MANGO MANIA

Healthy....Wealthy....Tasty....Fruit Smoothies are meant for...health n taste.... ultimately helps one to be wealthy....hahaha...that was on a lighter note...yet there is a lot of truth in it.... I hope most of you will agree with me about the fact that mangoes should be eaten in two ways.... either it has to be too ripe and sweet or raw made into sour / sweet chutneys, pickles, relish. During the mango season, we eat a lot of ripe mangoes, prepare curries with raw mangoes, also pickles and relishes. 

This tropical island do provide us mangoes of different variety throughout the year. This miser self prefers to buy them during the season when we get them at a reasonable price. I do miss home during mango season, My parental  home owns a mango tree. I have grown up at my maternal grandfather's home up to a certain age where mango was hardly needed to be bought unless you are looking for a particular variety.

I prepared this Yogurt-Mango Smoothie for my family. In fact, I have planned a couple of chilled health drinks this summer to keep hydrated. I used Thai Honey mangoes which are light yellow in colour, hence, added a pinch of yellow food colour. To prepare this smoothie you need few ingredients, it is done in few minutes.

INGREDIENTS :

Ripe Mango : 3
Plain Yogurt : 1 coffee mug
Milk Powder : 2 tbsp
Honey : 1/2 small cup
Chat Masala : Sprinkle 2 pinches in each glass[optional]
Garnish if you wish with dry fruits or fresh ones.

METHOD :

Wash, soak the mangoes in clean water for half an hour.

Peel, take out the pulp. Discard the seeds.

Pour the pulps in a blender.

Add yogurt, milk powder, honey.

Blend at high speed for 2 minutes at intervals.

Pour onto glasses, refrigerate for 2-3 hours.

Garnish as you wish, sprinkle chat masala and serve chilled.

 If you don't want it too thick, add half cup water.