Mango Lassi

A very tasty and refreshing drink, Mango lassi is a very popular drink in India and a lot of Indian restaurants serve this.

This recipe makes a thick and delicious lassi. If you want it a little more thinner in consistency add 1 cup of milk instead of 1/2 cup. I used the can of mango pulp found in Indian grocery stores.


Serves 2

Ingredients

1 cup mango pulp ( available in tins in Indian grocery stores )
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/2 - 1 cup milk ( use 1/2 cup if you want a thick shake, use 1 cup for a slightly thinner consistency ) ( I used 2% milk )
1 tbsp sugar ( optional )
1/8 tsp cardamom powder / elaichi powder


Method

• Place all the above mentioned ingredients in a mixer / blender and mix for 1 minute.
• Pour it in some tall glasses and enjoy. If you like it chilled you can make this ahead of time and chill it in the fridge. I usually refrain from using ice cubes as it dilutes the taste of the lassi.

Mango Pistachio Doughnuts

These yeast doughnuts are soft, fluffy, pillow-like. I was really amazed at the texture of these doughnuts. I mean I could open a doughnut shop with this recipe, it is so good.

I wanted to make something different, with an Indian twist. So I chose to incorporate the Alphonso Mango with Pistachios and the result was one of the most amazing doughnut I have ever eaten.I also replaced part of the nutmeg with cardamom powder. You can replace mango with any fruit you like. The glaze recipe may sound as if it will be too sweet, as the mango pulp is sweet to begin with, but you do need the sugar for the glaze to firm up and the sweetness will balance out in the final product. You might have some extra glaze left on your hands. The doughnuts can be glazed will still warm.These are best had the day they are made. Follow this recipe and you will be in doughnut heaven, I assure you.

Coincidentally, last month, I tried 3 different doughnut recipes but none of those recipes amazed me, so I gave up my search for the perfect doughnut, for the time being. And then this month the Daring Bakers announced that we are to make Doughnuts, you can imagine how happy I was that I could finally conquer that hill.

The October 2010 Daring Bakers challenge was hosted by Lori of Butter Me Up.  Lori chose to challenge DBers to make doughnuts. She used several sources for her recipes including Alton Brown, Nancy Silverton, Kate Neumann and Epicurious.


Mango Pistachio Doughnuts - adapted from Alton Brown's recipe