Mango Lassi

I’m somewhat of a mango fiend. During the first summer that I was back from medical school, I consumed 12 mangoes in a single day, on top of my regular meals. This was a major cause for concern with my parents, because they [somewhat logically] immediately assumed that I’d been starving all throughout the year.

Not so. It was just that mangoes were super expensive, so I couldn’t bring myself to buy one all year.

This recipe was part of Culinary Endeavor #1 with my running buddies! Sylvia and I discovered that the Indian market is pretty awesome. :O We got our mango pulp and plain yogurt from there for pretty cheap (even more so when you split it three ways)!

This is super refreshing and a hell of a lot cheaper when you make it on your own, in bulk! <3 (So you can share, of course.)

I usually have boxes of soy milk from Costco, so that’s generally never a problem. (Although if I’m really going to be in West Virginia, this may be a problem because there is not a single Costco to be found in the state of West Virginia.) Yogurt is $2.50 for a giant vat, and a can of mango pulp (enough for 2 batches) is another $2-3. Ordering one in a restaurant is usually $3 and up. So all in all, win win! :]

Mango Lassi

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup mango pulp
• 1 cup low-fat plain yogurt
• 3/4 cup soy milk
• ice
• pinch of cardamom (optional)

Instructions:

1. Blend all the ingredients in a blender until smooth (around 2 minutes). Order we added the ingredients: mango pulp, yogurt, soy milk, ice
2. Serve chilled.