I've made it very well known that I'm no fan of cold weather, so with the last few days of stunning weather, I've been a very happy bunny. Hot weather doesn't just mean a happy Foody Mama, it also means it's the perfect time to indulge in copious amounts of mango lassi; Let's be honest drinking lassi on a cold wet miserable day just doesn't go does it ?
For those of you that may not be familiar, lassi is the Asian take on the British smoothie. In Asian cuisine, there are a few variants, from the salted *pulls face at thought* version to fruit based ones .. Fruit sounds more like it .. I hear you !
So I thought since it's made a rather regular appearance in our fridge over the last few days, it just had to be blogged about
This recipe will easily give you 5-6 rather generous servings and will need an electric whisk or liquidizer jug :
1x 454g tub natural yogurt
1 x 850g tin mango puree
250 ml cold water
6 tbsp sugar
- place all the ingredients into your liquidizer or in a large jug if using an electric whisk
- whisk/ blend till all the ingredients have combined together, leave to chill in the fridge
- serve in tall sundae style glasses
That is really all there is to it. For a bit of a twist, you can always add in a few chunks of mango for a bit of texture and dive in with a spoon. For a slightly naughtier version, top up with squirty cream ! If like me you've got a weak spot for strawberries, swap the mango puree for a punnet of strawberries and wizz up in the exact same way.
I'll leave you with a rather brilliant advert for mango lassi by HSBC ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVdC9vY55Og
