Two requests of Laura's Papaya Lassi recipe! Wow!
Well, truth be told, she is just like me, and rarely uses an actual recipe. Lassi is a yogurt based drink from India. It is popular there both as a cooling drink and as a digestive aid, and is made with many variations. Lately we have just been hooked on the Mango version.
Mango Lassi
Ingredients:
3 cup plain yogurt (fat free is a great option, still tastes great!)
1 cup milk (whole, low, non-fat, whatever you've got...)
1 cup water (we prefer to use canned mango juice instead.)
1 cup mango pulp (good and ripe...)
1/4 cup sugar (or more if you want it sweeter, less for more tart.)
Dash salt
1 cup of ice
Whirl all of the above in a blender until smooth. OR if you are without a blender, stir everything except the ice together, then pour the mix over ice. We usually forget the salt...still tastes good.
I like to add a very fine light sprinkle of cardamon to the top for an exotic flavor; Laura likes finely crushed pistachios.
But wait...there's more!
Rosewater Lassi is a really unique flavored version.
2 cups yogurt or buttermilk
2 cups water
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon rose water.
Garnish with a rose petal.
I'm also a big fan of Cucumber Lassi for when I am burned out on sweet flavors:
1 cup plain yogurt
1 1/2 cup milk
1 medium cucumber, skin and seeds removed
1/2 cup sliced green onions
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried mint leaves, or a two teaspoons of fresh fresh mint
2 cubes ice cubes (more or less..)
Whirl in blender until smooth, makes one quart.
Obviously once you get thinking about it, you can come up with your own versions: Avocados with lime, pepper and garlic powder...strawberry.... bananas...cantaloupe...
As an added bonus: Do you remember drinking Orange Julius as a kid when you went to your local mall? French Vanilla coffee creamer added to fresh orange juice and whirled with ice will give you a beverage that is a dead ringer for the original drink. I just start with a tablespoon of creamer to a cup of juice, and regular orange juice works pretty good too. If you liked Strawberry Julius, just use strawberry juice.
I'm being summoned for a Scrabble game...gotta go...
3 comments:
Ah, thank you for the recipes! I think today would be a great day to try one...if I can get out to the store, that is. For some reason, I woke up with a pain in my back that is really limiting my activities today. Ow.
Scrabble! I love it! I haven't seem my Scrabble game since we moved...I may have to head to the storage building and rip open a few boxes...tomorrow.
OOOh thanks for the orange julius bonus. . .I used to make a version of this but yours sounds much easier.
They all sound yummy to me. I love yoghurt - especially Swiss yoghurt (sigh).
Here's a variation on the theme. This was by someone famous whose name I can't think of right now.
Mix equal parts frozen orange juice with plain yoghurt and freeze like popsicles. Healthy Cremesicles! Remember those? Yum!
K Q:-)
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