:

At last a zipper was fixed with the bag and lined with a matching piece of cloth to make it more useable and durable. Will carry this bag to my workplace tomorrow and I hope my friends like it! Bye for now!

Aam Ras - Mango Smoothie

Mangoes are a very favorite fruit of our family and we love mangoes in all its forms : mango piclkes, raw mango salad and raita, raw mangoes in Dal and curry or the ripened fruit itself. Another very favourite of ours is Aam ras - Aam means mango and ras means pulp or juice. Aam ras is basically mango smothie. It is usually made with Gulab khas mangoes. Gulab khas mangoes are mangoes with a reddish hue and rosy aroma.

Gulab khas Mangoes- Picture from Google images

For making aam ras we need: 

Gulab khas aam ( Or any other sweet variety) : 1 kg

Sugar : To taste ( To be adjusted depending on the sweetness of the mangoes.)

Milk: 1/2 kg ( 500 gms)

The mangoes are to be cut and the stone has to be removed. This is to be blended with the sugar and milk and blended till smooth. The sweetness has to be tasted and adjusted. This is usually served chilled.

My family prefers to have this after meals for desert . May be had with luchi/ puris . In the villages of bengal this is also had with muri ( puffed rice) and khoi. 

Its a very easy recipe and I hope you like it. Wishing lots of happiness.... Moushumi