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Drinks, Smoothies and Cocktails

Mango Lassi

I am not a huge fan of Indian food. Maybe I shouldn’t have started with that, considering this drink is Indian. Two years ago as part of activities rounding up the year, my team chose an Indian restaurant to have Christmas dinner. Despite my objections, I guess I constituted the minority, so Indian restaurant it was. I made up my mind not to like anything that was served. It wasn’t that much of a difficult choice because Indian food just doesn’t agree with my senses. Sight, smell and taste. I have nothing against Indian food, please don’t get me wrong but cumin, garam masala and turmeric are the culprits that contribute to my dislike of Indian food, and hardly will you find recipes that don’t include at least one of these spices, if not all three.

So, after looking through the menu, my eyes just spied Mango Lassi quite by accident and I ordered it. Strange thing is, I watch many Indian food shows on Food Network, hoping to pique my interest to try out Indian cooking, but so far, the Lassi is the only one I will try, try and try again. It is sweet, refreshing and a very good pick me up in the mornings, plus it is very filing too. So, if you are on a diet, this is great for you. Don’t say I didn’t give you guys on a diet something now. Lol.

You will need

Mangoes – 2

Ice cubes – 3 to 4 pieces

1 cup of Natural Yoghurt – unsweetened

Milk – optional

Sugar – optional

Toasted cardamom seeds for garnish

I put down optional for milk because many Indian recipes say add milk, but I found that I didn’t like it. I preferred the just yoghurt option. As for sugar, I believe that is self explanatory. If you are staying away from the “white crack”, leave it out.

How To

This is so simple to make, you can do this on your way to work.

1. Dry toast the cardamom seeds in a pan and set aside.

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2. Peel the skin of 2 mangoes and chop the pulp into chunks. Throw away the seed

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3. Into your blender or smoothie maker, combine the rest of the ingredients (except the cardamom seeds – if you like using them in cooking, you may as well add to the blender). As regards to using milk, I will say try the yoghurt only option first, if you enjoy it then try the yoghurt and milk option, and then you decide which you prefer.

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4. Blend until smooth. Taste, and decide if you think you need a little extra sweetness. Sugar or honey will do the trick. it is supposed to be slightly thick and not runny like juice, so be careful with the ice cubes, or milk. If you find it too thick, just add about half or 1 whole mango.

…………..and that’s your Mango Lassi done.

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Cold, refreshing and bursting with all the good stuff.

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You can make this for breakfast, a fun smoothie for kids, for entertaining, or just a calming relaxing drink on weekends.

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  1. AvatarRemi says

    February 12, 2014 at 10:55 am

    Yummy! thanks hun. more Power to you Dunni

    Reply
    • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

      February 12, 2014 at 2:21 pm

      You are welcome. It is a very yummy breakfast

      Reply
  2. Avatarsnufflylovely says

    February 12, 2014 at 1:50 pm

    You forgot to add, throw away the seed ‘after licking it off properly’ 🙂 😉 lovely recipe as usual!!!! thanks dooney

    Reply
    • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

      February 12, 2014 at 2:18 pm

      Loooool, sister after my own heart. Yes people, lick the seed before you throw it away

      Reply
  3. AvatarFolakemi says

    February 12, 2014 at 2:06 pm

    will try this out soon… thanks babes!

    Reply
    • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

      February 12, 2014 at 2:18 pm

      Great. Thanks

      Reply
  4. AvatarAD says

    February 12, 2014 at 4:30 pm

    I love mango lassi. I didn’t know they were that easy to make. I haven’t heard of those seeds before . Are they in grocery stores? I live in the states.

    Reply
    • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

      February 12, 2014 at 4:36 pm

      Yes, they are that easy. Check the spice aisle of major supermarkets, or Indian shops. Cardamom seeds are native to India

      Reply
  5. AvatarTosin says

    February 12, 2014 at 5:00 pm

    Mmmm, Mango Lassi.

    Reply
    • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

      February 12, 2014 at 9:37 pm

      Yes, mmmmmm. Thanks

      Reply
  6. AvatarLady ID says

    February 12, 2014 at 7:18 pm

    I love Indian food!! I’ve never made mango lassi but I order it when I can – so yummy!

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    • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

      February 12, 2014 at 7:48 pm

      It is very yummy. I was happy I ordered it, now i make it at home

      Reply
  7. AvatarOLUBUKOLA says

    March 19, 2014 at 2:19 pm

    Can I add only milk as against yoghurt and milk?

    Reply
    • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

      March 19, 2014 at 6:02 pm

      I tried the milk alone combination and it was not very nice. thanks

      Reply
  8. Avatarmayowa says

    April 9, 2014 at 2:13 pm

    Pls do I add the yoghurt and sugar together with the mango in the blender? You’re awesome dunni

    Reply
    • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

      April 9, 2014 at 2:52 pm

      Aaaa, thanks Mayowa. Yes, the mango, yoghurt and sugar should blend together

      Reply
  9. Avatarasabe says

    May 13, 2014 at 11:49 am

    is there any other substitue for the seed?

    Reply
    • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

      May 13, 2014 at 11:51 am

      Hi Asabe, the seeds are just for garnish, you can leave it out

      Reply
  10. Avatarf1rstlady says

    June 11, 2014 at 4:00 pm

    You are a genius.

    Reply
    • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

      June 11, 2014 at 9:14 pm

      Aaaaaw thanks first lady

      Reply
  11. AvatarOla says

    June 16, 2014 at 3:12 pm

    I love every bit of your post, and i will lick off the seed before disposing too (lol). Thanks Dooney, u are awesome but pls i find it difficult to copy out the recipe, i need to print it out so i can try anything i want at my leisure

    Reply
    • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

      June 16, 2014 at 7:14 pm

      Hi Ola, it would be best to print the recipe. I have had to shut down the site due to copyright thieves

      Reply
  12. AvatarGift says

    June 1, 2015 at 12:32 pm

    I made this some days back and also made it yesterday, couldn’t get enough of it. thanks DOONEY, u rock.

    Reply

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