In Indian restaurants, lassi is served with the meal, but we frequently find this exotic "smoothie" too filling to accompany a main course and prefer it in place of dessert. Look for the smaller, yellow-skinned mangoes, which have a more pronounced flavor than the larger, red and green ones.
Cooks' note:
·Lassi can be made 6 hours ahead and chilled, covered.
Recipe information
Total Time
15 min
Yield
Makes 4 servings
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups chopped peeled mango (from about 2 1/2 pounds very ripe mangoes)
1/4 cup sugar
1 quart well-shaken buttermilk
Garnish: lime wedges
Preparation
Purée mango with sugar in a blender until smooth. Add buttermilk and blend well. Force through a very fine sieve into a large glass measure. Serve lassi over ice in tall glasses.
