Mango lassi

At the moment its mango season in India! The season runs from April - May and these are also the hottest months in India. Perfect excuse for a mango lassi recipe! 

What is a lassi?

Lassi refers to any yoghurt based drink and they are a great antidote to a spicy curry. They can be flavoured in many different ways, some are salty, some are flavoured with fruits, and some are just made plain with a hint of sugar and cardamom. My favourite type of lassi is of course a mango lassi!

As the mangoes you get over here are not great (they take a long time to ripe and don't have the same taste as the Indian mangoes), I usually opt to make a mango lassi with tinned mango pulp. This is already sweetened and has a delicious flavour. This recipe makes two glasses.

Ingredients

Flesh of 1 large mango or 150 ml mango pulp 

250ml natural yoghurt

1  tsp ground cardamon

To garnish: chopped pistachios and saffron strands

Method

• Blend the yoghurt, mango and cardamon until smooth and frothy. 
  
  
  
• Add a little milk if too thick. It should be a nice pouring consistency, like a smoothie.
  
  
  
• Sprinkle over the pistachios & saffron strands and enjoy!