Mango Lhassi

Name: Mango Lhassi
Yield: serves 4 on it¿s own or 10 as part of fourplay
Ingredients: 1 cup (250g) mango puree (see page 276); 1/2 cup (115g) plain nonfat yogurt; 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons (105g) skim milk; 1 tablespoon (20g) orange blossom honey; 3/4 teaspoon (4g) rose water; 1/4 teaspoon (0.37g) ground cinnamon (preferably Saigon); Diced mango; Diced papaya; Diced kiwi fruit; Passion fruit seeds; Icy cold carrot juice

December 9, 2011

I enjoy going out for Indian food and pairing a cool, calming lhassi with a heavily spiced meal. The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to develop one for my dessert menu. This one—which I worked out with my friend and onetime sous-chef Jason Casey—is creamy smooth and softly perfumed with rose water and cinnamon.

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