mango lassi

Denial is river of mango juice: Mango lassi recipe

I can only take this local, in-season thing so far. I suppose with yesterday’s dusting of snow I should have been brewing hot tea and stirring homemade squash and apple soup, or some such thing. And really I would have if only I’d been able to clear my mind from visions of deep blue swimming pools, thick, historical-fiction-with-a few-bodices-thrown-in novels, and icy drinks with little umbrellas in them.

Yes, I will make hot tea. I will be a New Englander. I will embrace winter and buy some really ugly slippers. Yes, yes, yes. Squashhhhhhhh.

I tried. I really tried. But yesterday, the closest I could get to squash was the pure-sunshine yellow of a perfectly ripe mango. The kind of mango that bleeds sticky juice on to your hand as you peel it. The kind that fills the air with thick, almost dank sweetness.

mangos

Oh screw winter. Mango lassi anyone?

Here's the recipe. Leave the ice out if it is too much for you.

Mango lassi

Ingredients:

One ripe mango, peel and cut into chunks
¾ cup plain yogurt (I use Stonyfield, fat-free yogurt)
1-2 tablespoons sugar, or 1 tablespoon honey (exactly how much sweetener depends on the sweetness of the mango
½ cup crushed ice (or maybe five ice cubes, depending on the size)
Dash of milk (maybe ¼ cup)
Very, very small pinch of ground cardamom (Don’t overdo this. The tiniest sprinkle will go a long way.)

Instructions:
Combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Enjoy.

posted December 1, 2008 | link | comments (2)

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Comments

I am crazy about mango! But I have not made Mango lassi by myself. Why did not I try??? It looks so easy to make, so I want to try it!

- by Mari on Dec 3, 2008 at 4:12 PM | link

Ohh... I luv mango lassi! At first I thought the image was a glass of eggnog (good too!) -cheers (glasses clinking!)

Hope you and your Family have a very Joyous Holiday Season!

XO- *t

- by Tracey on Dec 27, 2008 at 1:18 PM | link

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