Mango Lassi

Mango Lassi in Marathi

Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2

Ingredients:
3/4 cup Milk
1 cup Yogurt
3/4 cup Mango Pulp (I used readymade mango pulp)
4 tbsp Sugar
1/4 tsp Cardamom powder
Crushed Pistachios for garnishing

Method:
1) Add milk, yogurt, mango pulp, sugar and cardamom powder to a blender. Blend until mixed well.
Pour into 2 serving glasses. Garnish lassi with pistachios and serve chilled.

Tips:
1) Readymade mango pulp was already sweetened. Therefore I used only 4 tbsp of sugar. Mango pulp can be prepared at home. Use good quality Alfonso mangoes. Peel and remove stone. Puree into blender and then strain. Follow the same method given above. Add some more sugar, as homemade pulp is not that sweet.
2) Use full fat plain yogurt for better results. Yogurt made at home is preferable. Readymade lowfat or fat-free yogurt has gooey texture which ruins the taste and texture of lassi.
3) Adjust the consistency to your own preference by increasing or reducing amount of milk.

Homemade Lemonade

Limbu sarbat in Marathi

Time: 25 minutes
Yield: around 3 to 3.5 cups Lemon juice concentrate (Good for 20-22 servings of Lemon juice)

Ingredinets:
1 cup lemon Juice (12 big lemons)
2 and 1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
2 tsp salt

Method:
1) Strain the lemon juice so that there won't be any lemon particles and seeds.
2) Add sugar and water into a pan. Mix nicely and boil it until the syrup reaches soft ball consistency.
3) Once syrup is ready, turn off the gas. Add lemon juice and stir for few minutes. Then stir occasionally until mixture cools down. Mix in the salt.
4) Pour the lemon juice syrup into a clean glass jar or any clean container. Refrigerate.
When making lemon juice, mix 2 to 3 tbsp syrup in 1 glass of cold water. Add salt and ice if required.

Tips:
1) Addition of little cardamom powder gives nice flavor to the juice.